Earths Structure
Types of Rock
Formations on Earth
Weathering
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The outermost layer of the earth.
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100
This type of rock cools under a volcano, slowly.
Granite
100
What is this?
Mountains (Mount Everest for bonus points)
100
Marble statues in large European citys are wearing away. This is an example of ___________ weathering.
Chemical, from acid rain.
100
Where is Canada?
North America
200
This layer is made of pure metal (Iron)
The inner core
200
This type of rock forms when layers of sand are cemented together under a body of water.
Sandstone
200
What is this?
(Marianas) Trench
200
Why does the pavement get more cracks every year?
Physical weathering (temperature changes)
300
Earth is split into many moving plates. What is this phenomenon called?
Plate tectonics
300
This rock forms when magma quickly cools outside of the volcano.
Basalt.
300
What type of crust is this?
Oceanic Crust.
300
What kind of weathering is pictured below?
Biological weathering.
300
Who is this?
Isaac Newton
400
Earth is the _____ planet from the sun.
3rd.
400
This rock reacts with acid rain and is easily chemical weathered.
Marble and limestone.
400
What kind of crust is this?
Continental crust.
400
What kind of physical weathering involve s water and ice?
The freeze thaw.
500
What is the name of the solid layers of the earth?
The lithosphere.
500
Name the 2 conditions needed to make metamorphic rocks.
High heat and pressure.
500
Why does Iceland have a crack down the middle of the country?
Its being pulled apart by tectonic plates.
500
What type of rock do we make sculptures out of?
Marble.
500
Name the plate the UK is on
The Eurasian plate!