Layers of the earth
Plate tectonics
Rock cycle
Dichotomous/ variables
W.E.D.
100
The ______ layer of the earth is the thinnest layer.
What is the crust
100
Earthquakes are most common at what kind of plate boundaries?
Transform
100
When sedimentary rock is heated and has pressure put on it it becomes a ____________ rock.
Metamorphic
100
When using a dichotomous key always start at the _______
Beginning or number 1
100
_________ is the breaking down of rock.
Weathering
200
As you move through the earth and past through the crust you will enter into what layer of the earth next?
What is the mantle
200
A mountain range forms as a result of convergent plate boundaries, How are the plates moving in this type of boundary?
Plates push/collide into each other.
200
When a metamorphic rock has melted and cooled (solidified) it becomes a _______ rock.
Igneous
200
A dichotomous key uses descriptive questions to help you ________ the item you are looking at.
Identify
200
_______ is the movement of sediments from broken rock.
Erosion
300
What layer of the earth is filled with liquid rock also known as magma.
What is the outer core
300
Trenches are caused by the movement of tectonic plates at what kind of boundary?
convergent boundaries
300
When a igneous rock goes through weathering and erosion and then becomes compacted again it becomes a __________ rock.
Sedimentary
300
The independent variable (IV) is the thing that is _____
changed by the person doing the experiment
300
______ is the dropping of sediment in a new place
Deposition
400
The earth's center is so hot and has a high level of pressure that it has become solid. What is this layer of the earth called?
What is the inner core
400
What can the picture help us understand about plate tectonics?
The direction the plates are moving
The direction of the magma
The layers of the earth
400
Rocks are classified on how they were formed. What are the three types of rocks?
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous
400
The dependent variable (DV) is the_____
An item that is affected by the independent variable.
400
planting grass, trees, bushes, or building walls are things that can help decrease ____---
erosion
500
If someone were to go through the center of the earth what would they need to be able to handle in order to survive?
Extremely high levels of heat and pressure.
500
The movement of the continents from once being next to each out to being spread apart was caused by?
Thermal energy of the Earth
500
Follow the rock through the following process and determine the type of rock at the end.
Start Igneous rock-weathering/erosion-sedimentation and compaction- (What kind of rock is it now)
Sedimentary rock
500
What is the Independent variable (IV) and the dependent variable (DV) in the statement below?
How does the speed of a car impact the collision in an accident?
Speed of a car (IV)
Collision in an accident (DV)
500
Put the following in the order they occur in.
deposition, weathering, Erosion
Weathering, Erosion, deposition