Layers of the Earth
What are the three layers of the earth?
Crust, mantle, core
Volcano
Name the three different classifications of rock
Sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
What is the breakdown of the earth's rocks and minerals through wind, water and other forces and actions called? "Breaks it"
Weathering
Is corn a mineral? Why is it or is it not?
It is not a mineral because corn is an organic and a living thing
The layer of the earth that is a solid ball made of metal
Core (inner core)
Molten or semi-molten rock that is below the earth's surface
magma
a rock formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies
Igneous rock
The adding of eroded sediment to the land "Drops it"
Deposition
What is a three dimensional solid that has its internal atoms arranged in a highly organized way? Our rock candy growing was meant to replicate this natural phenomenon
Crystal
What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates move away from one another?
Divergent Boundary
A volcano that is not currently active but has the possibility of erupting again in the future
Dormant volcano
a rock formed from the cementation and compaction of other rock pieces, from the remains of living things (organic matter) or through chemical processes where a solid forms as a liquid evaporates
Sedimentary rock
The movement of weathered materials such a sediments through wind, water and other forces and actions "Takes it"
Erosion
Name one of the ways you can observe a mineral? We did this when we tested the different features of the rocks we brought in
Color, luster, fracture and cleavage, streak, hardness, any other unique feature
What type of boundary is created when two tectonic plates collide, often resulting in one plate sinking and sliding under the other
Convergent Boundary
When tectonic plates move past one another, a shock wave of energy is released. What type of wave is this called?
Seismic Wave
Rock formed from the transformation of igneous rock and/or sedimentary rock under immense heat and pressure while still remaining in a solid state
Metamorphic rock
Name three things that can weather rock?
What is a rock called with a hollow cavity containing crystals? We cracked these open this year
Geode
What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates slide past each other?
Transform boundary
A point from which an earthquake starts, releasing seismic waves (also called a hypocenter)
Focus
When we did our chocolate demonstration and scrapped/shaved pieces of chocolate off what type of rock was that supposed to represent? In the natural world, it can be pieces of clay, silt, sand, pebbles, cobble and boulder
Sedimentary rock/pieces of sediment
Finish this quote from James N. Watkins "A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of it's ______?
Persistence
Name three of the five characteristics that make up a mineral
1) Made up of elements 2)they are neurally occurring substances and cannot be made by humans 3) They are not living and cannot be made from living things 4)they are solid 5) they have crystalline structures