Mineral
The center of an atom
What is the nucleus
The layers of the earth
What are the crust, mantle and core
Three different categories of rocks
What are sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous
Formed when continental plates shift or volcanos explode, releases a lot of energy
What is an earthquake
A material that takes the form of a dead creature or creature’s track
What is fossil
Holds atoms together
What are bonds
Part of the earth liquid
What is the outer core
Organic rocks are mostly this type
What is sedimentary
Scale used to measure earthquakes
What is Richter
Subatomic particle names
What are proton, neutron and electron
Made of only one type of atom
What is an element or diatomic gas
Thinnest part of the layers of the earth
what is the crust
Rock that can float
What is pumice
Erosion is caused by
What is wind, water, ice, chemicals and other rocks
The area with a lot of earthquake activity
What is a fault line
Minerals are made of these
What are atoms
Unique parts of the earth (creates live-able space)
What is water, gravity, distance from the sun and atmosphere
Metamorphic rocks need this
What is heat, pressure, time or a combination of the above
Cause of catastrophic erosion
What are tornados, hurricanes and tsunamis
Rare rock only found in North Carolina
What is Hiddenite
These elements dominate the earth’s crust
What are oxygen and silicon
Suspected area that the crust floats on
What is the asthenosphere
Chemical process that creates caves and stalactite
What is chemical dissolving of limestone
Earthquakes and erosion both create this process of putting materials in certain place
What is deposition
Process that tells us the date of the Earth
What is dating methods and also praying to God and waiting until we see Heaven!