Layers of the Earth
Plates
Weathering & Erosion
The Rock Cycle
Miscellaneous
100
The outer most layer of the earth
What is The Crust
100
A large section of the Earth's surface made of the crust and top of the mantle
What is A Plate
100
The process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
What is Weathering
100
The changes rocks go through
What is The Rock Cycle
100
Different types of land in different shapes
What are Landforms
200
The layer of the Earth directly under the crust
What is The Mantle
200
The movement of the Earth's plates
What is Plate Tectonics
200
The movement of broken down rocks and soil
What is Erosion
200
Rocks formed when small pieces of sand and/or minerals are pressed or glued together under pressure
What are Sedimentary Rocks
200
High areas with steep slopes
What are Mountains
300
The inner most layer of the earth
What is The Core
300
The lines found along edges of plates
What are fault lines
300
The type of weathering that is caused by movement (ex: shaking rocks in the coffee can)
What is Physical Weathering
300
Rocks formed by heat and pressure
What are Metamorphic Rocks
300
"V" shapes valleys formed by a river
What are Canyons
400
The hottest layer of the earth
What is The Core
400
The one large super-continent that scientists believe existed about 250 million years ago
What is Pangea
400
The type of weathering caused by acid rain (ex: vinegar and chalk)
What is Chemical Weathering
400
Rocks formed from melted rock that comes from deep within the Earth
What are Igneous Rocks
400
Low areas between hills and mountains
What are Valleys
500
The place where Earth's crust is the thickest
What is Under the Continents
500
The theory that states that, over time, a large super-continent broke apart and formed the seven continents we have today
What is Continental Drift
500
3-4 natural forces that can cause weathering and/or erosion
What is wind, water, ice and gravity
500
True or False: Rocks and minerals are the same thing
What is False
500
A landform with steep sides and a flat top
What is a Plateau
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