Definitions
True or False
Mixed
100
What is a constructive force?
What is a force that causes mountains and land masses to build up on Earth's surface?
100
True or False: Is a volcano a large slab of moving ice that stays frozen all year long.
False. A volcano is a mountain formed when melted rock is pushed to the surface of the Earth.
100
What is the boundary that occurs when two plates push towards each other?
What is a convergent boundary?
200
What is a destructive force?
What is a force that destroys mountains and other land forms on Earth?
200
True or False: A fault is a crack in Earth's crust where large pieces of rock slide past each other.
True. A fault is a crack in Earth's crust where large pieces of rock slide past each other.
300
What is weathering?
What are the processes by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces?
300
True or False: Lava is Earth's hot, solid layer between the crust and core.
False. Lava is liquefied magma that reaches the surface of the Earth from the source of a volcano.
400
What is Earth's hot and solid layer between its crust and core?
What is Earth's mantle?
400
True or False: Earth's crust is the source of shaking that causes movement of rock under Earth's surface.
False. The crust is Earth's thin, outer layer, including dry land and the ocean floor.
500
What is an extremely hot solid sphere made up of mostly iron and nickle?
What is Earth's inner core?
500
True or False: Is the Outer Core the only liquid layer of the Earth?
True. The Outer Core is the only liquid layer of the Earth.
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