Types of rocks
Terms/Vocab
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Terms/Vocab pt.2
Layers of the Earth
100

Mountains, valleys, and Plateaus are all examples of 

LANDFORMS

100

How much of the Earths surface is covered in water?

3/4 or nearly 75%

100

What percent of Earth is fresh water? What percent of Earth is salt water?

Fresh water is 3% percent

Salt water is 97%

100

A low area surrounded by mountains.

Valley

100

The inner most layer of the Earth. WE have NEVER BEEN HERE

Inner core

200

A ________ is the remains of a once living plant or animal.

FOSSIL

200

A deep valley that forms when rivers cut through layers of rock.

Canyon

200

A large mass of slow moving ice.

A Glacier

200

A large flat area of Earths surface.

Plain

200

The Middle layer of Earth (Thickest Part)

Mantle

300

This rock forms when other rocks are changed by heat and pressure.

Metamorphic rock

300

A _________ is a large, flat land area that is raised.

Plateau

300

Rich soil that contains a lot of humus. the particles or pieces that make up this soil are dark and small. PLANTS GROW BEST HERE!

Topsoil

300

The breaking up or wearing away of rock is a process called

Weathering

300

This part of the Earth is made of molten metals like nickel and iron.

Outer core

400

This rock forms when sediment, or sand and small bit of stone are cemented, or glued, together.

Sedimentary rock
400

_______ is the loose material that covers much of earth's surface.

Soil

400

The solid rock that lies below the lowest layer of soil.

THINK MINECRAFT

BEDROCK

400

The process of carrying weathered rock from one place to another is called?

Erosion

400

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

The Mantle

500

This rock forms when melted rock from inside Earth cools and hardens.

IGNEOUS ROCK

500

A material that is found in nature and that has never been alive.

MINERAL

500

The bottom layer(second layer) of soil contains little humus, also contains small pieces of rock.

Subsoil

500

_____ is the decayed remains of plants and animals

Humus

500

This is the layer where people and living things can be found.

Crust

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