miscellaneous
What is the innermost layer of the geosphere?
The core
What are the Earth’s 3 main layers?
Atmosphere, Geosphere, and Hydrosphere
True or False: All rocks are different. Some are hard. Some are soft. Some are liquid
True!
Hardness measures how strong a rock is against different materials: which rock is stronger, diamond or talc?
Diamond
Archipelagos are a group of islands. What are the 2 Archipelagos of Spain?
The Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands
What is the middle layer of the geosphere (made up of dense rock ) ?
Mantle
Correct this statement: the hydrosphere is made up of air
the hydrosphere is made up of water / the atmosphere is made up of air
This group of rocks are formed by pieces of other rocks or remains of living things. Example: Clay, coal, and petroleum
Sedimentary rocks
Which mineral is know for having a lot of different colors?
Quartz
The inner _____ : is a large, high plain in the center of the Iberian Peninsula
Plateau
What are the Pirineos?
mountains
In order from outside to inside, what are the 3 parts of the geosphere?
Crust, mantle, and core
What are Igneous rocks?
Rocks formed inside of earth or made up of lava. Example: Granite and Basalt
Shape: minerals can have a regular shape (aragonite) or an _______ shape (malachite)
Irregular
____ _____ are low valleys crossed by rivers. In Spain, depresíon del Guadalquivir y Depresión del Ebro are examples of these
River basins
** DAILY DOUBLE** What is the name of the mountains in the Inner Plateau?
Sistema Central
The Earth’s crust are made up of two parts: the ____ crust and the _______ crust
Continental & Oceanic
What group of rocks were formed when heat pressure changes the original rock?
Metamorphic
What is the property that measures how the minerals reflect light?
Lustre
Cordillera Cantábrica, Sistema Ibérico, and Sierra Moderna are _______ surrounding the ________ plateau
Mountains, plateau
Marble and Slate are examples of what type of rock
Metamorphic
In regards to the Earth’s Crust… what is WEATHERING?
Weathering is the process in which rain, wind, and temperature shapes rocks and wear them down over time.
What are the three uses of rocks?
Obtaining energy, construction materials, and industrial uses
Name the 4 properties of minerals
Hardness, Lustre, Colour, and Shape
What are the two mountains beyond the inner plateau?
Pirones and Sistemas Béticos