Misc. Questions
Layers of the Earth
Types of Rocks and Fossils
Plates and Boundaries
Weathering and Erosion
100
Acid Rain and pollution are which type of Weathering?
Chemical
100
How many layers of the earth are there and what are they?
4; crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
100
What are the 3 types of Rocks?
Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary
100
A trench is formed from which kind of fault?
Divergent
100
True or False: Weathering is the carrying away of sediments caused by wind and water?
False, weathering is the process of creating new soil by breaking down rocks into smaller fragments known as sediments.
200
Tectonic Plates that move towards one another, but one slips or goes beneath the others are called what?
Transform
200
Which layer of the earth is semi-solid and is the largest layer?
Mantle
200
What type of rock are most fossils found in?
Sedimentary
200
A crack in the earth's plate is called a _________
Fault
200
What are the 2 types of weathering?
Chemical and Physical Weathering
300
Name 4 types of rocks that are commonly found in Virginia
Granite, gneiss, slate, limestone, sandstone, coal
300
What layer of the earth is made up of solid iron and nickel?
Inner Core
300
How are igneous rocks formed?
The cooling of magma or lava
300
What type of boundary causes volcanoes?
Convergent
300
Give an example of PHYSICAL weathering.
-Running Water -Wind -Extreme Heat - Freezing of water between cracks of rocks - Plants growing between cracks in rocks - Animals digging holes in rocks
400
Which type of plates move together?
Convergent
400
To learn about the temperature inside Earth's crust, this is what scientists study.
Volcanoes
400
This is the most common type of rock
Igneous
400
This surface feature is most likely caused by the movement of Earth's crustal plates?
Volcanoes
400
How was the Grand Canyon formed?
-Running water
500
These people study Earth using rocks and fossils
Geologist
500
Which layer of the earth is the hottest layer?
The inner core
500
Why is coal an important resource in Virginia?
It's an energy source
500
Name the 3 types of boundaries and tell what each do.
Convergent - Plates push toward each other. Divergent - Plates move away from each other. Transforming-Fault - plates slide past each other.
500
During erosion, rivers, streams, and wind carry tiny pieces of rock to new locations and lay them down. What is this called?
Deposition
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