Earths Crust
What is geology?
The Study of Earth - What it is made of and how it changes.
What property describes how something feels?
Texture
Are volcanoes a slow or fast change to Earth?
Fast
What causes and earthquake?
Tectonic Shifts
What is the thinnest layer of Earth?
Crust
How many layers are there on Earth?
Four
What property describes how an object reflects light ?
Luster
Can volcanoes make new land?
Yes
Are earthquakes a fast or slow change ?
Fast land change
What layer do we live on?
Crust
What comes after the inner core?
Outer Core
If I said a rock is brown, what property am I describing?
Color
How can volcanoes make new land?
Magma cools and hardens into rock.
How does water change the earth?
Through erosion
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest ( Mt. Everest)
What comes after the inner core?
The Mantle
If I said a rock is difficult to scratch, what property a I describing?
Hardness
What happens when a volcano erupts?
Magma is pushed through the cracks of the earth.
What is erosion?
Process that breaks things down.
How are mountains slowly formed?
From the tectonic shift
Why can't we live on the inner, outer or mantle ?
Too Hot
Slowly
Why are volcanoes important?
Form new land and create islands.
Can water and ice change earth?
How?
Yes through ....frost wedging
What is frost wedging?
Water freezes and expands breaking rocks apart.