Rocks
What are the three types of rocks?
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous
Heat and Pressure form this type of rock.
Metamorphic Rock
What are the 3 plate boundaries?
Convergent, divergent, and transform
This is the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth.
Crust.
The sphere of Earth that includes all of the water and precipitation?
Hydrosphere
This type of rock is made up of sediments, or tiny pieces of rock, sand, and grains.
Sedimentary Rock
The process by which rocks are broken down into tiny pieces and then later carried away by wind and/or water.
Weathering and Erosion
Which plate boundaries divide or separate?
Divergent
This layer is composed of solid, dense iron and nickel.
Inner core.
What is included in the Geosphere/Lithosphere?
All of Earth's rocks and landforms (mountains, volcanoes, etc.)
This type of rock is found deep inside the earth's mantle where there is heat and pressure.
Metamorphic Rock
This rock is found near volcanoes because it forms after magma cools off and hardens.
Igneous rock.
Which plate boundaries come together?
Convergent
Tectonic plates are part of which layer?
The crust
Provide an example of something found in the Biosphere?
Any living organism (humans, plants, and animals)
This type of rock is found at the earth's surface once magma cools off and hardens.
Igneous Rock
Deep inside the earth's mantle there is a lot of heat. This heat causes which rock to form once it's pushed down?
Metamorphic Rock
Which plate boundaries slide past each other?
Transform
Inner core
Which sphere includes all of the air on and around Earth?
Atmosphere
This rock is formed after particles get compacted together after being carried away.
Sedimentary rock.
Explain the entire rock cycle starting with weathering and erosion.
Weathering and erosion--> sedimentary rock--> heat and pressure--> metamorphic rock--> melting--> magma--> cooling--> igneous rock--> weathering and erosion
What phenomenon happens at a transform plate boundary when the plates slide past each other?
Which of Earth's layers is made out of liquid iron and nickel?
Outer core
Which three spheres are interacting in this scenario: A butterfly flies (in the air) over a mountain.