Earth's Layers
Which layer is the thinnest and supports life?
Crust
How would you describe the movement of divergent boundaries?
They move away from each other, divide
Where would you most likely find deposition along a river?
A. at the top of the river with big rocks
B. at the bottom of the river with sediments piling up
C. In the middle of the river, with sediments moving through the water
B. at the bottom of the river with sediments piling up
What do metamorphic rocks need to form?
Heat and Pressure
Where would you find the youngest fossils?
A. Closest to the surface
B. Deeper underground
A. Closest to the surface
Which layer is made up of molten rock that constantly moves and causes tectonic plates to move. It is also the thickest layer.
Mantle
What forms at divergent boundaries, when they move away from each other?
A new oceanic crust
Which of the following would most likely cause rock structure to become shorter in height over a long period of time?
A. Deposition
B. Weathering
C. Volcano
D. Earthquake
B. Weathering
Igneous rocks need heat and ______ to form into metamorphic rocks?
Pressure
Finding fossils such as fish bones and shells would show that the layer...
A. Probably used to be a desert
B. Probably used to be a rainforest
C. Probably used to be an ocean
C. Probably used to be an ocean
The outer layers of Earth are composed mostly of...
A. Liquid metals iron and nickel
B. Rocky material
B. Rocky material
Which of the following could cause rock layers to slip and slide past each other?
A. Convergent
B. Divergent
C. Transform
C. Transform
Which of the following could cause the shoreline at the beach to lose sand?
A. Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Deposition
B. Erosion
What causes rocks to break into sediments?
A. Heat and Pressure
B. Weathering and erosion
C. Compaction and Cementation
B. Weathering and erosion
The pattern of weather that occurs over a long period of time:
A. Weather
B. Climate
B. Climate
Which layer is a ball of iron and nickel?
Inner core
When plates slide past each other at transform boundaries, what can happen?
An earthquake
Match the clouds: Stratus and cumulus
A. Associated with light rain and drizzle
B. Indicate fair weather
A: Stratus
B: Cumulus
When plates move toward each other at convergent boundaries, what can form?
Mountain ranges can form
How are tornados and hurricanes different?
A. Hurricanes form over water and tornados from thunderstorms
B. Tornados form under low pressure and hurricanes form under high pressure
C. Hurricanes need rain to form and Tornados do not
A. Hurricanes form over water and tornados from thunderstorms