Spheres of the Earth
Earth's surface
Rocks
Minerals
Extra
100
How many spheres does the Earth have?
Four
100
How many external processes can change the Earth's surface?
4
100
How many types of rocks are there?
3
100
How many properties do minerals have?
5
100
Not all rocks are solid. There are some liquid rocks too. Can you give an example?
Petroleum
200
What is the sphere that corresponds to all the water on Earth?
Hydrosphere
200
How do we call to the process in which materials from rocks and soil are removed?
Erosion
200
What are rocks?
Rocks are made up of minerals and make up the geosphere
200
What are minerals?
They are natural materials that make up most of rocks.
200
The internal energy of the Earth causes the formation of various landforms. Say 3 of them.
Mountains, oceans, seas, volcanoes, islands, depressions...
300
What is the biosphere?
All of the Earth's ecosystems and living things.
300
What agent deposits the tiny rocks that form deserts?
The wind
300
How rocks are classified? (What criteria do we use to classify rocks?)
We classify rocks according to how they were formed or created.
300
Which property has to do with the relationship between the mass and the volume of a mineral?
Density
300
Which is the hardest mineral?
The diamond
400
The geosphere has three layers. Which one is the biggest?
The core
400
What two agents are responsible of moving tiny rocks or other materiales from one place to another?
Wind and water
400
How are igneos rocks formed?
Theya re formed from magma.
400
Which properties can we NOT see with the naked eye?
Density and hardness
400
What needs to happen when a mountain range is formed? (What is the process of formation of a mountain range?)
The tectonic plates are moved due to the internal energies of the Earth towards each other.
500
What is the geosphere?
The rocky aprt of the Earth
500
How do we call to the materials that are transported from one place to another by natural agents?
Sediments
500
What type of rock is the marble?
Metamorphic
500
What can we use minerals for? Say at least 2 uses.
To obtain metals, to make jewelry, to make electronic components
500
What process is taken place in the cliffs? What agent is responsible for that?
The process that takes place in the cliffs is erosion and is caused by water.