Weather & Climate
This describes the day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere.
What is weather?
This type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava.
What is igneous rock?
This layer of Earth is made mostly of solid rock and is where we live.
What is the crust?
This is molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
What is magma?
This process moves sediment from one place to another.
What is erosion?
This describes the long-term average weather of an area.
What is climate?
This process breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
These large moving pieces of Earth’s crust are called this.
What are tectonic plates?
This instrument measures earthquake vibrations.
What is a seismograph?
This process occurs when sediment is dropped in a new location.
What is deposition?
Wind is caused by differences in this.
What is air pressure?
Heat and pressure can change sedimentary rock into this type of rock.
What is metamorphic rock?
Most earthquakes occur along these areas.
What are plate boundaries?
What causes most earthquakes?
What is movement along faults caused by tectonic plates?
Water freezing inside cracks in rocks is an example of this type of weathering.
What is physical weathering?
A coastal area has milder temperatures than inland areas because of this nearby feature.
What is the ocean?
A student finds a rock with visible layers and fossils. Which type of rock is it most likely?
What is sedimentary rock?
Two tectonic plates collide and form mountains. What type of plate boundary is this?
What is a convergent boundary?
A volcano erupts after pressure builds underground. What most likely caused the eruption?
What is trapped gases and magma pressure?
A river carries sediment downstream and leaves it near the river mouth. Which two processes occurred?
What are erosion and deposition?
Why do ocean currents affect climate?
What is because they transfer heat around Earth?
Why is the rock cycle considered a cycle?
What is because rocks continuously change from one type to another over time?
Why do scientists believe Earth’s plates move?
What is because evidence such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and seafloor spreading supports the theory?
Why are areas near tectonic plate boundaries more likely to experience volcanoes and earthquakes?
What is because plates interact and release energy in those areas?
Why can weathering and erosion change Earth’s surface over time?
What is because rocks and sediments are continuously broken down and moved?