Hard Rock
Metamorphic rock
Solid, naturally occurring, inorganic substances that have a definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure.
Minerals
Section A in the figure is:
inner core
Scientists observe these in order to learn about the Earth's interior
seismic waves
This is where most of the Earth's liquid fresh water is found.
groundwater
Small, solid fragments of rock-like gravel, sand, silt, mud, or clay.
Sediment
Any process that breaks down rocks and creates sediment.
Weathering
Section B in the figure is:
outer core
The part of the Earth's core that is liquid
outer core
In the hydrologic cycle, this is the process that changes a liquid into a gas.
Rocks formed when magma cools.
Igneous rock
The physical breakdown of rocks that occurs through ice wedging, abrasion, plants, or animals.
Section C in the figure is:
mantle
crust and mantle
This process creates stalactites and stalagmites
groundwater deposition
Rock formed when chemical reactions cement sediments together, hardening them.
Sedimentary rock.
The type of weathering that changes the composition of the rock and occurs when water reacts with minerals changing them, or dissolves minerals.
chemical weathering
Section D in the figure is:
asthenosphere
This is what causes the Earth's magnetic field
electrical flow in the core
These form from glacier erosion (name any that apply)
U-shaped valleys, glacial lakes, cirques, horns, or ridges.
The process that removes sediments
Erosion
A series of processes in which rocks are continuously changed from one type to another.
Rock cycle
Section E in the figure is:
crust
Blocks cosmic rays from the sun.
Two common features of fast-moving streams in mountainous areas.
waterfalls and v-shaped valleys