Labeling
Vocabulary
Layer Descriptions
Open Ended
Extra Questions
100

What does the THIN blue/green layer represent? 

crust

100

____________ is melted rock inside the earth. 

Magma
100

the thinnest of the Earth's layers

crust

100

What type of formations occur at plate boundaries that push together? 

mountain ranges

100

What soil layer does number 4 represent? 

bedrock 

200

What does the BROWN layer represent? 

mantle

200

The study of how the earth's lithospheric plates interact is called ______________ _______________. 

plate tectonics 

200

the hottest of the Earth's layers

inner core

200

At which type of plate boundaries are earthquakes most likely to occur? 

plates that slip past one another; plates that grind into one another

200

Plate movement can cause deep cracks or, __________ in the earth's crust.  

faults 

300

What does the YELLOW layer represent? 

core

300

Soil that has been deposited in horizontal layers is called ______________. 

strata

300

the lowest layer of the crust, made of solid rock 

bedrock 

300

At what two layers of the earth do convection currents occur? 

mantle and outer core

300

The thickest of Earth's layers. 

mantle

400

What soil layer does 2 represent? 

topsoil 

400

____________ is the process by which rocks are gradually broken down. 

Weathering

400

contains most of the minerals and humus

top soil 

400

Explain how and why convection currents occur. 

heated magma rises towards the crust, cools, then sinks back down

400

The layer that produces the Earth's magnetic field. 

outer core

500

What soil layer does number 3 represent? 

subsoil 

500

________________ _______________ occurs when hot magma rises upward toward the crust and cooler magma sinks towards the core. 

Convection currents

500

light brown in color, less rich in minerals

subsoil 

500

How has deforestation had an impact on the world? 

Deforestation has affected the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere, precipitation, and temperature of the air.  

500
Describe chemical and physical weathering and give an example of each. 

Physical weathering creates smaller rocks from larger rocks because of temperature and pressure changes such as roots growing through bedrock. Chemical weathering from oxidation and carbonation causes the breakdown of rocks and formation of new substances.