Rocks
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
What is the atmosphere?
The air around the earth made up of different gases.
What is the outer most layer of the geosphere (where we walk)?
Crust
What is weathering?
The break down of rock into sediment.
Which two spheres are interacting?
A fish swimming in the lake.
Biosphere and Hydrosphere
Which rock is created by the cooling of magma?
Igneous
Which layer do we live in?
The Troposphere
What is the inner most layer of the geosphere?
Inner Core
What is erosion?
The movement of sediment (broken down rock).
What two spheres are interacting?
Rain falling from a cloud.
Hydrosphere and Atmosphere
Which rock is created by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
In which layer does of the atmosphere does weather occur?
The Troposphere
What are the three types of plate boundaries (tectonics)?
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
What is deposition?
Dropping of sediment (broken down rock).
What two spheres are interacting?
Plant roots growing into a rock.
Biosphere and Geosphere
Which rock is created by weathering, erosion, and deposition?
Sedimentary
What protects us from dangerous UV rays?
The Ozone layer
Convergent boundaries push together and create mountains and ___________.
Volcanoes
What are the two types of weathering?
Chemical and Mechanical
Which two spheres are interacting?
Watering the flowers.
Hydrosphere and Biosphere
Which rock would you find a fossil?
Sedimentary
What is the outer most layer of the atmosphere?
Exosphere
Transform boundaries slide past each other and can cause _________________.
Earthquakes
What is one example of erosion by water?
Rain, Rivers, Floods, Waves
What two spheres are interacting?
A human breathing in the air.
Biosphere and Atmosphere