Rocks
Layers of the Earth
Plate Tectonics
WED
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
100

Name the 3 types of rocks.

Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic

100

The crust is _____ and ______.

Cool and solid.

100

How are mountains and trenches made?

Plates moving together or moving apart.

100

What is Weathering

Breaking into smaller pieces.

100

What is a volcano?

A mountain or place in the Earth where magma/lava may exit.

200

How are Igneous Rocks formed?

Melted Rock Cools on the Earth's Surface.

200

The mantle is _____ and ______.

Hot and Liquid.

200

What is Continental Drift?

Scientific Theory that states that the continents of the Earth move at a very slow rate.

200

What is Erosion?

Moving broken pieces from one place to another.

200

What is an Earthquake?

The shaking of the Earth because of the Plates.

300

How are Sedimentary Rocks formed? 

Weathering, erosion, deposition, and then a lot of pressure.

300

The core is _____ and ______.

Very Hot and Solid

300

Double Jeopardy.  Bet your points

Write down two pieces of evidence for Continental Drift.

Fossils.  Mountain Ranges.  Rocks Layers of the Earth's Crust.

300

Name the 3 kinds of Mechanical Weathering.

Plants/Animals, Abrasion, and Ice Wedging.

300

Describe how an Earthquake Happens.

The plates become pressed together and eventually they slip across each other or suddenly move.

400

Daily Double (800 Points)

Write down how a Metamorphic Rock becomes an Igneous Rock.

Weathering, erosion, deposition, and then brought back down to the mantle and melted into molten rock, and then finally released by a volcano and allowed to cool.

400

Describe how the molten rock in the mantle moves.

Hot rock rises, cools near the crust, and then falls back down to the core.

400

Describe how the plates move.

Very slowly over a long period of time.  The mantle carries heat from the core and moves the plates, pushing them in different directions.

400

What is Chemical Weather?

Weathering carried out by a chemical reaction that removes/changes the material of the rock.

400

Where do volcanoes form?

Around the edges of the plates.