Earth's Interior
What are the three main layers of the Earth?
What is crust, mantle, and core
What is formed when two tectonic plates collide?
What is Mountains or volcanic eruptions
What is the cycle called that describes how rocks change from one type to another?
What is the rock cycle
What practice involves planting different crops in a field to improve soil health?
What is crop rotation
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
The mantle.
What is the name of the boundary where two plates slide past each other?
What is transform boundary
What type of rock forms from cooling and solidifying magma?
What is Igneous rock
What is one major resource obtained from the lithosphere that is essential for construction?
What is Minerals (like sand, gravel, and stone)
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
What is the crust
What geological event can occur when tectonic plates move suddenly?
What is an earthquake?
What type of rocks can be transformed into metamorphic rock?
What is Igneous or sedimentary rock
What is one way to maintain soil quality?
What is using crop rotation or reducing chemical fertilizers
Due to the extreme pressure, the inner core of earth is?
What is Solid
What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries under the ocean?
What is Mid-ocean ridges
What are the three types of rocks?
Why is monitoring the lithosphere important for human health?
What is to ensure safe land use and resource management
Which layer of the Earth is primarily made of iron and nickel?
What is the inner core
What is the process called when tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises to create new crust?
What is Seafloor spreading/Divergent boundary
What process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces through weathering?
What is Erosion
What can happen if land is used unsustainably?
what is Soil degradation, loss of biodiversity, and environmental damage?