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Rock Cycle
Weathering and Erosion
100
A substance that can't be broken down into a simpler substance
What is element
100
Minerals are human made
What is False- Naturally formed
100
Maps and _____ are models of Earth.
What is globes
100
What are the 3 types of rocks
What is metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary
100
What are the 4 things erosion is caused by
What is wind, moving water, ice, and gravity
200
The property of a mineral that describes its tendency to break along a flat surface
What is cleavage
200
The atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere work together to form one large system called Earth
What is true
200
Most rocks are made up of ____
What is minerals
200
Cooled molten rock forms what kind rock
What is igneous
200
What is weathering
What is the breakdown of rocks that have been exposed to the atmoshpere
300
In geology, the process in which layers or sheets of rocks gradually break off
What is exfoliation
300
Topographic maps show the shapes of land
What is true
300
The part of the erosion process in which sediment is placed in a new location, or deposited, is called _____
What is deposition
300
Lava on Earth's surface that quickly solidify forms what kind of rock ?
What is extrusive
300
What are the 2 types of weathering
What is mechanical and chemical
400
A deposit of till left behind by a retreating glacier
What is moraine
400
Magma and lava only form one type of rock
What is False- Intrusive and Extrusive Igneous rocks
400
_______ weathering changes the mineral composition of rocks
What is chemical
400
What are 2 geological forces that cause rocks to change constantly
What is water and wind
400
Which type of weathering produces physical changes in rocks
What is mechanical
500
All the features on Earth's surface
What is geosphere
500
When extrusive igneous cools quickly, crystals form faster
What is False
500
A mineral's _____ and hardness help identify it
What is density
500
What is it called in which a existing rock is changed by heat or pressure
What is metamorphism
500
Rockfalls and rockslides are examples of what
What is mass wasting