Geography/The Earth
Largest continent
Asia
Rocks formed from heat
igneous rocks
most common mineral
quartz
Giant dust storm
Haboob
How many spheres?
4
Line halfway between the equator and north pole
Tropic of Cancer
Do intrusive igneous rocks have big or small crystals?
big
1-10 hardness scaled called the
Moh's Scale
This breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
weathering
living sphere
biosphere
Thickest of Earth's layers
mantle
Molten rock underground
magma
Minerals have a ________structure
crystal
The process of moving sediment
erosion
air sphere
atomosphere
boundary between the mantle and crust
The Moho
Why do extrusive rocks have small crystals?
The cool swiftly on the surface
diamond hardness
10
Weathering or Erosion?
Haboob
erosion
Solid part of the earth
geosphere
Name 5 oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic, Arctic, Indian
What is the difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks
Intrusive- cool under the surface
Extrusive- cool above the surface
Minerals can be manmade, right?
No
Weathering or erosion?
Waves on a beach breaking up rocks into smaller pieces
weathering
Water part of the earth
hydrosphere