Earth
75% or 3/4
What does a geologist study?
Rocks, soil, Earth's crust
What type of rock has fossils?
Sedimentary
What can happen during during an earthquake?
Ground shakes, trembles
What is in the bedrock layer?
solid rocks
Name 5 oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
Show me slide, collide and separate
Use hands to show
What is the type of rock when lava and magma cools?
Igneous rock
What happens when 2 plates move suddenly?
earthquake
What is in soil?
Rocks, sediment, and organic matter
Name 7 continents
Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
What is breaking apart of rocks?
weathering
Faults
Name each layer of soil
Organic layer, top soil, sub soil, rock layer, bedrock
tectonic plates
What is moving of rocks?
Erosion
What type of rock is granite, pumice or obsidian?
Igneous
Place where earthquake occurs
Focus
What is in the organic layer of soil
Decaying plants and animals
Do mountains last forever? Explain.
What do rocks at bottom look like?
No, Rocks break and move. They can break down to become sand. The rocks at bottom are smooth.
What is difference from oceanic crust and continental crust?
What causes weathering and erosion?
ice, wind, root wedging, cold temperatures, waves on beach, moving water in river
A large wave caused by earthquake under the water is called?
tsunami
A mixture of humus and sediment, worms, insects and other animals