Spheres of the Earth
This outer sphere includes all of Earth's waters, such as oceans, lakes, rivers, clouds, and groundwater.
Hydrosphere
What is it called when materials are removed by water and wind?
Erosion
These rocks are formed by the accumulation of sediments over thousands of years.
Sedimentary Rocks
Minerals are the natural materials that make up most ________.
Rocks
This outer sphere is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.
Atmosphere
This occurs when materials settle once the moving agents (water and wind) stop.
These rocks are formed from magma, and they are usually very hard.
Igneous Rocks
Name 3 (of the 5) properties that we can identify minerals with.
Color, Density, Shape, Lustre, and Hardness
This outer sphere consists of all living things and the places where they live, including all of Earth's ecosystems.
Biosphere
What is it called when water and wind carry materials from one place to another?
Transportation
These rocks are formed from other rocks.
Metamorphic Rocks
Name one of the minerals that makes up granite rock.
Quartz, Feldspar, or Mica
Crust, Mantle, and Core
Deposition creates materials called ___________. An example is sand.
Sediments
Coal and petroleum are examples of which kind of rock?
Sedimentary Rock
**DAILY DOUBLE** (points are doubled!)
Rocks and minerals make up which sphere of the Earth?
Geosphere
In which layer of the geosphere do we find magma?
The Mantle
What are the 3 ways the Earth's surface experiences changes?
Erosion, Transport, and Deposition
The metamorphic rock slate comes from _________, while marble comes from _________.
Clay; limestone