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Rocks
The Earth
Minerals
Plate tectonics
Pot Pourri
100
Rocks, soil and minerals are part of this
What is the lithosphere
100
The outer part of the lithosphere is called this.
What is the crust?
100
This describes how dull or shiny something is
What is luster?
100
One thing caused by plate movement.
What is an earthquake? (volcanic eruption)
100
Metamorphic
Which is older? Metamorphic or Sedimendtary?
200
Weathered rock and soil are moved by this process
What is erosion?
200
The center of the earth is called this.
What is the core?
200
This can be used to test a mineral's hardness.
What is a metal file?
200
Volcanoes send out this kind of rock.
What is igneous rock?
200
The layer that surrounds the earth and protects us from too much sunlight.
What is the atmosphere?
300
Breaking down or changing rock happens during this process.
What is weathering?
300
Between the crust and the core
What is the mantle?
300
In addition to heat, what else is necessary to change rocks from sedimentary to metamorphic?
What is pressure?
300
By extreme heat and pressure.
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
300
Sedimentary rock.
What rock forms when pieces of sand and little rocks are pressed or cemented together?
400
Rocks formed by layers and layers of sediment building up over the years.
What are sedimentary rocks?
400
About 20 moving pieces.
How many pieces (plates) of the earth's surface do scientists think there are?
400
By scraping very small pieces off bigger rocks.
How does a glacier help create new soil?
400
The rock cycle.
What is the process of making rocks called?
500
Rocks formed from a volcanic explosion.
What are igneous rocks?
500
Earth's lakes, oceans, and rivers are part of this sphere.
What is the hydrosphere?
500
Volcanic eruptions
How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?
500
Minerals make up rocks.
What is bigger, a mineral or a rock?
500
Miss Heaton
Who is your favorite teacher in all of Blueberry Hill School?