Plate Tectonics
Which layer is a thin, brittle and composed primarily of silica?
Crust
What are the small pieces of rock that break off called?
Sediment
What is Erosion?
The process of moving or carrying rocks/sediment to a new location
What is the molten rock that is under the Earth's surface called?
Magma
How long does it take the Earth to rotate around the sun?
365.25 days
Which layer of the Earth is the most diverse. It includes silica, oxygen and aluminum?
Mantle
What is the process called that turns sediment into sedimentary rocks called?
Compaction and Cementation
What is weathering?
The process of breaking down sediment
What is the rock called when lava cools and hardens?
Igneous Rock
What are the four inner planets?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
What are the 3 types of plates?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
What are the two categories of Igneous rocks called depending on where the magma/lava cools?
Extrusive and Intrusive
What is an example of chemical weathering
Acid Rain
Name and describe the 3 classifications of volcanoes based on activity
Active: has erupted in recent human history
Dormant: not active, but could erupt
Extinct: not active and will not erupt
What are the four Outer planets?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
What caused the Himalayan Mountains to form?
When the Indian plate converged with the Eurasian plate
The type of sedimentary rock that is from evaporating solutions?
What is chemical weathering
What are some of the main factors that result in weathering?
Temperature change, wind, rain, or ice
How did the Hawaiian Islands form?
A hotspot, which is magna in the mantle rises up forming a volcanic island
How many planets are there and list them in order
8 planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Name a type of evidence of tectonic plate theory
Fossil evidence
Rock formations
puzzle piece continents
What is the process called that turns metamorphic rocks into sediment?
Weathering and erosion
What is the difference between deposition and erosion?
Erosion: is process of moving the sediment to a different place
Deposition: Dropping or depositing the sediment in the place
Apart from lava, are are the other substances that come out of the volcano?
Rock, ash and gases
How does the distance of the planets from the sun influence the surface and atmospheric conditions?
The four planets closest to the sun have a warmer temperature while the four planets farthest from the sun have a much colder temperature