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map stuff
not my type
put on a layer
weather or not
leftover vocab
100
the height above sea level
What is altitude
100
rocks that form from lava or magma
What is igneous
100
this layer of the earth is only 70m thick
What is the crust
100
erosion wears rock away but this builds it back up
What is deposition
100
the imaginary line halfway between the north and south poles
What is the equator
200
maps that show the shape of the land are called this
What is topographical
200
limestone is an example of this type of rock
What is sedimentary
200
the crust and mantle together make up this
What is the lithosphere
200
the major agent of erosion on earth
What is water
200
the transfer of energy through solids that are touching
What is conduction
300
contour lines that are close together show this type of slope
What is steep
300
color, texture, composition, and formation
What are what geologists use to classify rocks
300
this is the only liquid layer of the earth
What is the outer core
300
abraison is a form of this kind of weathering
What is physical
300
sections of the lithosphere that move
What are plates
400
these show distance north or south of the equator
what is latitude
400
this is how lava becomes igneous rock
What is crystallization (solidification_
400
the inner core is made up of these metals
What is iron and nickle
400
pollution contributes to this kind of weathering
What is chemical
400
fungi, worms and bacteria that make soil fertile are called this
What are decomposers
500
on a map streams will flow from A north to south B high elevation to low elevation C away from oceans
What is B
500
this is how sedimentary rock becomes metamorphic rock
What is high pressure and temperature
500
the energy process by which the layers of the earth are heated
What is convection
500
this scientist is credited for the theory of continental drift
who is wegener
500
earthworms and burrowing animals do this to the soil
What is aerate