Types of rocks
Mountains, valleys, and Plateaus are all examples of
LANDFORMS
How much of the Earths surface is covered in water?
3/4 or nearly 75%
What percent of Earth is fresh water? What percent of Earth is salt water?
Fresh water is 3% percent
Salt water is 97%
A low area surrounded by mountains.
Valley
The inner most layer of the Earth. WE have NEVER BEEN HERE
Inner core
A ________ is the remains of a once living plant or animal.
FOSSIL
A deep valley that forms when rivers cut through layers of rock.
Canyon
A large mass of slow moving ice.
A Glacier
A large flat area of Earths surface.
Plain
The Middle layer of Earth (Thickest Part)
Mantle
This rock forms when other rocks are changed by heat and pressure.
Metamorphic rock
A _________ is a large, flat land area that is raised.
Plateau
Rich soil that contains a lot of humus. the particles or pieces that make up this soil are dark and small. PLANTS GROW BEST HERE!
Topsoil
The breaking up or wearing away of rock is a process called
Weathering
This part of the Earth is made of molten metals like nickel and iron.
Outer core
This rock forms when sediment, or sand and small bit of stone are cemented, or glued, together.
_______ is the loose material that covers much of earth's surface.
Soil
The solid rock that lies below the lowest layer of soil.
THINK MINECRAFT
BEDROCK
The process of carrying weathered rock from one place to another is called?
Erosion
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
The Mantle
This rock forms when melted rock from inside Earth cools and hardens.
IGNEOUS ROCK
A material that is found in nature and that has never been alive.
MINERAL
The bottom layer(second layer) of soil contains little humus, also contains small pieces of rock.
Subsoil
_____ is the decayed remains of plants and animals
Humus
This is the layer where people and living things can be found.
Crust