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What are all rocks are made of?
Minerals
100
The lithosphere is made up of what?
Tectonic Plates
100
Is the inner core of the Earth solid, liquid or gas?
Solid
100
What characteristics of minerals does a scratch test determine?
Hardness
100
What are the remains, imprint, or traces of ancient plants or animals called?
Fossils
200
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
200
Do the tectonic plate move fast or slow?
Slow
200
Is the outer core solid liquid or gas?
Liquid
200
List 2 characteristics that can be use to identify minerals
varies
200
New crust is formed at which type of boundary?
Divergent Boundary
300
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
Sediment (pieces of other rocks) is compressed and compacted
300
What is the theory that the Earth's continents were once one single land mass that drifted apart is called what?
Continental Drift
300
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
Mantel
300
What is a naturally occuring, solid, inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition?
Minerals
300
How can we determine the actual age of the Earth?
Radioactive Dating
400
How are igneous rocks formed?
Lava cools
400
What are the boundaries called where the plates move apart?
Divergent Boundaries
400
What are the layers of the Earth?
Core, Mantel, Crust
400
What makes up minerals?
Elements
400
What type of waves formed by an Earthquake cause the most damage?
Surface Waves
500
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
Heat and pressure
500
What are the boundaries called where plates push together?
Convergent Boundaries
500
What is under the lithosphere that causes the plates to move?
Asthenosphere- a layer of soft rock
500
Why is the color of a mineral not the best characteristic you can use to determine which mineral it is?
Other factors can change color such as climate, Many minerals have the same color
500
What is a place on Earth's surface where hot, molten rock (magma) breaks through at convergent or divergent boundaries?
Volcano