Vocabulary
What does extinct mean ?
dead and gone for many, many years
What is an example of a gemstone?
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, Amethyst
What layer of Earth do we live on?
Crust
Fossil or Dinosaur:
the preserved imprint of something that dies many years ago.
Fossil
Volcano or Geyser:
Erupts lava
Volcano
What does destructive mean ?
to cause damage to things
What it the mineral that we use almost daily?
Salt
Which layer of the earth is liquid metal?
Outer Core
Fossil or Dinosaur:
Bones found are pieced together like a puzzle.
Dinosaur
Volcano or Geyser:
Erupts steaming hot water
Geyser
What is magma?
melted rock inside the Earth.
Layers of dirt and rock that are pressed on top of one another over time form what kind of rock?
sedimentary
Which layer of the Earth is a hard ball of metal?
Inner Core
Fossil or Dinosaur:
Studied by Paleontologists
Both
(Fossil and Dinosaur)
Volcano or Geyser:
Has helped to form islands such as Hawaii
Volcano
What is lava?
Melted rock, or magma that came out of the Earth
What type of rock forms when magma cools and hardens?
Igneous
Mantle
Fossil or Dinosaur:
May have become extinct due to a meteorite shower?
Dinosaur
Volcano or Geyser:
A famous one is in Yellowstone National Park and is called "Old Faithful"
Geyser
What does eroded mean ?
wore away
What type of rock forms from heat and pressure and changes over time?
Metamorphic
Why is the outer core liquid and the inner core solid metal?
There is to much pressure on the inner core for it to melt.
Fossil or Dinosaur:
Made from dead plants or animals trapped in rock
Fossil
Volcano or Geyser:
Erupts because of built up pressure
Both
Volcano erupts lava
Geyser erupts water