Earth's Interior
part of Earth's Interior has 2 distinct layers
What is the core?
What is a mineral?
Rocks buried beneath the surface combine with heat and pressure creates this rock.
What is metamorphic?
cementing small pieces of rock creates this rock
What is sedimentary?
rock that is solid and hard
What is Lithosphere?
The Earth's thinnest layer
What is the crust?
Has a crystal structure
What is a mineral?
weathering, transportation, deposition, compaction and cementation create this rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
The same matter is recycled over and over again.
What is the rock cycle?
flexible rock
What is Asthenosphere
Liquid layer that produces Earth's magnetic field
What is the outer core?
There are three main types based on how they form
What are rocks?
Rock is heated, becomes less dense and rises; forms new crust/moves old crust; old parts of plates sink downward
What is rock formation by convection in the mantle?
Adding heat and pressure to sedimentary rock create this rock.
what is metamorphic rock?
includes top layer of ocean
What is lithosphere?
Earth's hottest (solid) layer
What is the inner core?
Made of particles called grains
What are rocks?
The processes that cause metamorphic rock to return to the surface of Earth to be worn down again.
What is plate movement and wind/water erosion?
Plate movement and wind/erosion cause this rock to return to the surface of Earth to be worn down again.
What is metamorphic rock?
Under intense pressure
What is Asthenosphere?
process (convection in mantle of Earth) is responsible for causing rock to rise
Rock is heated
The process of liquid evaporating leaving tiny minerals behind
What is crystallization?
What is weathering/erosions, transportation, deposition, compaction, and cementation?
Melting metamorphic rock into magma then cooling creates this rock.
What is igneous rock?