Earth's Interior
The Earth's outermost layer.
crust
Which front brings cooler temperatures, strong winds and stormy rain
cold front
One type of rock is transformed to another
Metamorphic
Cool rocks sink and hot rocks rise
Convection currents in the mantle
The layer beneath the Earth's crust.
mantle
When does the airmasses bring strong winds and heavy rain?
When there is huge difference in their air pressures
rock made from cooling of magma
igneous
Sedimentary rocks are formed by this.
cementation and compaction
The molten rock in the Earth's mantle.
magma
Rotation of Earth leads to
Coriolis Effect
Rock made from compaction and cementation
Sedimentary
Minerals from solutions are formed by
Crystallization
The solid ball with highest pressure
inner core
common factors to both global wind and local wind
uneven heating of the earth, convection current
rock formed from weathering and erosion
sedimentary
The process responsible for changing igneous rocks into sedimentary rocks.
What is weathering and erosion?
What happens to the rock over time?
Recycled
Factors affecting global winds only
Rotation of Earth, Coriolis effect
rock formed from heat and pressure
metamorphic
Idea that Earth's rock get recycled.
Law of Conservation of Matter