Earth Structure
Tectonic Plates
Rocks and Rock Cycle
Misc.
Misc.
100
How many layers does our Earth have?
Four
100
This forms where two plates meet each other.
What is a plate boundary?
100
The three types of rocks in the rock cycle.
What is sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous?
100
Preserved remains of plants and animals from the past.
What is a fossil?
100
When broken down pieces of Earth's material are dropped in a new place as sediment.
What is deposition?
200
The two outer layers of the Earth.
What is crust and mantle?
200
This boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other.
What is divergent?
200
This rock is formed by heat and pressure.
Metamorphic rocks
200
When solid rocks on Earth's surface are broken down into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
200
What 2 natural disasters can occur at a fault line of two plate boundaries?
What are earthquakes and volcanos?
300
As you move deeper into the Earth's surface, _____________ and _____________ increase.
What is pressure and temperature?
300
Cracks in the Earth's crust where plates have been moving.
What is a fault?
300
How are igneous rocks formed?
When magma or lava cools and hardens
300
The crust and mantle are mostly made up of these materials.
Rocky material
300
This is an example of...
What is weathering?
400
The outer and inner core of Earth are mostly made up of these two metals.
What is iron and nickel?
400
Boudary that occurs when plates slide past each other.
What is a transform boundary?
400
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
When layers of rock are broken down and cemented together over time.
400
What are the two inner layers of the Earth.
What is the outer and inner core?
400
This is an example of ....
What is erosion?
500
This causes material to move on and below the Earth's surface.
What is Earth's thermal energy?
500
Boundary that occurs when plates move toward each other.
What is a convergent boundary?
500
Describe the 3 steps of the rock cycle.
Melting and cooling, heat and pressure, breakdown and cementation
500
When natural forces such as wind, water, and gravity move weathered materials from one place to another.
What is erosion?
500
The Earth's inner core is _______ due to the intense amount of heat and pressure.
Hint: what phase of matter is it in?
Solid