LAYERS OF THE GEOSPHERE
RELIEF AND GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES
ROCKS
MINERALS
FIRST TERM
100

IT'S THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH. 



INNER CORE


100

WHAT GEOLOGICAL PROCESS CAUSED THIS LANDFORM? 



PLATE TECTONICS



100

IS THIS STATEMENT TRUE OR FALSE?

ALL ROCKS ARE MADE UP OF DIFFERENT MINERALS. 


FALSE! 

SOME ROCKS ARE MADE UP OF ONLY ONE MINERAL. 


100

TRUE OR FALSE? 

CALCITE IS ALWAYS GREEN. 


FALSE!

CALCITE CAN OCCUR IN DIFFERENT COLOURS. 


100

WHAT PART OF THE PLANT CELL HELPS THE PLANT MAKE FOOD?


CHLOROPLASTS


200

IT'S THE THICKEST LAYER AND IT'S MADE OF MAGMA. 


MANTLE


200

WHAT GEOLOGICAL PROCESS CAN YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE? 


WEATHERING


200

FOSSILS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN... 

A) IGNEOUS ROCKS

B) METAMORPHIC ROCKS

C) SEDIMENTARY ROCKS


SEDIMENTARY ROCKS




200

WHAT SCALE DO WE USE THE MEASSURE THE HARDNESS OF A MINERAL?


MOHS SCALE


200

MOST CELLS WORK WITH OTHER SIMILAR CELLS TO MAKE LAYERS KNOWN AS... 



TISSUE


300

THIS LAYER FORMS THE CONTINENTS AND OCEAN FLOOR. 


THE CRUST



300

WHAT GEOLOGICAL PROCESS CAN YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE? 


EROSION


300

WHAT TYPE OF ROCKS ARE FORMED BY THE MAGMA IN THE EARTH'S MANTLE?



IGNEOUS ROCKS


300

WHEN CRISTALS BREAK INTO DIFFERENT PARTS WITH FLAT SURFACES, THIS IS CALLED... 

A) DULL

B) FRACTURE

C) CLEAVAGE


CLEAVAGE


300

WHAT KINGDOM DOES BACTERIA BELONG TO?



THE MONERA KINGDOM


400

WHAT LAYERS DOES THE LITHOSPHERE INCLUDE?


CRUST AND PART OF THE MANTLE


400

_________ IS THE TERM WE USE FOR THE DIFFERENCES IN HEIGHT FROM PLACE TO PLACE ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE. 


RELIEF


400

METAMORPHIC ROCKS ARE TRANSFORMED BY... 


INTENSE HEAT AND PRESSURE


400

CORRECT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE: 

THE HARDNESS OF A MINERAL IS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO BREAK.

 

THE HARDNESS OF A MINERAL IS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO SCRATCH.

 

400

IN A FOOD CHAIN, BACTERIA AND FUNGI ARE ________ BEACUSE THEY BREAK DOWN DEAD ORGANISMS. 




DECOMPOSERS



500

HOW IS THE SOLID PART OF THE EARTH CALLED?


THE GEOSPHERE


500

Sand dunes are created when wind deposits sand on top of each other until a small mound starts to form. This is an example of... which geological process?



EROSION (THE WIND MOVES THE SAND)

DEPOSITION (SAND IS ADDED TO A LANDFORM)


500

WHICH ONE IS AN IGNEOUS ROCK?

A) LIMESTONE

B) MARBLE

C) BASALT 

BASALT


500

WHICH IS THE HARDEST MINERAL?



DIAMOND



500

WHAT PROBLEM CAN YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO?



DEFORESTATION