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earth's changing surface Test

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6 Written Questions

6 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. is the layer of earth made up of the crust and mantle
  2. formed when melted rock cools and hardens
  3. mostly happens at faults (can cause A tsunami)
  4. a section or slab of earths outer layer (can collide, pull apart or grind past each other
  5. breaking rocks into smaller peices by:ice wedging, plant roots and gravity or low pressure, happens at diffrent rates and helps make soil (changes slowly)
  6. a natural occurring solid that has a reglar arrangement of particles in it, they are found in soil and rocks

6 True/False Questions

  1. mantlelayer that makes up most of earth's material and shares characteristics of both liquid and solid (ex: Cornstarch experiment)

          

  2. rock cycleare formed in diffrent ways and there are 3 general kinds of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic

          

  3. crustearths center (outer core made up of liquid iron) (inner core made up of solid iron)

          

  4. coreare formed in diffrent ways and there are 3 general kinds of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic

          

  5. volcanoesform near colliding plates and magma forced to surface (changed rapidly) Happen most at "Ring of Fire"

          

  6. depositionthe placing of material in a new place, constructive process and can form deltas, beaches and islands (changes slowly)