← earth's changing surface Test
6 Written Questions
6 Multiple Choice Questions
- is the layer of earth made up of the crust and mantle
- formed when melted rock cools and hardens
- mostly happens at faults (can cause A tsunami)
- a section or slab of earths outer layer (can collide, pull apart or grind past each other
- 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)
- a natural occurring solid that has a reglar arrangement of particles in it, they are found in soil and rocks
6 True/False Questions
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mantle → layer that makes up most of earth's material and shares characteristics of both liquid and solid (ex: Cornstarch experiment)
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rock cycle → are formed in diffrent ways and there are 3 general kinds of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
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crust → earths center (outer core made up of liquid iron) (inner core made up of solid iron)
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core → are formed in diffrent ways and there are 3 general kinds of rocks: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
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volcanoes → form near colliding plates and magma forced to surface (changed rapidly) Happen most at "Ring of Fire"
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deposition → the placing of material in a new place, constructive process and can form deltas, beaches and islands (changes slowly)
Regenerate Test