Science
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sixgermans on November 2, 2011
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Earth changing surface
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What can mechanical weathering be caused by? | pressure, ice, wind, plants, or gravity |
| ________________ weathers more slowly than ____________________ | granite, lime stone |
| What type of dirt is fertile and soft? | top soil |
| What type of dirt is less fertile and harder? | subsoil |
| What type of dirt is not fertile and very hard? | bedrock |
| What are subsoil's characteristics? | less fertile and harder |
| What are topsoil's characteristics? | fertile and soft |
| What are bedrock's characteristics? | not fertile and very hard |
| What are the three layers of Earth in order from outside to inside? | crust, mantle, and the core |
| What is the tool that scientist use to record earthquake waves? | seismograph |
| What was the last name of the man who noticed that the continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle? | Bacon |
| What name was given to the super continent? | Pangea |
| What makes up the top part of the crust and the mantle? | lithosphere |
| What kind of plate boundary creates mountains? | converging |
| What do earthquakes happen at? | faults |
| What is the place on Earth's surface above the focus called? | epicenter |
| What are small pieces of weathered rocks called? | sediment |
| What does a combination of ________________ and _______________ make? | carbon dioxide, rain, Carbonic acid |
| What are Earth's layers? | Crust, mantle, core |
| The crust is the ___________ and ___________layer | top, thinnest |
| The mantle is ___________ _____ ___________ _________ | most of Earth's material |
| What is the top part of the mantle? | solid, hot rock |
| Rock can flow like a____________ due to high ___________and __________________ | liquid, tempurature, pressure |
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