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Earth Patterns and Change
Earth Patterns and Change
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1
This type of rock is formed from years and years of hear and pressure coming together
inner core
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
2
What words are used when sedimentary rocks are formed?
melting and cooling
cemented & compacted
heat and pressure
cemented and cooling
3
What type of boundary is the picture showing. The plates are coming together
divergent
erosion
transform
convergent
4
What are the three types of rocks?
weathering, sediments, metamorphic
sedimentary, erosion, igneous
crust, igneous, metamorphic
sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
5
Which layer is made of LIQUID iron and nickel?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
6
What happens as a result of transform boundaries?
earthquakes
erosion
mountains
rocks
7
Which layer of the earth is the largest?
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
8
What types of rocks are fossils normally found in?
metamorphic
sedimentary
crust
igneous
9
Does the picture correctly label the layers of the earth?
no
yes
10
The REMOVAL of soil and rock from the earth's surface is known as______________
weathering
igneous
chemical weathering
erosion
11
Which layer of the earth is number 2 pointing to?
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
12
This forms due to convergent boundaries
earthquakes
toes
volcanoes
mountain ranges
13
Which layer of the earth is made mostly of rock?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
14
If someone found rocks around a volcano, which type of rocks would they most likely be?
weathering
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
15
Which layer of the earth is the hottest?
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
16
What type of rock is formed from layers of sediment piling up?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
17
This type of boundary has plates that slide by each other in different directions
plates
divergent
transform
convergent
18
What happens as a result of divergent boundaries?
earthquakes
mountain ranges
volcanoes
nothing
19
Sand Dunes are created by_________________
water
wind
nothing
sun
20
Which layer is number 1 pointing to?
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
21
What are cracks in the earth called?
erosion
faults
weathering
earthquakes
22
How do fossils help scientist?
igneous rocks
give us new information
nothing
find information from the past
23
What type of boundary is shown in the picture?
convergent
divergent
sedimentary
transform
24
This type of boundary pushes together to create mountain ranges
convergent
divergent
trasnform
weathering
25
Breaking rocks into smaller pieces is known as________________
erosion
surprise
weathering
igneous
26
Magma that reaches the surface is called_______________________
igneous
erosion
weathering
lava
27
Which layer of the earth is made up of SOLID iron and nickel?
mantle
crust
inner core
outer core
28
What increases the closer you get to the inner core?
light and size
pressure and size
heat and pressure
heat and light
29
Lava cools to form which type of rock?
weathering
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
30
This type of rock is formed from years and years of heat and pressure
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
