Earth's Materials

The lithosphere is part of the mantle and the crust. Which is thicker crust or lithosphere?

Sedimentary rock must have __________________ to become a metamorphic rock.

A rock is pushed deep in the earth.  Heat/pressure cause the rock to change to a new rock.

The lithosphere is ____________________ than the crust.

Which layer would be the thinnest layer in a model of the earth?

A rock under long periods of heat and pressure will turn into a ________________________.

What type of rock is made by adding layer after layer after layer of sediments?

The outer core is the thinnest layer of the earth.

Density-measure of the mass of a substance/unit volume. Which of earth's layers is most dense?

Which layer of the earth is part of the crust?

Sedimentary rocks of any kind are made from deposits that are ________ and _______ together.

The three types of rocks are:  Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and _________________

What would be best material to use to represent the earth's crust when building a model?

How does a metamorphic rock become an igneous.

Sedimentary would have to under go _______________ to become magma.

To change to magma a rock must _______________.  

Earth's layers are remembered with the pneumonic CLAMOI. What do the letters L and A represent.

How does the common sedimentary rock, Limestone, most likely form?

Which process occurs for metamorphic rock to change to magma?

If we had melted sugar, let it cool then ate the "candy". What type of rock does this represent?

To change from Magma to an igneous rock this must occur.

Like the egg, what fruit has a very thin outer layer to represent the very thin earth's crust?

What process would an igneous rock have to undergo to become a metamorphic rock?