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Shaping Our Earth Review
Shaping Our Earth Review
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Which one is NOT one of the Earth's layers?
Inner and Outer Core
Space
Crust
Mantle
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What is "deposition"?
Rocks are dropped in a new place
Rocks are created
3
The inner core is made of...
liquid magma
solid iron
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What is "weathering"?
The breaking down of rocks
The bouncing of rocks
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What is it called when plates move away from one another and magma rises to the surface creating underwater volcanoes?
Subduction Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
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What is a convergent plate boundary?
When plates move towards one another and can create mountain ranges
When plates move away from one another and can create mountain ranges
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The _______ is the outermost layer of Earth. It is thin and broken up into plates that move. (This is where we live)
Mantle
Crust
None
Core
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Which is NOT a fossil?
Bones
Clothes
Coral
Shells
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Fossils can be used as tools to help us_______
understand other planets in space
see what Earth will be like in the future
see what Earth was like long ago and how it has changed over time
get money
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How can we tell how old rock layers are?
Taking them out for dinner
Using a ruler
Using the Law of Superposition
With a clock
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Which erodes faster?
loose sediments (sand, pebbles, soil)
areas of land with vegetation (plants)
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T or F? The event E happened after D
True
False
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Plate tectonics is...
The movement of of the Earth's core
Layers of rocks
The Law of Superposition
The movement of Earth's plates
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The ______ is the layer below the crust. It contains liquid hot magma that moves the plates on Earth's surface.
Core
None
Crust
Mantle
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Which layer is the oldest?
D
C
B
A
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T or F? Fossils are things left behind from organisms that are still alive
True
False
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A gradual slope = slower rate of erosion
True
False
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What is "strata"?
rock layers
water
plants
temperature
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How do you feel about the test?
Great, I am ready!
I need help.
Good but I should study a little more.
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What is "erosion"?
When rocks stay in the same place
When rocks from one location to another
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What is a transform plate boundary?
plates move past one another (sliding side by side) can cause earthquakes
plates move in circles (up and down) can cause earthquakes
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How can Earth's surface change over time?
Deposition
Erosion
All of the above
Weathering
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Which layer is the youngest?
B
A
C
D
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What does the
Law of Superposition
tell you?
the oldest rocks will be at the bottom and the youngest will be on the top
the youngest rocks will be at the bottom and the oldest will be on the top.
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What is it called when plates move towards one another and one plate goes underneath the other causing volcanoes?
Subduction Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
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A steep slope = slower rate of erosion
True
False
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The ______ has two parts. The inner part is solid and made of iron. The outer part is made of liquid nickel iron-alloy.
Core
Crust
Mantle
None
