Earth Science Review

__________ explains how new ocean crust is created at ocean ridges.

This is thought to be the driving force for plate movement, taking place in the mantle

If obsidian rock is extrusive, granitic, what type of rock is it?

Soil is a mixture of weather rock and

All minerals are formed from ___________ processes.

Mechanical weathering is more rapid in a ________ climate.

The temperature water condenses from the atmosphere is

When cloud droplets collide and join together to from larger droplets it is called

The ancient single landmass that joined Earth's continents is called __________.

Ice wedging is a form of ___________.

What layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?

Large, vertically developing clouds that are associated with thunderstorms

The ___________ is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface.

Plates come together at ___________ boundaries.

Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that stated that Earth's continents had once been joined together

The ozone layer is found in what layer of the atmosphere?

Layered, sheet like clouds

Chemical weathering is more rapid in a _________ climate.

What mineral in limestone is reactive to HCl?

Energy transferred in the form of rays or waves is called

What gas makes up 78% of the gas in Earth's atmosphere?

Metamorphic rocks form as a result of temperature change and

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched is its _______________.

Boundary where plates slide past each other is called __________.