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Process in which soil, sediment, and sand are formed
deposition
erosion
weathering
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Why are there still footprints on the moon?
There is no water or wind on the moon
There is no weathering on the moon
They're very deep footprints
3
The crust is
2,200 miles thick
3-43 miles thick
5 inches thick
1,800 miles thick
4
Remains or traces of past life
crust
erosion
Pangea
fossil
5
Shaking of ground from energy release in the crust.
Weathering
Continental Drift
Earthquake
Volcano
6
Physical feature of Earth's surface
Plate
Fault
Landform
Mass Movement
7
Factories cause acid rain, which can
wear rock down
deposit rocks
create new rocks
8
Process of moving sediment from one place to another
weathering
deposition
erosion
9
Process of dropping sediment in a new location
deposition
weathering
erosion
10
Why is the center of the Earth solid?
Because it is where rocks come from
Because of great pressure
Because it is hot
Because the core is metal
11
Hot, soft rock from lower mantle
Lava
Magma
Volcano
Ash
12
Downhill shifting of rock and soil because of gravity
crust
fault
continental drift
mass movement
13
Opening in crust in which lava flows
fault
chamber
volcano
plate
14
Magma is on the ____________ while lava is on the ________________
outside, inside
surface, inside
inside, outside
15
Outer, very thin layer of Earth
mantle
core
crust
inner core
16
Rigid block of crust and upper mantle
Plate
Landform
Mantle
Fault
17
T/F The crust is the thinnest layer of Earth
True
False
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Theory of how continents move over Earth's surface.
erosion
Pangea
continental drift
fault
19
Middle layer of Earth
Crust
Core
Plate
Mantle
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T/F The layers of the Earth can be compared to the layers of a hard boiled egg
True
False
21
Place where pieces of crust move
plate
magma
landform
fault
22
T/F The mantle is made of solid iron and nickel
False
True
23
The core is
3-43 miles thick
1,800 miles thick
2,200 miles thick
