changes what the rock is made out of

As you go down into the Earth,

pressure, temperature and density increase

Relative age dating is

a comparison to the age of something else

Radioactive dating is accurate because

radioactive isotopes decay at a constant rate

How do plants help prevent soil erosion?

they hold soil with their roots

is the absolute age of a rock/fossil

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1
Chemical weathering
changes what the rock is made out of
is physical weathering
moves the rock to another place
make the rock younger
2
As you go down into the Earth,
only pressure increases
pressure, temperature and density increase
pressure ,temperature and density decrease
density and temperature decrease
3
Erosion means_____, deposition means _____.
break down; carry away
lay down ; break down
carry away; lay down
constructive; destructive
4
The upper mantle and crust make up the
crumantleosphere
lithosphere
asthenosphere
top of my pizza
5
Relative age dating is
a comparison to the age of something else
the age in years
the age of your relatives
6
When humans build cities, this will also
increase air pollution
decrease desertification
stop deforestation
decrease air pollution
7
Radioactive dating is accurate because
it is the relative age
radioactive isotopes decay at a constant rate
two half- lives equals one life
radioactivity is in the air
8
The outer core is ____, the inner core is _____.
liquid, gas
liquid, solid
solid, liquid
solid, slippery
9
How do plants help prevent soil erosion?
they eat soil
they make soil
they hold soil with their roots
they catch soil blowing in the wind
10
A CONSTRUCTIVE force that shapes the Earth is
weathering
erosion
deposition
11
Scientists believe the Earth is about
4.5 years old
5.4 million years old
4.5 billion years old
6.5 billion years old
12
The breaking down of rock is called
erosion
weathering
rockinization
deposition
13
Humans practice deforestation when they
build cities in forests
plant many trees
cut down many trees
help forest animals
14
Which is a landform NOT found in Florida?
volcano
peninsula
plateau
glacier
15
Radioactive dating
is the relative age of a rock/fossil
is Mrs. Powers' age
is the absolute age of a rock/fossil
none of the above/below
16
In the picture above, what do the red arrows represent?
radiation
conduction
warm air rising
cool air falling
17
Changes to Earth's surface can happen slowly or quickly.
No way!
It is changing???????????Uh, oh.
slowly quick
So true!
18
Landforms are not permanent because
once formed, they do not change
dinosaurs ate them
gravity makes the spherical
they are shaped by erosion
19
All dead organisms become fossils.
Nope
quite possible
Yep
Maybe
20
When mountains become rounded they are
made by transform plate boundaries
younger
made by subducted plates
older
21
Which layer(s) of the Earth are solid?
mantle, crust,outer core
crust, inner core
inner core, mantle, crust
crust, outer core

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