The Changing EarthVocab
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Rocks and Minerals 200
What kind of rock is formed when hot magma cools?
Igneous
Vocab 200
The Earth’s lakes, oceans, and rivers are part of this…
The hydrosphere
Potpourri 200
Who is the best student teacher you’ve ever had???
(points go to both teams!)
Miss Case!
Potpourri 300
Mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes can all be caused by
this.
Plate movements
Weathering 200Weathered rock and soil are moved from
place to place by this process.
erosion
Potpourri 400
The outer part of the lithosphere is called the…
Crust
Rocks and Minerals 300
What do rocks do during the rock cycle?
Change
Rocks and Minerals 100When sedimentary rock is changed by heat
or pressure it forms this kind of rock
Metamorphic rock
Rocks and Minerals 400
The process that changes and breaks down rocks is called
Be careful this is a tricky one!
Weathering
Weathering 300As it slows down, water drops
eroded materials, a process called…
Deposition
Vocab 300Rocks, soils, and minerals are
part of this layer.
Lithosphere.
Weathering 400
Rocks that have been broken are __________ weathered
physically
Vocab 400Which layer is gasses which protect
the earth from too much sunlight?
Atmosphere
Weathering 500The earth’s surface is changed when
eroded materials are dropped in new places. This is called what?
deposition
Potpourri 500
When one tectonic plate pushes against another one, what might occur?
Mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
Weathering 100When wind or water moves
weathered rock or soil this is called
Erosion
Vocab 100The layer of the earth that is partly
melted and partly solid is called
The mantle
Vocab 500The theory that says the earth’s surface is
made up of moving plates is called what?
Plate Tectonics
Rocks and Minerals 500The part of the earth that contains
rocks and soil is called what?
Lithosphere
Potpourri 100
Starting from the middle, name the three layers of the earth?
Core, mantle and crust.