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30 Cards in this Set
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Name the layers of the earth.
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Crust, Mantle, Outer core and inner core.
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What is the outer layer of the earth called?
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Crust
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What is the innermost layer of the earth.
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core - inner core
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A scientist who studied the composition and history of the earth is known as a what?
a - biologist, b - meteorologist, c - botanist, d - geologist |
d - geologist
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Where is magma located?
a - above the earth's surface b - below the earth's surface |
b - below the earth's surface
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Rocks formed from magma are called what type of rock?
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Igneous
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Rocks formed under intense pressure and heat are called what type of rock?
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Metamorphic
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Particles such as mud and sand settle out of water and cement together making what type of rock?
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Sedimentary.
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Which layer of the earth is the thinnest and is made of different kinds of rocks?
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crust
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Which layer is made up of heavy metals, such as iron and nickel, in a liquid state. Choose from inner core, outer core, mantle and crust
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outer core
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Which layer consists of molten (melted) rock? (Think magma) Choose from inner or outer core and inner or outer mantle.
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Outer mantle - think magma
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Which is the deepest layer from which geologists have been able to take rock samples. Core, mantle, or crust.
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Crust
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What is the state of matter within the inner core?
Solid, liquid, gas or plasma |
Solid
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Soil is made of which of the following things? a - rock particles, b - decaying plant matter, c - decaying animal remains d - all of the above.
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d - all of the above.
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What do we call the series of processes that change rock from one type to another over a long period of time?
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The rock cycle.
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The names of the 3 major groups of rocks are based upon what? a - the minerals in the rock, b- when the rocks formed, c - the rock's grains, d - how the rocks formed. (Think igneous,metamorphic & sedimentary)
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d - how they were formed.
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Which type of rock is formed from rock particles close to the surface of the crust?
metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous, or sediment |
sedimentary
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Which rock is named for the greek term to change?
igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary |
metamorphic
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Erosion and depositiion play roles in the formation of what kind of rock?
metamorphic, sedimentar, igneous |
sedimentary
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When lava cools, which type of rock is formed?
igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary |
igneous
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Which type of rock is deposited in layers and compressed into rock
igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary |
Sedimentary
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In which type of rock are fossils typically found?
igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic |
sedimentary
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Which type of rock is changed by intense heat and pressure?
igneous, metamorphic or sedimentary |
metamorphic
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Sediments become sedimentary rocks due to what processes?
weathering & erosion, melting, cooling, heat & pressure or compaction & cementation. |
compaction & cementation.
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Sedimentary rocks become metamorphic rocks due to what processes? weathering & erosion, melting, cooling, heat & pressure or compaction & cementation.
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heat & pressure
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Metamorphic rock becomes magma due to what process?weathering & erosion, melting, cooling, heat & pressure or compaction & cementation.
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melting
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Magma becomes an igneous rock due to what processes?weathering & erosion, melting, cooling, heat & pressure or compaction & cementation.
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cooling
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Igneous rocks become sediments due to what processes? weathering & erosion, melting, cooling, heat & pressure or compaction & cementation.
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weathering & erosion
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Igneous rocks become metamorphic rocks due to what processes? weathering & erosion, melting, cooling, heat & pressure or compaction & cementation.
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heat & pressure
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Metamorphic or sedimentary rocks become sediment due to what processes? weathering & erosion, melting, cooling, heat & pressure.
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Weathering & erosion.
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