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26 Cards in this Set
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Which process occurs rapidly?
A. earthquake B. weathering C. movement of glacier D. forming of soil from rock |
A. earthquake
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Which type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?
A. igneous B. metamorphic C. sedimentary |
C. sedimentary
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A compass needle line up with Earth's ________.
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magnetic field
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Name the outermost layer of Earth.
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crust
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Name a rock that is created when a river compacts and cements material into a rock.
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sedimentary
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Name a characteristic of soil that would best classify it as sand, silt, or clay?
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composition of the soil(what the soil is made up of)
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If a fossil were found on top of a mountain, what would be a good explanation of how the fossil got there?
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The land that made the mountain was once underwater.
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Where are most volcanoes located?
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along tectonic plate boundaries
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What can give a rock a distinctive shape?
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weathering and erosion
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How is an igneous rock formed?
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Magma cools and becomes a solid rock.
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To identify soil which characteristic would be the least helpful?
A. color B. temperature C. particle size |
B. temperature
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Name a landform that is created when two continental plated collide.
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mountains
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Name the process involved in the formation of sedimentary rock.
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weathering of metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks to form sediments
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Name the layers of Earth from outermost to innermost.
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crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
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Name a landform this is not formed by weathering and erosion.
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a crater
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Where do earthquakes occur?
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Most earthquakes occur along the edges of Earth's tectonic plates.
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How do sinkholes and caves form in Indiana?
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Groundwater dissolves rock below the surface.
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Describe the Earth's mantle.
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It is a layer of rock that flows very slowly(like putty)
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Name the type of soil that consists of tiny particles of quartz and silica, coarse grained, does not retain moisture and poor in plant nutrients. Is it sandy, loamy, clayey, or chalky.
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sandy
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How much time is between the Paleozoic Era and the Mesozoic Era?
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many millions of years
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Describe plate tectonics.
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Tectonic plates move in a different direction and there are more than a dozen of them.
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How does a sedimentary rock change into a metamorphic rock?
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heat and pressure
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How does an sedimentary rock change into an igneous rock?
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melting into magma, crystallizing, cooling and solidifying
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How does a new ocean floor form?
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Molten rock(magma) rises through the crust and hardens to create ocean floor.
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What causes movement of materials in Earth's mantle?
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covection currents
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There are areas in Indiana that are hilly and areas that are flat. What might have been the cause of these differences in geographic features?
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glaciers covered Indiana with till deposits
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