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24 Cards in this Set
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T/F...EARTH IS MADE UP OF SEVERAL LAYERS.
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TRUE
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T/F...THE CRUST IS THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF EARTH.
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TRUE
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T/F...TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY HIGHER IN THE MANTLE THAN IN THE CORE.
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FALSE
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T/F...SCIENTISTS ARE ABLE TO GO INTO THE MANTLE AND CORE TO LEARN ABOUT THEM.
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FALSE
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T/F...MOUNTAINS ARE FORMED BY THE MOVEMENT OF EARTH'S PLATES.
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TRUE
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T/F...PLATES MOVE VERY QUICKLY.
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FALSE
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T/F...EARTHQUAKES OCCUR AT FAULTS, OR CRACKS IN THE CRUST OF EARTH.
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TRUE
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T/F...VOLCANOES CAN ONLY FORM ON LAND.
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FALSE
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T/F...WEATHERING IS AN EXPLOSIVE FORCE THAT BLOWS ROCKS APART.
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FALSE
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T/F...GRAVITY AND ICE CAN CAUSE MECHANICAL WEATHERING.
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TRUE
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T/F...CHEMICAL WEATHERING OCCURS FASTER IN DESERTS THAN IN RAINFORESTS
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FALSE
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T/F...WEATHERING HELPS TO MAKE THE MIXTURE OF SEDIMENTS THAT MAKE UP SOIL.
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TRUE
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T/F...THE PROCESSES OF EROSION AND DEPOSITION ARE THE SAME.
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FALSE
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T/F...OCEAN WAVES CAUSE EROSION ON BEACHES.
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TRUE
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T/F...WIND CAN CAUSE BOTH EROSION AND WEATHERING.
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TRUE
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T/F...WIND EROSION ONLY OCCURS IN DESERTS
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FALSE
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T/F...YOU CAN FIND MINERALS IN THE ROCKS AND SOIL OF EARTH.
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TRUE
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T/F..ALL MINERALS HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF HARDNESS
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FALSE
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T/F...YOU CAN CLASSIFY MINERALS BY HOW SHINY THEY LOOK.
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TRUE
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T/F...SCIENTISTS HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED EVERY MINERAL THAT EXISTS ON EARTH.
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FALSE
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T/F...IN GENERAL, ALL ROCKS ARE FORMED IN THE SAME WAY.
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FALSE
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T/F...IGNEOUS ROCK IS FORMED BY PRESSING LAYERS OF ROCK TOGETHER.
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FALSE
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T/F...MANY FOSSILS CAN BE FOUND IN SEDIMENTARY ROCK.
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TRUE
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T/F...ROCKS CAN CHANGE FROM ONE TYPE OF ROCK TO ANOTHER, OR NOT CHANGE AT ALL.
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TRUE
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