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10 Cards in this Set
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Which type of rock is formed from malting and cooling, lava and magma
IGNEOUS |
Which type of rock is changed by heat and pressure?
METAMORPHIC |
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What provides information about life and the conditions of the past?
FOSSILS |
Which two layers are composed of primarily rocky material?
CRUST AND MANTLE |
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Rocks move and change over time due to.....within the earth
HEAT and PRESSURE |
Rocks move and change on the surface of the earth due to .......
Weathering and Erosion |
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How can rocks be tested?
OBSERVED, GRAIN SIZE, CLEVAGE, COLOR AND FOSSILS |
Layers of sediment cemented together.
SEDIMENTARY ROCK |
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Rocks move and change over time due to.....within the earth
HEAT and PRESSURE |
Rocks move and change on the surface of the earth due to .......
WEATHERING and EROSION |
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Which layers are compsed primarily of iron and nickel.
INNER and OUTER CORE |
Which two things increase with depth beneath the surface?
PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE |
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What is the name given to the boundary of the plates where most earthquakes and volcanoes are located?
FAULTS |
Plates that can move together are called....
CONVERGENT BOUNDARIES |
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Plates that move apart are called.....
DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES |
Plates that slip past each other hrizontally are called....
STRIKE SLIP/TRANSFORM/SLIDING BOUNDARIES |
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Rocks and other material are constantly being broken down by what?
CHEMICAL and PHYSICAL WEATHERING |
What can be moved by water and wind and deposited as sediment?
WEATHERED ROCK |
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What causes movement of material within the Earth?
HEAT ENERGY |
What is the name given to large continent sized blocks that move slowly about the Eaths surface, driven by heat?
PLATES |
