Geology Earth Science

What is the outer most layer of the earth? Describe it.

What is the second outer most layer of the earth? Describe it.

What is the Lithosphere made up of?

What is the inner core made from and where is it in the earth's structure?

Where does the outer core sit in the earth's structure and what is it made from?

What is the earth's lithosphere broken into? Describe them.

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

What two types of tectonic plates are there?

Where do earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?

What is Magma?

What are the two main shapes that a volcano can be?

What are the three words that describe a volcano based on it's activity?

What are the characteristics of a Shield volcano?

What are the Characteristics of a Composite volcano?

What is a pyroclastic flow?

How much km3 of material does a super volcano erupt?

What type of volcano forms a depression, called a caldera (a volcano forms a cone shape)?

How often do super volcanoes tend to erupt?

Rocks are made of ______ that fit together.

What are the two type of grains?

What is an example of a rock with interlocking grains?

What is an example of a rock with rounded grains?

Rocks with rounded grains are more likely to ______ ______.

Rocks that absorb water are called ______.

What are the three main types of rock?

What type of grained rock is softer, more crumbly?

What are the five important stages in the formation of sedimentary rock?

How long does it take sedimentary rock to form?

What is igneous rock made out of?

Igneous rocks contain randomly arranged interlocking crystals. The size of the crystals depends on how quickly the molten magma solidified. The ______ the magma cools the bigger the crystals.

If the magma cools slowly, large crystals form in the rock. This can happen if the magma cools deep underground. Rock that have formed like this are called intrusive igneous rocks. What are 2 examples of this type of rock?

Can sedimentary rocks contain fossils?

Can igneous rocks contain fossils?

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

Can metamorphic rocks contain fossils?

What are the three types of weathering?

Give as many examples as you can of physical weathering.

How can a plant cause biological weathering?

How can an animal cause biological weathering?

Rain is naturally slightly acidic. What effect could this have on rocks?

Acid rain is a type of rain that is caused by burning fossil fuels (which produce carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide). This causes the rainwater to become more acidic. What effect does this have on our buildings, trees, animals and other things?