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5th Grade- Ch. 9 Earth's Changing Surface

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What is the outer most and thinnest layer of Earth?   Crust  
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What layer of Earth is under the crust and made of liquid rock?   Mantle  
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What layer is made up mostly of iron?   Core  
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The outer core is liquid or solid?   Liquid  
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The inner core is liquid or solid?   Solid  
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What is created by the flow in the currents in the core?   Magnetic Field  
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What makes up the lithosphere?   Crust and Mantle  
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What do scientists study to learn about Earth's core?   Vibrations from earthquakes  
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What force is being felt when two plates jerk into a new position?   Earthquake  
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Is a volcano a constructive or destructive force?   Constructive  
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What type of boundary is created when plates move toward each other?   Colliding Boundary  
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What type of boundary is created when plates move away from each other?   Spreading Boundary  
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What type of boundary is created when plates move past each other in opposite directions?   Sliding Boundary  
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What type of rocks are basalt, pumice and granite?   Igneous  
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What is the center of an earthquake called?   Epicenter  
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What is caused by an underground earthquake in the ocean?   Tsunami  
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What type of weathering occurs when rock is broken by gravity, ice, or plant roots?   Mechanical Weathering  
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What type of weathering occurs when rock is broken by acid rain or fungus?   Chemical Weathering  
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What layer of soil contains the most decayed material?   Topsoil  
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What layer of soil contains many minerals and less decayed material?   Subsoil  
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What layer of rock is made of mostly solid rock?   Bedrock  
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What is movement of materials away from one place?   Erosion  
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What is the placement of new material in a new place?   Deposition  
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Is erosion a constructive or destructive force?   Destructive  
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Is deposition a constructive or destructive force?   Constructive  
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What are you looking for when you rub a mineral on a rough, hard, white surface?   Streak  
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Where can the oldest fossils be found?   Deep in the Earth  
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What type of rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens and has visible crystals?   Igneous  
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What types of rock are sandstone and conglomerate?   Sedimentary  
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What types of rock are gneiss and slate?   Metamorphic  
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What type of rock forms when layers of materials and rocks settle on top of each other and harden?   Sedimentary  
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What type of rock forms when solid rock is squeezed and heated to very high temperatures?   Metamorphic  
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What is formed when shorelines erode quickly?   Harbors and Inlets  
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What might farmers plant to prevent wind erosion from damaging their fields?   Trees  
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