FawcettEPQuiz1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Name 3 pieces of evidence Alfred Wegener used to support his theory of continental drift. | Evidence: • similar fossil evidence on different continents • the appearance of matching coastlines of continents • glacial deposits of the same age and type found on different continents |
What name did Wegener give to the supercontinent? | Pangaea |
The crust is made from what materials? | solid rock and soil |
The mantle is made from what material? | molten rock |
The core is made from what material? | iron and nickel |
Which of the following layers is the hottest? | inner core |
Which of the following layers is the densest? | inner core |
Which of the following layers is the thickest? | mantle |
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral? | Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. They are just one material. |
Which material would be deposited first; soil, gravel, or sand? | Gravel |
What is mechanical weathering? | The physical breakdown of rocks |
What is erosion? | When particles of rocks are carried away |
What is lithification? | When sediment is cemented together to form a sedimentary rock |
What is chemical weathering? | The breakdown of rocks caused by chemical reactions with other substances |
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