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Earth Info Test

Mrs. Eisenlord

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plastic upper part of the mantle on which tectonic plates float on asthenosphere
hard, rocky part of Earth, made up of the top of the mantle and the crust lithosphere
outermost layer of the earth crust
solid innermost layer of the earth inner core
liquid-like layer of the earth close to the center outer core
largest layer of the earth mantle
rock that can be smooth and glassy igneous rock
rock made from cooled magma igneous rock
rock that can have fossils in it sedimentary rock
pieces or imprints of living things found only in sedimentary rock fossils
the process that can create new rock and change rock into different kinds rock cycle
rock that has visible rocks, sand or pebbles sedimentary rock
rock that has wavy layers metamorphic rock
gneiss, marble and quartzite are examples of this metamorphic rock
sandstone, limestone and conglomerate are examples of this sedimentary rock
scientist who found out about seafloor spreading Harry Hess
scientist who proposed Continental Drift Alfred Wegner
theory that continents were not always in the same location Continental Drift
rock formed by volcanoes igneous rock
obsidian, rhyolite and granite are examples of this igneous rock
when one plate gets pushed under another and melts subduction
rock formed with heat and pressure metamorphic rock
when two plates collide because they are moving towards each other (forming mountains) convergent boundary
graphic organizer that shows major events over time timeline
Age of Mammals Cenozoic Era
Age of Reptiles Mesozoic Era
when plates slip past each other, and can cause earthquakes and volcanoes to form transform boundary
rock that is formed by sedimentation and compaction sedimentary rock
first era in Earth's history Precambrian
when two plates are pulling away from each other divergent boundary
when rock is broken down into smaller pieces weathering
when wind, water and glaciers carry sediment away erosion
era that started with an explosion of life Paleozoic Era
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