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FawcettEPQuiz1
Fawcett Earth Processes Quiz 1
| 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 |