Year 8 The Earth

Branch of science concerned with earth, rocks and processes by which they change overtime...

• geology
• biology
• physics
• chemistry

The outermost layer of the Earth that contains the continents and the oceans.

• mantle
• crust
• outer core
• inner core

What are the three types of Rocks?

• Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
• Sedimentary, Igneous, Marble
• Sandstone, Lava, Metamorphisis
• Sediment, Lava, Heat and Pressure

This type of rock is formed when you cool melted rock.

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Lava Rock

This type of rock is MOST likely to contain fossils.

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

The process where one type of rock can change into another type of rock is known as ____

• The rock cycle
• Sedimentation
• Igneous
• Composition

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• compaction and cementation
• melting and cooling

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.   Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.

• Rock Cycle
• Uplift
• Deposition
• Erosion

What does a 1 in the Mohs hardness scale mean?

• The mineral is really hard
• The mineral is softer than glass
• The mineral harder than a penny
• The mineral is softer than a fingernail