Pearson 8.1 Review Questions

What is the ASTHENOSPHERE

• removal of weathered rock particles from the site of the weathering

• the physical, chemical & biological processes that break rocks down into smaller pieces

• the settling of broken rock material to form sediment

• top layer of the mantle, composed of‘plastic’ rock

What is WEATHERING

• removal of weathered rock particles from the site of the weathering

• the settling of broken rock material to form sediment

• the physical, chemical & biological processes that break rocks down into smaller pieces

• top layer of the mantle, composed of ‘plastic’ rock

What is EROSION

• removal of weathered rock particles from the site of the weathering

• the settling of broken rock material to form sediment

• the physical, chemical & biological processes that break rocks down into smaller pieces

• top layer of the mantle, composed of ‘plastic’ rock

What is DEPOSITION

• removal of weathered rock particles from the site of the weathering

• the settling of broken rock material to form sediment

• the physical, chemical & biological processes that break rocks down into smaller pieces

• top layer of the mantle, composed of ‘plastic’ rock

___ is the study of rocks

Which is the layer of Earth that we live on

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Inner Core

• Crust

What is the order of Earth's layers, from the outer one to the inner one

• Crust, core (outer and inner), mantle

• Core (outer and inner), mantle, crust

• Crust, mantle, core (outer and inner)

• Mantle, core (outer and inner), crust

The endless cycling of rocks and the materials they contain through Earth's processes is:

What are the main causes of PHYSICAL WEATHERING (choose up to 4)

• Temperature change

• Water/Ice

• Salts crystallising

• Wind

• Plants

What are the main causes of CHEMICAL WEATHERING (choose up to 3)

• Salts crystallising

• Water

• Acids

• Gases

• Enzymes