Earth's changing surface

The Earth's outermost and thinnest layer is called the_________

• mantle

• land

• crust

Weathering is a destructive force on Earth's surface. Compare and contrast mechanical weathering and chemical weathering.

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How do scientists learn about the mantle and core of Earth?

• They use a drill to make a hole, then they go and study the mantle and core.

• They study material that pushed through cracks in the crust.

• They don't

• I have no idea

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Explain 2 ways that the movement of Earth's plates change the surface of Earth. Pages 266-267

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What makes up Earth's lithosphere?

• The top part of the mantle and the crust above it.

• Dirt and water

• Crust and core of the Earth

• mantle and outer core

What is an Igneous rock?

• It has thin layers of rock

• it has visible crystals

• it is smooth and white

• it has curved layers of rock

What force do people feel when two plates jerk into a new position?

• hurricane

• tornado

• tsunami

• eartquake

Which is a constructive force of nature?

• volcano

• hurricane

• tsunami

• erosion

Which is not a kind of igneous rock?

• basalt

• granite

• pumice

• sandstone

Which soil layer has the greatest amount of decayed material in it?

• Organic matter

• subsoil

• parent material

• bedrock

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