Earth Science Vocabulary Review

What is formed at location C?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

What is formed at location D?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

This law states that older layers in a rock formation are formed near the bottom, while newer layers are formed near the top

• Law of Supposition

• Law of Superstition

• Law of Superposition

• Law of Supercalifraguliciousexpialadocious

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The cycle in which rocks are created, broken down, and changed is known as the...

• water cycle

• carbon cycle

• rock cycle

The section of the Earth containing the crust and a small part of the mantle is known as the...

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

Another word for layers of the Earth is...

• uplift

• strata

• crust

• runoff

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The differences in appearance of the moon throughout the month is known as...

• constellations

• lunar phases

• stars

• new moon

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This changes the angle in which sunlight strikes the Earth's surface, resulting in seasons

• rotation

• axis

• axial tilt

• revolution

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The plate boundary where two plates slide past each other

• subduction boundary

• converging boundary

• diverging boundary

• transform boundary

Boundary type where two plates move towards each other

• converging boundary

• diverging boundary

• subduction boundary

• transform boundary

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