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The reactions between the mineral in rock and elements in the air or water that changes the makes up of the rock.
a) mechanical weathering
b) chemical weathering
c) erosion
d) deposition

gradual breakdown of rocks near the earth's surface from rain, water, temperature, animals or insects
a) mechanical weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) chemical weathering

Tectonic plates slide past one another and cause earthquakes
a) spreading/divergent
b) diving/subduction
c) colliding/convergent
d) sliding/transform

tectonic plates that bend and fold against one another causing mountains
a) spreading/divergent
b) diving/subduction
c) colliding/convergent
d) sliding/transform

tectonic plates that are forced under another plate causing volcanoes
a) spreading/divergent
b) diving/subduction
c) colliding/convergent
d) sliding/transform

Tectonic plates moving away from one another - magma pushes up
a) spreading/divergent
b) diving/subduction
c) colliding/convergent
d) sliding/transform

A sudden movement of the earth's crust that is followed by aftershocks.
a) erosion
b) landslide
c) earthquake
d) volcano

Large rigid sections of the earth's crust that are in constant motion.
a) volcanoes
b) dinner plates
c) fractures
d) Tectonic plates

Europe and asia combine to form one large land mass called..
a) Europe
b) North America
c) Canada
d) Eurasia

Which layer of the earth contains the continents and oceans?
a) mantle
b) crust
c) outer core
d) inner core

How many continents are on the earth?
a) 10
b) 8
c) 7
d) 4

How thick is the earth's crust?
a) 20 miles
b) 20 inches
c) 200 miles
d) It isn't thick at all

In the mantle the layer closest to the core is solid...
a) ice
b) rock
c) lava
d) sand

Molten (melted) rock of the mantle is called...
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) nickel
d) magma

Inner core is made of
a) fractures, earthquakes
b) melted iron and nickel
c) solid iron and nickel
d) coal and oil

The 4 layers of the earth's interior
a) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
b) layers, rock, water, metal
c) crust, mantle, middle core, atmosphere
d) magma, ocean, continent, plate

wearing away and movement of weathered materials from one place to another. Also caused by gravity, glaciers, and landslides.
a) mechanical weathering
b) chemical weathering
c) erosion
d) deposition

the process that deposits rock and soil onto land
a) mechanical weathering
b) chemical weathering
c) erosion
d) deposition

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