Earth Flashcards

(24 cards)

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Rock formed from cool cooled magma or lava.

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Igneous Rock

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Combination of 2 or more minerals

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Rocks

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2
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Outer layer of earth.

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Crust

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3
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Rock formed from compacted sediments.

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Sedimentary

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4
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Pure substance found in earth. Combine to form rocks.

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Minerals

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5
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Rock formed when another rock undergoes extreme heat and pressure.

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Metamorphic Rock

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Scale used to determine the hardness of rocks and minerals.

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Moh’s Scale Of Hardness

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7
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Breaking down of rocks due to physical contact with other objects without changing what it’s made of.

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Physical Weathering

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8
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Thickest layer of earth. Composed of magma.

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Mantle

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9
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Occurs when one plate moves under the other.

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Subduction Zones

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10
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Melted rock inside the earth.

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Magma

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11
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Melted rock outside the earth.

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Lava

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12
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Continents used to be one landmass, broke apart and drifted away.

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Continental Drift Theory

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13
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Part of earths core composed of liquid metal.

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Outer Core

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14
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Layer of earth broken into plate tectonics.

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Lithosphere

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15
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Plates that separate.

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Divergent Plates

16
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Plates that slide past one another.

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Transform Boundaries

17
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One large landmass.

18
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Part of earths core composed of solid metal.

19
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Two divergent plates in ocean floor slowly move away from each other.

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Sea Floor Spreading

20
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Lithosphere is broken into places that constantly move.

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Plate Tectonic Theory.

21
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Plates the collide

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Convergent Plates

22
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Breaking down of rocks due to a chemical reaction.

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Chemical Weathering.

23
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The movement of weathered particles.