Earth science Review Flashcards
(16 cards)
Describe folded mountains.
Mountain looks like rug pushed against a wall
What is a mineral?
Naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms.
Describe Plateaus.
Flat raised areas of land made of nearly horizontal rocks
List two facts about Latitude
North and South Are the lines
Latitude comes first
Describe upwarped mountain
Forces inside earth push rocks UP
What Is found at a volcano eruption site
The world’s youngest rocks
What type of rock is formed from cool magma or lava?
Igneous
What is 0° east or west
The prime meridian
What is the sedimentary rock?
Formed from:
minerals from a solution
Cemented sediments
True or false:
Earth is divided into 24 time zones
True (24 hours)
How are fault Block mountains made?
Huge,tilted blocks of rock separated by other. Rock because of faults
What is a rock?
A mixture of:
minerals, rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other natural methods.
Name 2 kinds of igneous rocks.
Intrusive and extrusive
What is chemical composition?
Each mineral has its own chemical formula
Describe 2 facts about longitude
- Represents E and W
2. Also called meridians
0° longitude refers to…
The prime meridian
