1.1 Forces shaping earth Flashcards
1
Q
earths center is a dense solid hot iron mixed with other metals and rock
A
core
2
Q
a layer of hot rock surrounding earths core
A
mantel
3
Q
hot melted rock that comes out of the valcano
A
magma
4
Q
upper thin rocky shell that forms the surface
A
crust
5
Q
large areas of land on the crust
A
continent
6
Q
how the continents were formed
A
plate tectonics
7
Q
are sudden and violent movements of earth’s crust
A
earthquakes
8
Q
movements make cracks in the earth called
A
fault
9
Q
is when water and ice, chemicals and even plants break rocks apart into smaller peices
A
weathering
10
Q
water , wind , and ice move away weathered in a process called
A
erosion
