Geology Flashcards
Q: What is a scientist who studies the earth called?
A: Geologist
Q: What shape is the Earth?
A: Sphere
Q: What are the 3 most important words for geologists?
A: heat, pressure, and time
Q: What place allows geologists to study the most layers of rock?
A: The Grand Canyon
Q: What is the outer layer of the earth called?
A: crust
Q: What is the layer of Earth under the crust called?
A: Mantle
Q: What is the layer of Earth under the mantle called?
A: Outer core.
Q: What is the layer underneath the outer core called?
A: Inner core.
Q: Where is most of Earth’s rock located?
A: mantle
Q: What happens as you go deeper into Earth’s mantle?
A: It gets hotter, softer, and gooey.
Q: What state of matter is Earth’s outer core?
A: liquid
Q: What state of matter is Earth’s inner core?
A: solid
Q: If Earth’s inner core is so hot, why is it a solid?
A: Pressure
Q: What is the most common form of rock?
A: Igneous
Q: What igneous rock is also known as volcanic glass?
A: Obsidian
Q: Which of the big three ideas in geology is not a part of forming sedimentary rock?
A: Heat
Q: What kind of sedimentary rock is used to make steel?
A: Iron Ore
Q: What type of rock is marble?
A: Metamorphic Rock
Q: What are the three forms of rock?
A: Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
Q: What are the name of scientists who studies living things from long ago by looking at fossils?
A: Paleontologist
Q: What is the preserved body or imprint of a plant or animal that lived a long time ago called?
A: Fossil
Q: What kind of rock are most fossils found in?
A: Sedimentary.
Q: Which vertebrates came first?
A: Fish
