Science: Earth, Life, Physical, Personal and Socail Perspectives, Process

Question 1

What is the layers of earth?

Answer 1

crust (continental crust: granitic/ oceanic crust: basaltic), mantle (stiffer), outer core (liquid), inner core (solid)

Question 2

Solid earth layers can be defined by either their __________ or _______properties

Answer 2

chemical or rheological Properties

Question 3

the interior shape layered in spherical shells

Answer 3

the structure of solid earth

Question 4

crystalline solids which form directly from the cooling of magma

Answer 4

Igneous rocks

Question 5

rocks which make up the majority of the crust

Answer 5

Igneous rocks

Question 6

the rock which is made as layers of this debris get compacted and cemented together

Answer 6

Sedimentary rocks

Question 7

secondary rocks, because they are often the result of the accumulation of small pieces broken off of pre-existing rocks

Answer 7

Sedimentary rocks

Question 8

the rock to be moved into an environment in which the minerals which make up the rock become unstable and out of equilibrium with the new environmental conditions.

Answer 8

Metamorphic rocks

Question 9

How is soil formed?

Answer 9

soil is formed by five factors:

1. parent material
2. climate
3. living organism
4. topography
5. time

Question 10

The process of the breaking down rocks

Answer 10

Weathering

Question 11

sedimentary rocks that are formed from broken bits and pieces of other existing rocks that settle out of water or air

Answer 11

Clastic sedimentary rocks

Question 12

they are formed from chemicals (elements) dissolved in water. Lakes, rivers, oceans, and ground water all have elemental chemicals dissolved in them.

Answer 12

chemical sedimentary rocks

Question 13

are composed of organic matter in the form of plant fragments. We usually think of this group of rocks as coal

Answer 13

organic sedimentary rocks

Question 14

naturally occurring inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition, and an ordered atomic arrangement.

Answer 14

mineral

Question 15

What substances can be found in concrete

Answer 15

cement, sand, water, aggregate(small stones) or sometimes crushed rock

Question 16

the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.

Answer 16

fossil

Question 17

discontinuous layer of water at or near the Earth’s surface. It includes all liquid and frozen surface waters, groundwater held in soil and rock, and atmospheric water vapor.

Answer 17

hydrosphere

Question 18

what are the four major oceanic bodies

Answer 18

(i) the Pacific, (ii) the Atlantic, (iii) the Indian and (iv) the Arctic.

Question 19

True or False: The Paci­fic is the largest ocean, both in surface area and volume.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What kinds of minerals contained in salt minerals

Answer 20

Essentially all the metals that exist,

especially Sodium, Potassium, and Magnesium