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Rocks formed from bits and pieces of other types of rocks.
The reversal of earth's __________ is indicated in the way the iron minerals are aligned in the mid atlantic ridge.
A mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic material, minerals, air and water.
A rock type also known as volcanic glass.
Type of boundaries in which continental plates move together.
Era where humans first appeared.
Size of crystals formed when magma cools extrusively.
_____________rocks are formed from magma which is rich in silica but poor in magnesium and iron.
Transfer of heat resulting from the flow of heated materials rising above the more dense cooler material.
Oil, natural gas, coal.
The softest mineral on the Moh's hardness scale.
The cyclical rising and falling of sea level in an area caused by the gravitational pull of the moon is called a
Temperature at which a liquid becomes solid.
The most common element in the Earth's crust.
Two or more different types of atoms chemically bonded.
Rock formed from magma cooling inside the crust of the Earth.
Atoms with the same atomic number but a different mass number.
The second most common element in the Earth's crust.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
Theory of this relplaced Wegner's theory.
True or false: Wood is a mineral?
What is changed so that it can be tested in an experiment.
Gas in the stratosphere that absorbs UV.
Matter in the rock cycle is never created nor_____________.
Rock with silica content between granitic and basaltic rock.
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Largest division of geologic time (encompassing the longest time).
Has mass and takes up space.
The layer of atmosphere closest to the crust of the Earth where most weather occurs.
Pattern of weather over many years in a region.
One of the six basic mineral crystalline shapes.
The Mesozoic was the age of th_________
The most common mineral in the Earth's crust.
The land heats and cools_________than the water which causes land and sea breezes.
Similar fossils and rock layers on different continents led to Alfred Wegner's theory of ________________.
Process in which oceanic crusts are forced under continental crust.
An explanation of how or why something happens in the world that is backed up by a lot of data and observations.
Hardest mineral on the Moh's hardness scale.
The _________________effect and differences in the heating of the oceans and land create distinct wind patterns on earth.
A charged atom.
Temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas.
Factors that you try NOT to change in order to test what is changed in an experiment.
Size of crystals formed when magma cools very slowly.
Term referring to the dropping of sediments that were eroded.
Type of organism in Earth's percambrian history responsible for changing Earth's atmosohere by producing oxygen.
Rock formed from magma rich in magnesium and iron but poor in silica.
Type of electromagnetic waves that have been known to kill bacteria and cause skin cancer.
Type of weathering caused by ice, animals, water, plant roots, etc. but does NOT change the chemical composition of the rock.
Moraines, till, outwash, and plucking are all terms associated with this agent of erosion.
The tilt of the Earth's axis with respect to the sun causes ____________
Properties of matter that result in the changing of that matter into a new substance
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Earth and Space Challenge Quiz

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