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Earth's Resources

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    Rocks, minerals & resources
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  • Name the layers of the Earth.
    Crust, Mantle, Outer core and Inner core
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  • What is weathering?
    The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces.
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  • What is erosion?
    Erosion is the moving of sediment from one place to another.
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  • What is deposition?
    When sediment accumulates in one place.
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  • Name ONE sedimentary rock.
    Sandstone, limestone etc
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  • Name ONE metamorphic rock.
    granite gneiss, marble, slate etc
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  • Name ONE igneous rock.
    basalt, pumice, granite etc.
  •  15
  • Name the THREE types of rocks.
    Sedimentary, igneous & metamorphic.
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  • What can change the landforms on Earth?
    Wind, water, ice, tectonic activity.
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  • TRUE OR FALSE. The longer the time the smaller the crystal size in an igneous rock.
    FALSE
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  • TRUE OR FALSE. Heat and pressure change rocks into metamorphic rocks.
    TRUE
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  • What does the law of superposition state?
    The oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest layers are at the top.
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  • What was the first stage in fossilisation?
    DIE!
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  • What is the fossil record?
    All known fossils on Earth that have been discovered.
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  • What is a trace fossil?
    Any indirect evidence of past life - fossil poo, tracks, eggs, nests etc
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  • Why did we make rock road?
    To show the formation of a sedimentary rock
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