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