Formation of Earth's Surface Review

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What is the layer of Earth that has the highest density and is composed of solid iron and nickel?

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Inner Core

Front

How are rocks classified?

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Rocks are classified based on how they are formed.

Front

What type of rock forms when magma or lava cools and hardens?

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Igneous rock.

Front

What geological event occurs at divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and hot spots?

Back

Volcanoes.

Front

Which layer of Earth creates the magnetic field due to radioactive decay?

Back

Outer Core.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust.

Front

What type of rock is formed from the compression of sediments?

Back

Sedimentary rock.

Front

What is the process called when rocks change from one type to another due to heat and pressure?

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Metamorphism.

Front

What is the layer of Earth located between the crust and the outer core?

Back

Mantle.

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

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Plate tectonics.