CKLA Unit 5 Geology - Mid Unit Assessment

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What is the study of the makeup of earth and how it is shaped and changes called?

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Geology

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True or False: Long ago Earth used to be one big land mass called Pangaea.

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True

Front

True or False: Earth's largest thickest layer is called the MANTLE.

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True

Front

What is the blue layer of earth called?

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Crust

Front

True or False: Drifting continents happened because of tectonic plates.

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True

Front

What are tectonic plates?

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Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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Crust

Front

What is the layer beneath the crust called?

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Mantle

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What is the innermost layer of the Earth?

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Inner Core

Front

What is the process called when rocks break down into smaller pieces?

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Weathering