Earth Movements 1-2

Front

What is the thin, rocky, outermost layer of the Earth?

Back

Crust

Front

What do we call one of the six large land masses on Earth?

Back

Continent

Front

What is a smaller, larger, or actual size version used to represent the actual object?

Back

Model

Front

What is the study of Earth called?

Back

Geology

Front

What are scratches on rocks from glaciers moving across them called?

Back

Striations

Front

What is the layer of the Earth beneath the crust?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is the solid inner part of the Earth called?

Back

Core

Front

What do we call the movement of the Earth's plates?

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

What is the process by which rocks are broken down by weather?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the term for the gradual movement of soil and rock down a slope?

Back

Erosion