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What is the order of the layers of the earth from outside to inside?
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crust, inner core, mantle, outer core
crust, core, mantle
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
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Which layer of the Earth is slushy, plus convection currents move the rock in a circular motion?
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outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
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What is the order of the layers of the earth from outside to inside?
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Which layer of the Earth is slushy, plus convection currents move the rock in a circular motion?
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The earth’s crust and the upper part of the mantle make up the physical layer (marked with an arrow) called the
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Look at the picture. Which type of crust is thinner, oceanic or continental?
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The innermost layer of the earth that is solid and composed mainly of iron and nickel is the
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If the asthenosphere is 3000 km thick and the conversion factor to draw the asthenosphere is 5 cm= 1000 km, how would you set up this problem?
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If the asthenosphere is 3000 km thick and the conversion factor to draw the asthenosphere is 5 cm= 1000 km, how thick would you draw the asthenosphere? (Do the math!)
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Which TWO layers of the earth are liquid?
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Which two layers of the earth are solid?
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__ breaking down rocks using chemical or mechanical means.
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___ the movement of weathered rocks to a new location.
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Deposition is when rocks ____ in a new location. Some examples of this could be sand dunes or deltas at the mouth of a river.
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Some things that can cause weathering and erosion are
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Erosion and deposition are the SAME in that....
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Erosion and deposition are different because
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Some examples of Karst topography are
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Indiana has lots of caves because our bedrock is ___, which can be easily eroded with water.
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Compared to the crust, the mantle is
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__glaciers made the northern part of Indiana flat and the southern part hilly because they smashed down northern Indiana as they moved, pushing rock ahead of them toward Southern Indiana.
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___ glaciers carve U-shaped valleys like the one seen in the picture.
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Southern Indiana is hilly because glaciers
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The picture shows one type of Karst topography- a ___, which is common when a cave is underneath the same area.
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The lithosphere is made of the
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The landscape of northern Indiana is flat because it was carved by a/n
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When given a direction to compare AND contrast two things, what do you need to do?
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Glaciers are "agents" (help with) erosion AND deposition because they
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Karst topography does not include glaciers because
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If the asthenosphere is 5000 km thick and the conversion factor to draw the asthenosphere is 1 cm= 1000 km, how thick would you draw the asthenosphere? (Do the math!)
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Glaciers in ANY mountainous area are called ___ glaciers.
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Name the layers of the Earth from the inside out.
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The tectonic plates on Earth move around on the ___ , which is made of the crust and top of the mantle.
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The type of crust that is thin but very dense (heavy) is ___.
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True or False? The caves of Indiana (especially Southern Indiana) were formed by glaciers.
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True or False? The flat Indiana landscape was formed by an alpine glacier.
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True or False? The flat northern Indiana landscape was caused by Karst topography (caves and sinkholes)
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True or False? The mantle is the deepest layer of the Earth.
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True or False? Convection currents happen on the crust.
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True or False? Glaciers erode AND deposit rock by picking it up and moving it to a new location.
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True or False? The innermost, solid layer of the earth is the inner core.
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True or False? Erosion can only be caused by wind or water.
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True or False? Erosion is when rock is broken down by chemical or mechanical means.
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True or False? Weathering is when rock is moved to a new location by wind, water, etc.
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True or False? Continental glaciers carve U-shaped valleys into mountainous areas.
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True or False? Southern Indiana is hilly because of alpine glaciers.
