| A | B |
| What is the Crust | earth's outermost and thinist layer |
| How do scientists study the mantle and core of Earth? | study material pushed through cracks in crust |
| What is the lithosphere? | the top of the mantle and the crust above it |
| When 2 plates move suddenly what do people feel? | Earthquake |
| What is a constructive force of nature? | Volcano |
| A type of rock that is NOT igneous | Sandstone |
| Types of rocks that are igneous are? | Basalt, pumice, and granite |
| What property can you use to identify a mineral? | hardness, streak, luster, shape, texture, magnetism |
| What is deposition? | placing materials in a new place |
| What is one way farmers prevent wind erosion of top soil? | Surround fields with barriers such as trees |
| How are harbors and inlets formed? | some areas erode faster than others |
| Which soil layer has more decayed material in it? | top layer |
| What test do you use to determine the streak of a mineral? | Streak test, rubbing a mineral on a hard white surface |
| In which layer of rock is the oldest fossil? | The bottom layer |
| What feature will tell you a rock is igneous? | it has visible crystals |