Science 903 self test 1 study guide
Aristotle
deduced earth's shape
core
deepest part of the earth
atmosphere
earth's layer of gas
meteorites
extraterrestrial indicators of the earth's internal composition
Conglomerate is primarily mud or clay.
false
Dome mountains are pushed upward by sideways pressure.
false
Igneous rocks contain large amounts of carbon.
false
TRUE/ FALSE Oceans cover almost 50% of the earth's surface.
false
The rock that underlies the ocean is granite.
false
Igneous rocks are made mainly of compounds of __________.
Silicon and oxygen
igneous
rock cooled from magma
sedimentary
rock made from particles
batholith
a large mass of intrusive igneous rock that is beneath the earth's surface
metamorphic
category of rock that results from pressure and heat
core
central atmosphere of iron
granite
cores of continents are made chiefly of this
The mantle is apparently molten throughout.
false
Pyramid builders
first to calculate earth's diameter
Metamorphic rock originated under conditions of __________.
high temperature and high pressure
sills
igneous intrusions injected between horizontal layers
mantle
interior layer of rock
Shield volcanoes result from __________.
liquid lava
nitrogen
most abundant gas in the atmosphere
Crust
outer shell of the earth
Mantle rock becomes liquid when ___________.
pressure is reduced
Newton
reasoned that earth bulges at equator
Extrusive rock is not associated with__________ mountains.
remnant
metamorphic
rock changed by heat and pressure
sea mounts
submarine mountains that were once active volcanoes
rhyolite
the equalizing of granite that has crystals too small to be seen.
volcanic shield
the mountain type that results from fluid lava
asthenosphere
the partially melted zone in the upper mantle
sandstone
the sedimentary rock that may become quartzite
folded
the type of mountains resulting from sideways pressure on the crust
Metamorphosed limestone is marble.
true
Rapidly cooled rock contains small crystals.
true
Some meteorites have the same composition as the earth's core.
true
The asthenosphere is located in the upper mantle.
true
Volcanoes are located along zones of __________ in the crust.
weakness
intrusive rock
magma that does not reach the surface
