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2.1 Practice Forces Shaping the Earth

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
erosion
d.
magma
b.
crust
e.
plate tectonics
c.
mantle
 

 1. 

layer of hot, dense rock surrounding the Earth’s core
 

 2. 

melted rock that is called lava when it comes from a volcano
 

 3. 

movement of rock by water, wind, and ice
 

 4. 

part of the Earth that includes the continents
 

 5. 

explains how the continents move
 

Short Answer
 

 6. 

What are Earth’s layers?
 

 7. 

What is the theory of plate tectonics?
 

 8. 

What are the seven continents?
 

 9. 

What causes earthquakes?
 

 10. 

How do chemicals cause weathering of the Earth’s surface?
 



 
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