Concepts - understand the big picture

What are tectonic plates?
What is the difference between igneous and sedimentary rock?
What do the different colors on a topographic map (also called a relief map) show?
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
How did the earth come to have an iron core?
How do geologists use stratified rock layers to learn about fossils?

What is erosion?
Erosion can be caused by  __________________   and/or ____________________.
What is the characteristic shape of a volcano? Why?
What do stratified rocks look like?
Diagrams that show the interior of our planet label three different layers.  What are the layers called?

Picture It!

Draw a diagram of a river's path to the sea, showing the changes in the steepness of the ground.
Draw a diagram of a volcano, showing where the lava comes up and how the ash and lava build the slopes.