The Scientific Method/Properties of Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks and Minerals
100
Oblate Spheroid
What is the shape of Earth?
100
The straightening of plates after plates under stress snap
What is Elastic Rebound Theory
100
Mafic lava that cools slowly and produces a ropy texture
What is Pahoehoe
100
Sediment that is compacted and cemented together
What is a Sedimentary rock
200
Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice
What are the two solstices on Earth
200
2 plates that slide past each other
What is a transform boundary
200
The point on the crust directly above the focus
What is an epicenter of an earthquake
200
Pyroclasts larger than a tennis ball
What is a volcano bomb
200
Rocks do not reveal any stripe patterns
What does a rock look like with a Non-Foliated Texture
300
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun
What is the meaning of Revolution
300
The diverging of oceanic crust and forming new seafloor
What is Seafloor Spreading
300
Fast moving primary waves
What are P waves
300
Magma which erupts onto the surface
What is Lava
300
1-10, 1 is the softest and 10 is the hardest
What is the Mohs Hardness Scale
400
A conclusion to a scientific inquiry which cannot be proven
What is a Theory
400
a mountain chain formed due to seafloor spreading
What is a mid-ocean ridge
400
Slower moving shear wves
What are S waves
400
Thick, light colored lava found primarily in continental crust
What is Felsic lava
400
When a mineral breaks along smooth, flat surfaces
What is Cleavage
500
Observation, Oceanography, Meteorology, Astronomy
What are the 4 studies of Earth Science
500
The Earth's crust and top layer of the mantle
What is the lithosphere
500
Regions where pates under stress move apart
What is a fault zone
500
Feature produced when an emptied magma chamber causes a volcano to collapse
What is a Caldera
500
The reflectivity of a mineral
What is Luster
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