The Scientific Method/Properties of the Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks and Minerals
100
What is the first step in the scientific method?
State the Problem
100
What was the name of the super continent that consisted of all of earth's land and existed 200 million years ago
Pangaea
100
What is the nickname of the region bordering the Pacific Ocean where 80% of all earthquakes occur?
The Ring of Fire
100
What is the name of any structure that brings magma from below the surface and ejects it onto the surface?
Volcano
100
What is intrusive igneous rock?
Igneous rock that forms underground
200
What is the name of the value in a set of data that occurs the most?
The mode
200
What was the name of the super ocean that existed 200 years ago?
Panthalassa
200
What device is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
The Richter Scale
200
In a volcanic structure, what is the name of the tube where magma rises to the surface through the volcano?
Conduit
200
What is extrusive igneous rock?
Igneous rock that forms above ground
300
What is the name of things that change during the experiment?
Variables
300
What is the name of the crust of the earth that is more dense due to compression from water?
Oceanic Crust
300
What is the name of the scale that measures an earthquakes intensity based on how much damage has been caused?
The Modified Mercalli Scale
300
What is a Magma chamber?
A chamber below a volcano where magma is stored
300
What is one characteristic of all Minerals?
Solid, Inorganic, Occur Naturally, Orderly Crystalline Structure, or Same chemical composition
400
What is the name of lines of a map that run vertically and measure east and west?
Longitude Lines
400
What is the name of the meteorologist that developed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegner
400
What is the name of the device used to record earthquakes and measure seismic waves?
A Seismograph
400
Which type of volcano is the most explosive?
Composite Volcanoes
400
What are silicates?
Any minerals containing oxygen and Silicon
500
How many layers does the Earth have?
Four
500
What is the name of the Geologist/Navy sub commander that developed the theory of sea floor spreading?
Harry Hess
500
What is the name of a massive wave caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor?
Tsunami
500
What are volcanic bombs?
Largest classification of pyroclasts
500
What is the name of the scale used to measure the hardness of Minerals?
Mohs Scale
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