Vocabulary
Earthquakes
Tsunamis & Volcanoes
Zones of Earth
Miscellaneous Reference Table Questions
100
What is the layer of rock that forms the outer shell at the top of Earth’s interior
The lithosphere.
100
Which is faster traveling P-waves or S-waves?
P-waves.
100
What is a tsunami and what makes it occur?
A large wavelength ocean wave produced by disruption on the ocean floor (earthquakes).
100
The continental crust is thicker.Is the continental crust thicker or thinner then the oceanic crust?
The continental crust is thicker.
100
How much oxygen is in the troposphere?
21%.
200
What is the upper portion of the lithosphere
Earth's crust.
200
What can P-waves travel through?
Solid, liquid and gasses.
200
Is a volcano formed by intrusive or extrusive igneous rock?
Extrusive igneous rock.
200
It's a solid from all of the pressure being pushed on it.Is the inner core solid or liquid?
It's a solid from all of the pressure being pushed on it.
200
When magma solidifies it becomes what type of rock?
Igneous rock.
300
What is the concept that sedimentary rocks and some extrusive igneous rocks, such as lava flows, form in horizontal layers parallel to Earth’s surface
Original horizontality.
300
How do you find the location of an epicenter?
By using at least three seismograph locations and finding where they all intersect.
300
What is one serious problem that can occur when a volcano is done exploding? (hint - the ash in the air)
The volcanic ash can block insolation and cooling Earth’s surface, potentially putting us into another ice age.
300
The outer core.What can S-waves not travel through?
The outer core.
300
What is the largest Eon in the Geologic History of New York State?
Precambrian.
400
Strata or beds. What are the layers of sedimentary rocks called?
Strata or beds.
400
How are most earthquakes caused?
By the movement along faults.
400
What does a volcanic eruption give off to Earth's surface?
Gives off gasses, lava and lava rock.
400
Earth is composed of crust, mantle, Moho, outer core and inner core.Name the different zones of Earth that it is composed of.
Earth is composed of crust, mantle, Moho, outer core and inner core.
400
In a station model where is the temperature located?
Upper right.
500
What are P-waves?
They cause the particles they travel through to vibrate in the direction the waves are moving.
500
What scientific instrument measures earthquake waves?
Seismograph.
500
Intrusive rocks are formed when...
Magma stays within the lithosphere.
500
What is the whole crust and uppermost portion of the mantle called?
The lithosphere.
500
Where do stars spend most of their life?
Main sequence.
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