Scientific Method
What is the best unit of measure to measure an ant?
Millimeters
List the layers of the Earth starting with the outer most layer we walk on each day.
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
Name the three types of volcanoes we have studied.
Composite, Cinder Cone, and Shield
Describe the relationship between earthquakes and volcanoes.
Earthquakes and Volcanoes are often located where tectonic plates meet.
What term is not used to describe a mineral?
Naturally occurring, Definite Composition, Solid, Organic?
Organic
If you set up a deer feeder with different types of corn and watch it during the off season what scientific process are you practicing?
Gathering data
As you move toward the center of Earth pressure increase. In what layer is the pressure greatest?
Inner Core
How do active volcanoes located on islands create more land area on these islands?
Lava from volcanoes cool and hardens forming more land.
In an earthquake, where does the greatest amount of shaking occur?
Epicenter
If a Diamond is rubbed against Talc what will happen?
What holds topsoil in place?
Tree roots
The Earth's crust is constantly moving. What are these moving pieces called?
Tectonic Plates
What is a cone shaped mountain like volcano comprised of layers of ash and lava?
Composite Volcano
A convergent boundary between two continental crust plates forms
Folded Mountains
A material composed of small rock particles, water, air, and decomposing material is most likely what material?
Soil
Why are lithospheric plates able to move?
Because of the semi-molten magma in the mantle.
The distance between Dublin, Georgia and Dublin, Ireland is growing a few centimeters each year. What is causing this movement?
(HINT: These two locations are separated by the Atlantic Ocean.)
Sea-Floor Spreading
Metamorphic
A convergent boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust pieces forms a___
Volcanic mountain
If a student is trying to identify a specific mineral and they have already looked at the minerals color, hardness, cleavage, and luster; what is the final characteristic the student needs to look at?
streak
What role does a rock have in soil?
What two layers of Earth make up the lithosphere?
Crust and Mantel
What determines what type of volcano will form in a specific location?
The type of magma that feeds the volcano
Why do scientist watch Western Philippine Fault Lines carefully?
Western Philippine Fault Lines is a place where lateral pressure builds.
What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
A mineral is a naturally occurring substance with distinctive chemical and physical properties, composition and atomic structure. Rocks are generally made up of two of more minerals, mixed up through geological processes.