Chapter 1 & 2
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Moving apart, colliding, and sliding sideways past one another are three ways in which _______move?
What is erosion?
The movement of sediments from place to place.
How do fault-block mountains form?
Through the movement of tectonic plates.
What is the average depth of the ocean compared to the depth of the Mariana Trench.
The Mariana Trench is deeper than the average depth of the ocean.
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
What is the main cause of tsunamis?
What do myths help explain?
Unpredictable natural events.
What type of mountain looks like a great hump of rock with a rounded top?
Dome mountains
What type of animals are commonly found near hydrothermal vents?
Giant tube worms and crabs.
What was the name of the supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener?
Pangea
What is the name of the volcano that caused the year without a summer in 1816?
Tambora
What is the rock cycle?
The process of rocks being created, destroyed, and recreated.
Which of the following is responsible for creating U-shaped valleys in mountain ranges?
Glaciers
What is the main purpose of exploring deep-sea environments?
To understand the ocean better
What is the rate at which tectonic plates move apart along the mid-ocean ridge in the Atlantic Ocean?
About 0.8-2 inches a year.
What is the name of the largest tectonic plate?
Pacific Plate
What type of rock is formed from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
What is the process called when water expands as it freezes, pushing outward and enlarging cracks in rocks?
Ice Wedging
What are the three types of rocks?
Metamorphic, Sedimentary, and Igneous
What process creates new crust along mid-ocean ridges?
Seafloor spreading
What is the epicenter of an earthquake?
The point on Earth's surface directly about eh earthquake's focus.
Who is Pele?
The Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes.
What is physical weathering?
A process that breaks big rocks into smaller rocks without changing the minerals they contain.