A trench is formed when one plate goes beneath another during this process
What is subduction
100
What type of land would be washed away most quickly - land that was steep or land that is flat
What is steep
100
The type of currents that cause plates to move
What is convection currents
200
This is where you find the contour interval on a topographic map
What is at the bottom of the map
200
The organic material in soil
What is humus
200
Draw a model of a transform boundary
What is two arrows sliding past one another
200
Potassium, phosphorous and nitrogen in soil provide plants with this
What is nutrients
300
Find the elevation of point A on the depression Ms. Oenes draws on the board if the contour interval were 20ft.
What is ............
300
3 ways you could classify a mineral
What is color, density, hardness, luster, streak, cleavage, fracture, etc.
300
What is it called when rock breaks at a transform boundary
What is a fault
300
When sediments are deposited as water empties into an ocean, a _________ forms
What is a delta
300
_______________ = Force/Mass
What is acceleration
400
This indicates that your topographic map has a steep slope or a fast flowing river in an area.
What is lines are placed closer together.
400
An intrusion inside the earth is made of this
What is magma
400
Two characteristics a fossil must have to be considered an index fossil
What is it must be widely distributed and exist for a short period of time
400
Man made channels cut through wetlands and allow ________ ____________ intrusion, which kills fresh water plants
What is salt water
400
If I throw a ball in the air and it curves downward, what force is at play
What is gravity
500
When contour lines are shaped like a _____ they point upstream to higher eleveations
What is a V
500
Why would you not be likely to find a fossil inside of an intrusion
What is because it is made of magma that hardened into igneous rock.
500
In the model Ms. Oenes draws on the board, what occurred most recently
What is the intrusion
500
Why might people not want to construct a building near a meandering river on the coast
What is
— The river’s course changes due to erosion and deposition.
— It’s on the floodplain.
— The ground might be unstable.
— The ground can become saturated/a swamp.
— The meanders change positions overtime.
500
Find the net force acting on the box Ms. Oenes draws on the board