Amazing Atoms
What is the charge of a neutron?
Neutral
What is the process by which rock splits as water in the rock expands?
Frost wedging
Where is younger rock on the seafloor in relation to ocean ridges?
Which type of volcano is often the result of a hotspot? ShieldVolcano or StatoVolcano?
Shield Volcano
Frost wedging is an example of which type of weathering?
Physical/ Mechanical Weathering
The number of protons in an atom is called the...
Atomic Number
What is the process where rock is eroded and carried/deposited by a glacier?
Glacial Drift
Through which process does magma become igneous rock?
solidification
If a volcano has high viscosity lava - what type of eruption will it likely have?
Explosive
Did Alfred Wegener use remnant magnetism to support continental Drift? (Yes or no)
No
How does electronegativity increase across the periodic table?
Which is more dense - solid or liquid water?
Liquid water
Through which process does sedimentary rock become magma?
Melting
Which type of volcano has steep sides? Shield or Strato?
Stratovolcano
At what type of boundary does the process of subduction occur?
Convergent
Which is more electronegative in a water molecule? Hydrogen or Oxygen?
Oxygen
What is the erosional surface/outer edge of a stream called?
Cut bank
Where is older rock located on the Seafloor in relation to ridges?
Further from ridges
What direction will hot magma move within the mantle?
Up
Which layer of the Earth includes the crust and upper part of the mantle?
Lithosphere
The number of protons AND neutrons in an atom is called the....
Mass number
Through what process does Igneous rock become sediments?
Weathering and erosion
Through which process will sediments become sedimentary rock?
Compaction/Cementation
What is another name that we mentioned in class for a Stratovolcano
Composite
Which type of volcano typically has low viscosity magma - Shield Volcano or StratoVolcano?
Shield