Chapter 1
The Study of the Earth's makeup, and how it changes over time
What is Geology
Instrument that tracks waves through the planet
Floor is trembling, books are falling, people are frightened. What event is happening?
What is an earthquake
When magma shoots through a crack on the surface, what does it become?
What is lava
In Ice Age, was caused the Continental Drift?
What was the squirrel trying to bury his acorn
Inner part of the Earth
What is the core
Three ways tectonic plates can move causing an earthquake
1. pull apart
2. collide
3. slide past each other
When a volcano has erupted in recent years or may erupt again it is called...
What is an active volcano
Things that can be found inside of sedimentary rocks
What are fossils
Scientist who founded the theory of Continental Drift
Who is Alfred Wegener
The outermost layer of the Earth
What is the crust
Earthquakes occur at which point of tectonic plates
What are the boundaries
Volcanoes that will not erupt again are called....
extinct volcanoes
When magma cools down and becomes solid it forms this type of rock
Igneous Rock
Supercontinent
What is Pangea
Earth's crust is divided into big puzzle pieces, called....
What are tectonic plates
Giant wave that can travel as much as 500 mph
What is a tsunami
The Ring of Fire goes around a big part of which large body of water?
What is the Pacific Ocean
Sandstone is this type of rock
What is Sedimentary Rock
Problem with Wegener's theory
What is that Wegener couldn't explain "HOW" the continents had moved.
Liquid that erupts from seams in the ocean floor
What is magma
The scale we use to measure an earthquake's magnitude
What is the Richter scale
A famous Volcano of hot water, or Geyser, that is very punctual
What is Old Faithful Geyser
Type of metamorphic rock used for construction or to make sculptures
What is marble