Terminology Time
Earth and its Layers
Tectonic Furor
Name. That. Rock!
Beckerology (Becker Picks the Movie II)
100
This refers to any remains of an organism preserved in rock or soil
Fossil
100
The "sphere" of the earth primarily including the air, clouds, and weather.
Atmosphere
100
This is the name of Earth's most recent supercontinent, when all Earth's modern continents were fused together.
Pangaea
100
This is sandstone. What kind of rock is it?
Sedimentary
100
This 2001 Dreamworks masterpiece launched the studio into a powerhouse that could rival Disney. Following the journey of an ogre rescuing a princess, this complete pastiche of fairy tales and Disney movies was considered a punishment for animators who could not "handle" working on Prince of Egypt.
Shrek
200
Also called volcanic rocks, this term refers to a class of igneous rocks cooled quickly by the atmosphere or water.
Extrusive Igneous Rocks
200
This is the largest layer of the earth, consisting primarily of magma
Mantle
200
This scientist is widely credited as the founder of plate tectonic theory.
Alfred Wegener
200
This is Granite. What kind of rock is it?
Igneous
200
This 1977 film by George Lucas created the largest science fiction franchise in history, rivaling its other two astronomical heavy-hitters. Following a farm boy seeking to join a galactic war, his wise old mentor, two scoundrels (the mouth and the muscle), and a princess who's perfectly comfortable picking up a blaster and shooting back, this cultural phenomenon is remembered by nerds forevermore.
Star Wars (A New Hope)
300
This term refers to the process by which organic material, like bone, is replaced with rock.
Lithification
300
The "sphere" of the Earth primarily including the ground, soil, and rock layers.
Lithosphere
300
This plate boundary occurs when two tectonic plates scrape against each other side to side
Transform boundary
300
This is slate. What kind of rock is it?
Metamorphic (specifically foliated)
300
This critically-acclaimed film is considered one of the most quotable films in the world. Following the rushed romance of a farm-boy-turned-dread-pirate and a farm-girl-turned-princess, the revenge arc of a Spanish swordsman, and the wit of a Sicilian conman and his crew, this fantasy romance is one of the few I will still watch.
The Princess Bride
400
Also called plutonic rocks, this term refers to a class of igneous rocks formed deep within Earth's crust by slowly-cooled magma.
Intrusive Igneous Rocks
400
This innermost layer of the earth is completely solid, but not uniform, and controls the magnetic field.
Inner core
400
This form of plate boundary creates valleys and rifts, and is caused by tectonic plates moving away from each other.
Divergent boundary
400
This is Gabbro. What kind of rock is it?
Igneous
400
One of two Japanese animated films to win an Oscar, this 2001 Studio Ghibli masterpiece follows the journey of a young girl attempting to leave the world of Yokai, Japanese spirits of concepts, manners, and emotions.
Spirited Away
500
Also called a protolith, this refers to an early form of rock that will develop into a new metamorphic rock (i.e. in the shale-->slate line, shale would be this kind of rock)
Parent rock
500
This subsection of the crust consists of its self-named type of plate, found deep beneath Earth's waters
Oceanic Crust
500
This is Earth's largest oceanic plate. It creates the largest ring of volcanic and seismic activity commonly referred to as the Ring of Fire.
Pacific Plate
500
This is Chert. What kind of rock is it?
Metamorphic Rock (specifically non-foliated)
500
This 1910-born explorer is most famous for his nature documentaries about the sea, including The Silent World and World Without Sun.
Jacques Cousteau