Astronomy
Lithosphere
Rocks
Plate Boundaries
Plate Tectonics
100
In Earth's elliptical orbit and referencing Kepler's 2nd law of planetary motion, which phase would Earth be in when orbiting closer to the Sun?

What is perihelion?

100
The 3 major layers of the Earth from outside to inside?
What is crust, mantle and core
100
This type of rock is formed by cementation and compaction.
What is sedimentary rock
100
At what type of boundary do rift valleys form?
What is divergent - continent-continent
100
The Hawaiian Islands formed over this type of feature
What is a hot spot
200
Kepler's first law says that planets orbit the sun in this shape.
What is an ellipse.
200
This is what causes plates to move.
What is convection currents in the mantle.
200
This is the type of rock that fossils are found in
What is sedimentary rock
200
Volcanic arc of islands form at this type of plate boundary.
What is convergent - ocean/ocean
200
This happens at divergent boundaries on the ocean floor and build new sea floor
What is sea floor spreading
300
This causes the change in direction of the tilt of the Earth's axis.
What is precession
300
The upper, movable part of the mantle
What is the asthenosphere
300
This type of rock is formed by heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock
300
Mid ocean ridges form at this type of boundary
What is divergent - ocean/ocean
300

This is where sea floor is lost to the mantle

What is deep ocean trenches - subduction zone

400
This is the type of heat transfer when energy from the Sun travels to Earth.
What is radiation
400
This part of the core is liquid
What is the outer core
400
This type of rock is formed by cooling and crystallization
What is igneous rock
400
Folded mountains like the Himalayan Mountains form at this type of boundary
What is convergent - continent/continent
400
This is the region where most of the volcanoes and Earthquakes on Earth occur
What is The Ring of Fire - Pacific Basin
500
This is the type of tide that occurs when the Sun, Earth and moon are aligned.
What is a spring tide.
500
Of oceanic and continental crust, which is denser?
What is oceanic crust
500
This is the type of igneous rock formed from lava
What is extrusive igneous rock
500
This is an example of a transform boundary
What is The San Andreas Fault
500
This is the place on the Earth's surface above where the Earthquake forms.
What is Epicenter
600

What contains the most of the mass in our solar system?

What is the sun?

600

The movement of the sections of crust as they interact from the influence of the asthenosphere 

What is plate tectonics?

600

Molten material found inside the Earth

What is magma?

600

Alfred Wegner is credited with this theory

What is continental drift?

600

This is the fastest wave released from an earthquake, and arrives first

What is a p-wave?

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