Rocks and a hard test
This is the process on how rocks change from one type to another.
The Rock Cycle
The natural process of rocks breaking down through natural processes.
Weathering
The Earth when its continents were one giant landmass is called?
Pangea
A earthquake starting underwater cna create what?
Tsunami's
This is the name of the area in the USA where most tornadoes occur?
Tornado Alley
This type of rock is formed in layers that are compacted on top of each other.
Sedimentary
This is the process of broken down rocky material being transported or moved to new locations.
Erosion
Tectonic Plates pulling apart from each other are called?
Divergent Boundaries
What is the name of the center of an earthquake on the surface of the crust
Epicenter
The most expensive Hurricane ever?
Hurricane Katrina
This rock type is formed from the cooling of molten magma/lava
Igneous
This is the settling of transported rocky material that was broken down and transported away from its original location.
Deposition
Tectonic plates that push together are called?
Convergent Boundaries
The scale used to measure earthquakes is named?
The Richter Scale
What is the name of the scale used to measure tornadoes?
Fujita Scale
This type of rock is formed through extreme heat and pressue under the surface of the Earth.
Metamorphic
The most violent Earthquakes occur at these types of locations?
Subduction zones
Tectonic Plates that move in opposite directions of each other are called?
Transform Boundaries
What is the name of the instrument that measures earthquake intensity?
Seismograph/Seismometer
The fastest/strongest Hurricane ever recorded? Double POINTS! How fast was it recorded?
Hurricane Melissa
252mph
This glass like rock is formed from the rapid cooling of lava hitting water, it can also be very sharp.
Obsidian
This volcano was the last eruption on the US mainland.
Double Points: What is the location of the Caldera in the Western US?
Mt. Saint Helen
Yellowstone National Park
The majority of volcanoes are located in this region?
The Ring of Fire
This volcano was most famous for mummifying the people who got trapped by a pyroclastic flow.
Double Points: WHat ancient city did it destroy
Mt. Vesuvius
Pompeii
What is the major difference between a tornado and a hurricane?
Hurricane: Forms on the ocean