The formation around the Pacific Ocean where most volcanoes occur.
What is The Ring of Fire?
100
The type of plate boundary where two plates push towards each other.
What is convergent?
200
The definition of weathering.
What is the breaking down of a rock.
200
The definition of erosion.
What is the movement of sediment (broken down rock)?
200
The type of rock that is formed by heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic?
200
The liquid that flows out of volcanoes.
What is lava?
200
The type of plate boundary where two plate pull away from each other.
What is divergent?
300
The process of breaking down a rock with chemicals?
What is chemical weathering?
300
Is this an example of erosion by wind, water, ice or gravity?
Rivers forming canyons slowly over time.
What is water?
300
The type of rock that is formed by layers.
What is sedimentary?
300
A volcano that does not erupt any more.
What is and extinct volcano?
300
The type of plate boundary where two plate rub against each other.
What is transform?
400
Which process is NOT physical weathering?
A) Water flowing over rocks
B) Wind breaking down rocks
C) Acid rain breaking down rocks
What is C.
400
Formations that are caused by erosion and deposition of sand.
What is sand dunes?
400
If you found a fossil of a fish in a rock layer you could predict that rock layer used to be ___________.
What is underwater?
400
This occurs when two plates slip past each other and cause the Earth to move a little.
What is an earthquake?
400
What three things occur at plate boundaries?
What are volcanoes, earthquakes and mountain ranges?
500
Which process in NOT an example of chemical weathering?
A) Acid Rain hitting rocks
B) Ice breaking a rock
C) Cave water (with minerals) breaking down rocks
What is B?
500
The definition of deposition.
What is the dropping of sediment in a new place?
500
The study of rocks, minerals, fossils and earth's surface.
What is geology?
500
True or False. Volcanoes can appear in Kentucky.
What is False.
500
The name of the fault in California where many earthquakes happen in the United States.
A) San Andreas Fault
B) California Fault
C) San Diego Fault