What is geology, oceanography, meteorology, astronomy
100
what are areas that new crust is formed and old crust is moved away from the center
What is Mid-Ocean ridges
100
what is a fault zone
What is cracks at the plate boundary
100
what occurs on the surface of the earth lava or magma?
What is lava
100
how many types of minerals are there?
What is 2
200
what is the scientific method for?
What is to completes a scientific investigation
200
how many Lithospheric Plates have been identified
What is 30
200
where do 80 percent of the earth boundaries occur/
What is ring of fire
200
name one way volcanos form
What is
1. Plate Boundaries – Subduction and Seafloor Spreading
2. Hot Spots – Extremely hot intraplate regions where mantle rises
200
what are the 3 main rock types?
What is
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
300
what are Divergent Boundaries
What is Two plates move apart or “diverge” from each other
300
what is a Seismograph
What is A device used to measure earthquakes
300
how many types of mafic lava are there?
What is 2 (AA, and Pahoehoe)
300
name 3 differant types of minerals?
What is
1. Is a Solid
2. Is Inorganic
3. Is Naturally Occurring
4. Has a Fixed Chemical Composition
5. Has an Orderly Crystalline Structure
400
what is hubble law
What is
Law stating that all galaxies in the universe are moving away from one another Proves that the universe is expanding
400
what are Convergent Boundaries
What is Two plates collide or “converge” on each other
400
which is faster a primary wave of secondary?
What is primary
400
what type of volcano is mt. st. helens?
What is Composite Volcano (Stratovolcano)
400
which Rock is formed by the cooling and crystallization of magma
What is Igneous Rocks
500
what are the steps, in order, to the scientific method
What is
1. State the Problem
2. Gather Information
3. Form a Hypothesis – A proposed explanation
4. Test the Hypothesis
5. State a Conclusion
500
what is Continental-Continental Convergence
What is Two lighter crusts collide resulting in formations of mountains on land
500
how many different types of seismic waves are there and what are they/
What is 2, and body and surface waves
500
name the 3 types of volcanos
What is
1. Shield Volcano
2. Cinder Cone
3. Composite Volcano (Stratovolcano)
500
what is the rock cycle in order
What is
1. Magma – Cools and “Crystalizes” into Igneous Rock
2. Igneous Rock – Undergoes Weathering and Erosion to turn into Sediment
3. Sediment – Is Compacted and Cemented into Sedimentary Rock
4. Sedimentary Rock – Undergoes tremendous Heat and Pressure to turn into Metamorphic Rock
5. Metamorphic Rock – Melts into Magma