properties of the earth.
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks and Minerals
100
study of the solid earth
What is geology
100
the theory that the earths continents have drifted apart
What is continental drift
100
the primary waves that emit from an earthquake
What are p waves
100
the opening in the side of a volcano that's lets out magma
What is a vent
100
least reliable source to identify minerals, easiest to obtain.
What is color
200
the spinning of the earth on its axis
What is rotation
200
thin dense crust around the ocean floor
What is oceanic
200
secondary waves that come after p waves
What is s waves
200
magma that erupted from a volcano that's on the earths surface.
What is lava
200
rocks that form under ground.
What is intrusive
300
the outer most layer of the earth
What is crust
300
thick light crust on land
What is continental crust
300
regions where plates under stress move
What is fault zones
300
mafic lava with a jagged texture.
What is aa
300
rocks that form above ground.
What is extrusive
400
the inner most layer of the earth
What is the inner core
400
a theory of a super continent
What is pangea
400
a giant tidal wave that created from an earth quake
What is tsunami
400
ropy lava that cools slowly
What is pahoehoe
400
scale from 1-10 or softest to hardest.
What is mohs hardness scale
500
a conclusion to scientific inquiry
What is scientific law
500
the diverging of oceanic crust and forming a new sea floor.
What is seafloor spreading
500
point under the surface of the earth where plates fault
What is focus
500
bb sized chunk of rock
What is lapilli
500
the reflectivity of a mineral
What is luster
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