The Scientific Method / Properties of Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks and Minerals
100
A prediction based on observation and logic
What is a Hypothesis
100
a proposed supercontinent 200 million years ago
What is Pangaea
100
first waves that arrive from an earthquake
What is P Waves
100
any structure which moves magma to the earth's surface
What is a volcano
100
a rock compacted and cemented together from sediments
What is a sedimentary rock
200
Study of the Earth's Atmosphere
What is Meteorology
200
a mountain chain formed due to seafloor spreading
What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge
200
the point under the surface where the plates fault
What is the focus
200
the opening which magma erupts to the earths surface
What is a vent
200
rocks that form above ground
What is a extrusive rock
300
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How many layers is the Earth made of.
300
where two plates move toward one another
What is a convergent boundary
300
a device which measures seismic waves
What is a seismograph
300
the thinnest of all pyroclasts
What is volcanic dust
300
rocks that form from the cooling and crystalizing of magma
What is igneous rocks
400
A conclusion to a scientific inquiry which can be proven
What is a Scientific Law
400
thin, dense crust found on the ocean floor
What is Oceanic Crust
400
the measure of energy in seismic waves
What is magnitude
400
the process where one plates moves underneath another and forms volcanoes
What is subduction
400
the measure of the ability of a mineral to be scratched
What is the hardness of a mineral
500
the two dates per year which direct sunlight hits the equator
What is the Equinoxes
500
the movement of heat through the asthenosphere which causes plates above to move
What is a Convection Current
500
A region surrounding the Pacific Ocean where most of Earth's earthquakes and volcanoes occur
What is the Ring of Fire
500
light colored, thick lava primarily in oceanic crust
What is Felsic Lava
500
gluing sediments together
What is cementation
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