The Scientific Method / Properties of Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks and Minerals
100
State the problem
What is the first step in the scientific method
100
a meteorologist who developed the continental drift theory
Who is Alfred Wegener
100
They move faster than S waves
What is P waves
100
melted rock
What is lava
100
an ingenuous rock texture of fine crystals
What is aphanitic
200
Gather information
What is the second step in the scientific method
200
These were found on matching coastlines
What are fossils
200
What moves slower than P waves
What is S waves
200
the layer of Earth which a volcano sits atop
What is the crust
200
when sedimentary rock is squeezed together
What is compaction
300
Form a hypothesis
What is the third step in the scientific method
300
They fit together like a puzzle
What are coastlines
300
A device that measures and records seismic waves
What is a seismograph
300
the third smallest particle
What is lapilli
300
a class of sedimentary rock, made from smaller rocks or sand
What is clastic
400
Test a hypothesis
What is the fourth step in the scientific method
400
A supercontinent when Earth was all connected
What is Pangaea
400
It measures the strength of seismic waves
What is a Richter Scale
400
a composite volcano
What is Mount Saint Helens
400
an ingenuous rock texture of fine and large crystals
What is porphyritic
500
State a conclusion
What is the fifth step in the scientific method
500
The superocean surrounding Pangaea
What is Panthalassa
500
This measures the intensity of an earthquake
What is a Modified Mercalli Scale
500
volcanic ash
What is the second smallest particle
500
an ingenuous texture of ash material and chunks of rock
What is fragmental
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