scientific method / properties of earth
plate techtonics
earthquakes
volcanoes
rocks and minerals
100
this is the second step of the scientific method
What is gathering information
100
divergent boundaries
What are plates that are moving away from one another
100
ring of fire
What is the nickname of the region bordering the pacific where 80% of all earthquakes occur
100
magma
What is melted rock located below the earth's surface
100
glassy
What is the igneous rock with a shiny, and smooth texture
200
The study of the solid earth
What is Geology
200
continental-continental convergent boundaries
continents collide with continents and press together to form a mountains
200
elastic rebound theory
What is the name plates that try to move past each other, and begin to build up stress and eventually rebound back into shape
200
lava
What is melted rock located above the earths surface
200
intrusive
What are rocks that form underground
300
the study of the earths ocean and water
What is oceanology
300
continental-oceanic convergent boundaries
oceanic crust subducts under the continental crust and forms trenches on the ocean floor, and volcanoes on land
300
fault zones
What are cracks that occur when plates move past one another
300
conduit
What is the tube where magma rises through in a volcano
300
stratification
What process is this when forming sedimentary rocks, forms in layers
400
the study of everything outside of earth
What is astronomy
400
oceanic-oceanic convergent boundaries
one oceanic crust subducts under the other and forms trenches and volcanic islands
400
tsunami's
What are earthquakes capable of doing when occurring on the ocean floor
400
AA
What is the type of mafic lava that cools quickly and has a jagged texture
400
extrusive
What is an igneous rock that forms above ground
500
the study of the atmosphere
What is meteorology
500
transform boundaries
What are plates that move side by side past one another and can cause earthquakes
500
seismograph
What device used to record and measure seismic waves
500
pahoehoe
What is the one type of mafic lava that cools slowly and has a ropy texture
500
clastic
What is the one class of sedimentary rocks that is made from a collection of smaller rocks and sand
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