This is what they named the supercontinent and superocean.
What is Pangaea and Panthalassa?
100
Cracks that appear when plates move past each other.
What is Fault zone?
100
Rocks that form underground
What is Intrusive
200
The difference in the data.
What is Variance
200
The rigid crust and upper mantle that sits on top of the asthenosphere.
What is lithosphere?
200
Where 80% of earthquakes happen Earth.
What is Ring of Fire
200
The type of volcano Mt. St. Helens was.
What is Composite?
200
Fine Crystals (Can’t See Them)
What is Aphanitic
300
First day of spring - sun strikes directly on the equator.
What is Vernal equinox?
300
Geologist who became a navy sub commander in WW2. While commander he discovered mid-ocean ridges on the ocean floor. Later, took core samples of mid ocean ridges and discovered seafloor spreading.
What is Harry Hess
300
Point of the surface of the Earth where the earthquake happened
What is epicenter?
300
These are the three types of volcanoes.
What is Shield, Cinder Cone, and Composite?
300
Forms in Layers
What is stratification
400
Used to locate any position on Earth using satellites and triangulation and what is the full name
What is GPS and Global Positioning System?
400
A meteorologist who developed theory of continental drift. Theory supported after death. Used fossil evidence and pieced together continents such as South America and Africa.
What is Alfred Wegener
400
Wave caused by a massive earthquake on the ocean floor.
What is Tsunami?
400
Largest particle of volcano lava.
What is Volcanic Bombs.
400
Any Mineral Containing Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O)
What is Silicate
500
This is the shape of the Earth.
What is oblate sphere?
500
Heated material in the asthenosphere rises and sinks as it becomes hotter and colder. This causes the plates above to move.
What is Convection Currents
500
Scale measures the intensity of the earthquake based on the type of damage that occurs. Scale goes from I to XII.
What is Modified Mercalli Scale?
500
The difference between magma and lava.
What is above ground and below ground?
500
Characteristics of All Minerals
What is Solid, Inorganic, Occur Naturally, Orderly Crystalline Structure, Same Chemical Composition