Etc.
Earth
Quakes
Rock and Roll
Mineral/Rocks
100
What is the one factor you are testing or changing on purpose during a scientific experiment?
Independent variable
100
What happens at a convergent boundary?
Plates come together
100
What is a focus?
The spot in the earth where rocks broke and an earthquake occurred. (The epicenter is directly above the focus.)
100
1.Where did extrusive rock form?
2.What is the extrusive rock grain size?
1.On the surface of the earth
2.Small or no grains
100
What mineral is commonly called "fool's gold" because of its similar appearance to gold?
Pyrite
200
On a topographic map, what side represents a steep hill?
The one with the lines closest together.
200
What happens at a transform boundary?
Plates slide past each other
200
At a convergent plate boundary, what plate movement occurs?
Plates collide
200
How does extrusive rock cool?
What is an example of extrusive rock?
It cools fast
Obsidian
200
What is the powder form of a mineral when rubbed on an unglazed porcelain plate?
Streak
300
How are caves and sinkholes formed?
Limestone is slowly dissolved in weak carbonic acid in groundwater
300
What happens at a divergent boundary?
Plates move apart
300
Who feels earthquake vibrations first?
A person closest to the epicenter
300
Where did intrusive rock form?
What is the intrusive rock grain size?
Inside the earth
Large grains
300
Which of the following is true about metamorphic rocks?
They are rocks that formed from heat and pressure of pre-existing rocks.
400
Can latitude lines go higher than 90 degrees north or south?
No
400
At a divergent plate boundary, what plate movement occurs?
Plates move away from each other
400
What is a strike slip fault?
Where 2 plates strike and slide past each other
400
How does intrusive rock cool?
What is an example of intrusive rock?
It cools slowly
Granite
400
What are the 5 characteristics of a mineral?
Solid, naturally occurring, definite chemical composition, definite crystalline structure, inorganic
500
Where is the water table?
At the top of the zone of saturation
500
What fault forms along a convergent boundary?
Reverse fault
500
What fault forms along a divergent boundary?
Normal fault
500
What type of rock is shown in the picture?
Foliated metamorphic
500
Which of the following describes the formation of igneous rocks?
They form from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.