Scientific method / earth properties
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks / minerals
100
This is the number which appears most often in a given set.
What is the mode
100
An area where one plate slips below another
What is a subduction zone
100
The scale on which earthquakes are measured
What is the richter scale
100
Its a gently sloped volcano with very small, constant eruption
What is a shield volcano?
100
The rock formed by layers of sediment being compacted down
What is sedimentary rocks
200
This is the innermost layer of the Earth
What is the core?
200
The supercontinent all continents were reffered to as when they were all interlocked.
What is Pangaea.
200
Occurs when cracks are caused in plates after moving past one another
What is a fault zone?
200
When melted rock is BELOW the Earth's surface
What is Magma?
200
Rocks that form underground
What is intrusive?
300
The study of the solid Earth
What is Geology
300
One example of continental drift
What is fossils or coastlines
300
Where 80% of all earthquakes occur
What is the ring of fire?
300
When molten rock is ABOVE the earth's surface
What is Lava?
300
Rocks that form above ground
What is extrusive?
400
The first step in the Scientific Method
What is stating the problem?
400
Where two plates slide against eachother
What is a transform boundary
400
An intensity scale based on damage.
What is the modified Mercalli Scale?
400
One plate moving under another, a common cause for volcanoes.
What is subduction?
400
When a rock is in bands or layers
What is stratification?
500
S proposed explination
What is a hypotheses?
500
Causes the plates on Earth to move
What are convection currents?
500
A massive wave caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor
What is a tsunami?
500
Quickly cooled, jagged lava
What is AA?
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