Measuring Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks and Minerals
100
Study of the solid earth.
What is Geology?
100
The proposed supercontinent 200 million years ago.
What is Pangaea?
100
A massive wave created from an earthquake on the ocean floor.
What is Tsunami?
100
Magma which erupts onto the earth's surface and begins to cool.
What is Lava?
100
Rocks form from the cooling and crystalizing of magma.
What is Igneous Rock?
200
Study of the Earth's oceans.
What is Oceanography?
200
The theory that the earth's continents have drifted apart through time.
What is Continental Drift?
200
The measurement of energy in seismic waves.
What is Magnitude?
200
Molten rock found under the surface of the earth.
What is Magma?
200
Sediments are compacted and cemented together.
What is Sedimentary Rock?
300
Study of Earth's atmosphere.
What is Meteorology?
300
The diverging (moving apart) of oceanic crust and forming of new seafloor.
What is Seafloor Spreading?
300
The point under the surface of the earth where plates fault.
What is Focus?
300
Regions underneath lithospheric plates which are abnormally hot and can cause volcanism in those regions.
What is Hot Spots?
300
Intense heat and pressure underground morphs the rock.
What is Metamorphic Rock?
400
Study of the universe beyond Earth.
What is Astronomy?
400
Thin, dense crust found on the ocean floor.
What is Oceanic Crust?
400
The point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus.
What is Epicenter?
400
The opening which magma erupts onto the surface.
What is Vent?
400
Squeezed together.
What is Compaction?
500
Using senses to analyze an event.
What is Observation?
500
Thick, light crust found on land.
What is Continental Crust?
500
The amount of damage caused by an earthquake.
What is Mercalli Intensity?
500
Process where one plate moves underneath another, leads to formation of volcanoes.
What is Subduction?
500
Minerals are compressed and flattened, so it looks like stripes.
What is Foliated Texture?
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