Ology -- You know, the Study of Things
Do You Know Your Earth? -- I Mean, To the Core?
I Want to Rock and Mineral All Night, and Study Every Day
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Ocean Ridges! Oh My!!
Leftovers for Dinner
100
The study of all ancient life.
What is paleontology?
100
Consists of a thin layer of rock and soil.
What is the earth's crust?
100
Naturally occurring solids made of minerals and organic materials.
What are rocks.
100
Theory that earth is a bunch of large pieces called plates.
What is the Plate Tectonic Theory?
100
These are identified by how they are formed.
What are rocks?
200
The study of earth.
What is geology?
200
Consists of molten iron and nickle.
What is the earth's outer core?
200
Naturally occurring inorganic solids that have crystal structures.
What are minerals.
200
Caused when plates collide and one plate is forced under the other.
What are volcanoes?
200
These are identified by their physical characteristics.
What are minerals.
300
The hardened remains of once living things.
What are fossils?
300
Consists of molten rock.
What is the earth's outer core?
300
Formed from molten material called magma.
What are igneous rocks.
300
Caused when cracks in a tectonic plate builds up pressure, and eventually move or slide.
What are earthquakes?
300
The term to describe wind, rain, and glaciers moving sediment to a new location.
What is erosion?
400
Fossils are found in these.
What are sedimentary rocks?
400
Consists of solid iron and nickle.
What is the earth's inner core?
400
Formed when sediments are compressed and cemented together.
What are sedimentary rocks?
400
Caused when tectonic plates drift apart, creating cracks that are filled with magma.
What are ocean ridges?
400
The term for when erosion loses its energy and sediment is deposited in a given spot.
What is deposition?
500
Geologists use their prior knowledge and observations of rocks to form these.
What are inferences?
500
Earth's mass, earth's magnetic field, and the existence of seismic waves all helpful in forming this theory.
What is the Earth Structure Theory?
500
Two things that cause the weathering of rocks.
What are wind and rain?
500
Type of rock created by ocean ridges.
What are metamorphic rocks?
500
Formed when existing rock is forced deep into the earth, and heat and pressure change the rock into a new form.
What are metamorphic rocks?
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