The Scientific Method / Properties of Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks and Minerals
100
State the Problem
What is the first step of the scientific method
100
The plates are what divided the oceans and land on it
What is the Plate Tectonics Theory?
100
P,SW,Surface Wave
What is the three waves
100
cinder, shield, composite
What is the different types of volcanoes
100
Intrusive
What rocks that form underground
200
Form a hypothesis
What is the third step of the Scientific Method
200
Volcanoes and trenches
What is What are two geologic events that occur due to Plate Tectonics?
200
Faults are cracks which occur when plates move past each other
What is a flat zone
200
Melted rock located below the Earth’s surface
What is Magma
200
Extrusive
What are rocks that form above ground (Volcanic Eruptions)
300
Gather information
What is the second step of the Scientific Method
300
“All earth”
What is What does the term Pangaea mean?
300
At transform and convergent subduction boundaries, plates moving past each other cause stress to build up and then release energy causing earthquakes
What is Cause of Earthquakes
300
lava
What is Melted rock located above the Earth’s surface
300
Stratification
What are rocks that forms in Layers
400
State a conclusion
What is the fith step of the Scientific Method
400
Fossils found on both coast lines and animals
What three pieces of evidence did Wegener notice that indicated the Earth's landmasses may have moved over time?
400
The point on the surface of the Earth directly above the focus of the earthquake
What is Epicenter
400
Magma chamber
What is where magma is stored below a volcano
400
Compaction
What are rocks squeezed together
500
Test the hypothesis
What is the fourth step of the Scientific Method
500
Moving apart, Pushing toward each other, Slide past each other
What is a divergent boundary? What is a convergent boundary? What is a transform boundary?
500
Primary Wave
What is the first wave that you would feel in a earthquake
500
Volcanic Layers
What is hardened layers of lava that make up a volcano
500
Aphanitic Phaneritic Porphyritic Vesicular Glassy Fragmental
What are six textures of igneous rock
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