Introduction to Earth & Space Science
What science includes the study of weather & climate
Meteorology
Who transported water with lead 2,000 years ago?
Romans
List the three different types of rocks
igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
The point on the surface where an Earthquake occurs
Epicenter
What is viscosity
A fluid's ability to flow
Earth's Sphere made up of all living things
Biosphere
Olivine is what color
Dark Green
The fastest moving plate is the
Pacific Plate
These waves travel through Earth's interior
P & S Waves
The outside slope of a volcano is called it's
Cone
The science that studies the relationship between people & the environment
Environmental Science
True or False:
Streak is a good indicator for determining a mineral
What plates usually subduct beneath others
Oceanic
These waves travel the slowest & cause the most damage
Surface waves
This type of lava has jagged edges
Aa
The span of time since the formation of Earth
Geologic Time
This mineral feels soapy
Talc
Ship that created evidence for seafloor spreading
Glomar challenger
The collision of India's plate & the Eurasian plate created the
Himalayas
Material ejected from a volcano's vent is referred to as
Earth is sometimes referred to as
The blue planet
This mineral smells like rotten eggs
Sulfer
What are three different pieces of evidence for continental drift?
Rocks matching, fossils matching, continental jigsaw puzzle
Orogenesis
This is the volcano that buried Pompeii in pumice preserving the ancient Roman city
Mt. Vesuvius