Rocks
Name the types of rocks
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
What was the supercontinent called?
Pangea or Pangaea
The thinnest and outermost layer of the Earth
The Crust
The core is made up of the densest materials: iron and _____
nickel
Who is the oldest student in our class?
Georg, of course! What a cool teenager.
Other than heat, what causes rocks to change?
Pressure
Name two places that have many earthquakes.
Japan, California, Philippines, etc.
The hottest layer (be specific).
Inner Core
upper mantle
What are the first names of the three adults that work IN this class?
Loribelle, Tanya, and Carole :)
The formation of metamorphic rocks usually take place...
deep underground.
What is the ring of fire?
Seismic belt where many earthquakes, volcanoes, and seismic events occur.
What are the two types of crusts?
Continental and oceanic
Scientists have never dug deeper than the ______.
crust.
Remove the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, throw away the inside. What am I?
Corrrrrnnnn!!!
What is the word for when sediment moves from its original placement?
Erosion.
Name two pieces of evidence that support continental drift.
Shape of continents, fossils, same vegetation or geographical features, similar rocks, etc.
Outer core.
Compaction and ________ is when sediment is squeezed into a new rock.
cementation
The 6th planet from the sun.
Saturn!
Name two ways weathering can occur.
Wind, rain, waves, etc.
What is a fault or fault line?
Were tectonic plates meet, or where there are cracks on a tectonic plate.
Name two things that would happen if the inner core cooled.
We would lose our magnetic field and become a cold rock. We would also be open to cosmic radiation.
epicenter
Name three things we observe/celebrate in February.
Valentine's Day, Louis Riel Day, I Love to Read Month, Black History Month, Groundhog Day