minerals
earths layers
plate tectonics
volcanoes
earthquakes
100
a naturally occurring, usually inorganic solid
What is a mineral?
100
what is the outermost solid layer of Earth?
What is the crust?
100
what is all the landmasses combined?
What is pangaea?
100
what is any place where gas,ash, or melted rock come out of the ground?
What is a volcano?
100
what are ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy?
What are earthquakes?
200
what is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler means?
What is an element?
200
what is the movement of matter that results from differences from density caused by variations in temperature?
What is convection?
200
what describes large-scale movements of earth's lithosphere?
What is the plate tectonics?
200
what is molten rock that has reached Earth's surface?
What is lava?
200
what is the process of whch rock becomes shaped differently by stress or tremendous pressure
What is deformation?
300
what is a solid, geometric form that results from repeating pattern of atoms or molecules?
What is a crystal?
300
what extends from below the mantle to the center of earth?
What is the core?
300
what is it called when two plates collide?
What is convergent boundaries?
300
what is melted rock?
What is magma?
300
what is the return of rock to it's original shape after elastic deformation?
What is an elastic rebound?
400
what is the color of the powdered form of a mineral when you rub the mineral against a white tile?
What is a streak?
400
what is the outermost rigid layer of Earth.
What is the lithosphere?
400
what is it called when two plates move away from each other and allows the asthenosphere to rise to the surface and partially melt?
What is divergent boundaries?
400
what is opening of a volcano?
What is a vent?
400
what is where two or more tectonic plates meet and is where most earthquakes happen?
What is a tectonic plate boundary?
500
what is the tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes or weakness to form smooth, flat surfaces?
What is cleavage?
500
what is a layer of weak or soft mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly.
What is the asthenosphere?
500
what is a boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally and can get caught on each others ridges and create earthquakes
What is transform boundaries?
500
what are giant sections of the lithosphere on Earth's surface?
What is tectonic plates?
500
is directly above above the focus on Earth's surface.
What is a epicenter?
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