Rock Cycle
Type of rock formed when lava cools
Igneous
The name of the lines on a topographic map
Contour Lines
Although it is geographically located in Europe, the Matterhorn is called the 12th tallest mountain in what continent?
Africa
Name the 3 types of Mechanical Weathering
Root Wedge, Frost Wedge, Abrasion
These types of seismic waves arrive to seismic stations first.
Primary or P waves
Sediments are "glued" into a rock in this process
Compaction and Cementation
An X in the middle of a circle on a topographic map marks what?
A peak, mountain's peak
This middle layer of the Matterhorn was folded up and stacked into the mountain. It contained oceanic marine fossils.
Tethys Sea
Hydrolosis occurs when this substance combines with rocks making it softer
Water
A natural break in Earth's crust
A fault
This process occurs repeatedly over millions of years to create tall mountains and mountain ranges
Uplift
The lines on a topographic map measures this aspect of the landforms
Elevation
It is odd that this type of rock tops the Matterhorn since it is formed primarily deep within the Earth's crust
Metamorphic
Oxidation
An earthquake is actually a release of this...
Energy
Metamorphic rocks are created by applying heat and pressure, what process moves rocks into a position where this happens
Subduction
When the lines on a topographic map are close together, it tells you this about the landform
It is steep, steepness
The Matterhorn is an anomaly because it doesn't follow this "Law"
Law of Superposition
The main difference between the two categories of weathering
Change of composition
The ONLY phase of matter secondary waves can travel through
Solids
Metamophic rocks, made from previous other types of rocks, get their name for the greek word morphe which means what?
To change, to form
A blue line marked across a topographic map, crossing several contour lines is most likely what in real life?
A river or stream
This specific type of igneous rock is the base of the Matterhorn
Basalt
How does weathering fit within the rock cycle?
Creates sediment
The term used to describe the number of seismic stations needed to locate an earthquake's epicenter
Triangulation