Rocks
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
Fossil
Which layer of the Earth is the outer most part? (the ground outside)
Fossilized tree resin. (sap)
Amber fossil
What are the three types of boundaries
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
Who came up with the idea of continental drift theory?
Alfred Wegener
What side business does Mr. Robbins have?
Graphic Design
What is sediment made of?
rocks, minerals and remains of plants and animals
removal and transportation of rock and soil by water, ice or wind. Moving sediment from one place to another.
Erosion
The tectonic plates float on which layer of the Earth?
Mantle
imprints filled with minerals from sediment and groundwater.
Cast Fossils
Which boundary has the most earthquakes?
Transform
What is the another name for hte supercontinet?
Pangaea
What is Mr. Robbins' favorite candy in the US?
Zero bar
Which type of rock changes from one form to another through heat and pressure?
metamorphic
The youngest layer of rock is on top and the old is at the bottom.
Law of Superposition
What percentage does the mantle take up for the layers of the Earth? +/- 5%
84%
remains of plants/animals that have been preserved for over 10,000 years. Found in sedimentary rock.
Preserved Fossils
Which boundary is most likely to cause a volcano?
convergent
How many years ago did Pangaea exist?
225 million
How many sons does Mr. Robbins have?
2
Igneous
When agents or causes of erosion deposit or lay down sediment. It can change the layout of the land.
Deposition
Roughly how far have we dug into the crust?
About 7 miles
Thin black/brown carbon film that shows the shape of an organism.
Carbonized Fossil
Which boundary can cause a rift valley?
Divergent
Who help support Alfred Wegener's theory by studying Sea Floor Spreading?
Harry Hess
Before he moved here, where did Mr. Robbins live for the past 22 years?
Maine
Which type of rock is formed by sediment deposits that create layers?
Sedimentary
Minerals not lined up on parallel bands.
Non-foliation
Nickle (Ni)
Iron (Fe)
Preserved plant or animal that is used to identify and define geological periods.
Index Fossils
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
Convection Currents
What group of people supported Alfred Wagener's theory of continental drift?
Botanist
What did Mr. Robbins collect.... that he has about 6,000 of right now?
Comic Books