Introduction to science
Features of Earth
Plates tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
100
Geology
What is the study of solid earth?
100
the thin rocky, outermost layer of the earth
What is the crust?
100
the diverging (moving apart) of oceanic crust and forming of new seafloor
What is sea floor spreading
100
Primary waves, first waves to arrive from an earthquake
What are P-Waves
100
the opening which magma erupts onto the surface
What is the Vent
200
Scientific Law
What is a conclusion to a scientific inquiry question which can be proven
200
the imaginary line which the earth spins upon
What is the axis?
200
thin, dense crust found on the ocean floor
What is Oceanic Crust
200
Secondary waves, second waves to arrive from an earthquake
What are S-Waves
200
Thinnest of all pyroclastics
What is Volcanic Dust
300
Study of the Earths Atmosphere
What is Meteorology
300
inner core
What is the innermost layer of the earth?
300
thick, light crust found on land
What is Continental Crust
300
Regions where plates under stress move apart
What are Fault Zones
300
Slighty thicker than dust
What is Volcanic Ash
400
Using senses to analyze an event
What is Observation
400
Outer core
What is the layer underneath the crust
400
the proposed supercontinent 200 million years ago
What is the Pangea
400
a device which measures seismic waves
What is a Seismograph
400
BB or marble sized particles of rock
What is Lapilli
500
Variable
What is the aspect of an experiment which changes
500
the two dates per year which direct sunlight strikes the equator
What is Equinox
500
the theory that the earths continents have drifted apart through time
What is Continental Drift
500
the amount of damage cause by an earthquake
What is Mercalli Intensity
500
magma which erupts onto the earths surface and begins to cool
What is Lava
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