Maps
Rock Cycle
Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes
random
100
describe latitude and longitude
What is latitude circles globe E-W, Longitude extend from N-S pole
100
Name 3 major rock types
What is igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary
100
Define Earth's "crust"
What is thin outer layer of Earth where we live
100
What fuels volcanoes?
What is magma
100
name 3 of the 6 steps of the scientific method
What is ask question, do research, construct hypothesis, experiment, conclusion, report results
200
what is the dividing line for latitude? what is the dividing line for longitude
What is equator, prime meridian
200
how is igneous rock formed
What is from the cooling of magma/lava
200
part of the land that is the Earth's surface called the
What is the lithosphere
200
what is a vent
What is opening in the Earth's crust, where lava erupts from
200
name the 4 "spheres" of the Earth
What is geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere
300
define contour lines
What is lines that connect points of same elevation, never touch or cross
300
what is the most abundant most abundant rock type
What is igneous
300
Layer of our planet that lies beneath the lithosphere
What is the asthenosphere
300
What is a crater?
What is area around the vent, bowl shaped depression
300
Name 3 geohazards
What is landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, sinkholes, flooding, volcanoes, groundwater pollution
400
what are "cardinal directions"
What is N,S,E,W
400
what type of rocks can "become" metamorphic rocks?
What is igneous, sedimentary, other metamorphic rocks
400
Name the 3 types of plate boundaries
What is divergent, convergent, transform
400
most of the world's rift volcanism occurs under water along
What is ocean ridges
400
What causes plate movement
What is convection, ridge push, slab pull
500
hoe does a contour map show whether a slope is gentle or steep?
What is gentle slope=far apart contour lines steep=contour lines are close together
500
How can sedimentary rocks help us understand the age of fossils?
What is sedimentary rocks are deposited forming layers, the oldest layers is on bottom....oldest fossils are on the bottom
500
what is the largest "plate"
What is Pacific Plate
500
name 3 types of volcanoes
What is shield, cindercone, composite
500
name the transform boundary (fault line) that extends through California
What is San Andreas Fault
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