Scientific Method
Minerals
Rock Cycle
Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics 2
100
variable changed or manipulated by the scientist
independent variable
100
Solid whose atoms are arranged in a definite pattern.
crystal
100
a continual series of processes in which rock changes form from one rock type to another
rock cycle
100
super-continent
Pangaea Double your points: Name the smaller two super-continents it broke into.
100
Earth layer made of the upper mantle and the crust.
lithosphere
200
variable responding to the manipulated variable or measured as data
dependent variable
200
Which mineral has a distinct salty taste?
halite
200
igneous rock formed outside of the Earth from lava cooling and hardening
extrusive igneous rock Double your points: Name one.
200
proposed continental drift theory
Alfred Wegener
200
The Earth's core is made mostly of this metal.
iron
300
an explanation or answer to a question that can be tested
hypothesis double your points: A good hypothesis should be what type of statement?
300
Which mineral is also known as fool’s gold?
pyrite
300
rock formed from the weathered remains of other rock being compacted or cemented together
sedimentary rock Double your points: Name one.
300
plate boundary where plates slide past one another in opposite directions or one moves faster then the other in the same direction
transform boundary
300
where one tectonic plate is pulled underneath another
subduction zone
400
using new information and what you already know to reason as to what is happening
inference
400
Which mineral is found in your pencil?
graphite
400
rock formed by another rock being altered by heat or pressure or both
metamorphic rock Double your points: Name one.
400
plate boundary where plates move away from each other
divergent boundary
400
liquid portion of the center of the Earth
outer core
500
steps meticulously followed while performing a lab experiment
procedure
500
naturally-occurring, inorganic crystalline solid
mineral
500
igneous rock formed inside the Earth from magma cooling and hardening
intrusive igneous rock Double your points: Name one.
500
plate boundary where the plates collide
convergent boundary
500
currents within the Earth's mantle caused by heat from the Earth's core
convection cells
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