Plate Tectonics
What are Plate Tectonics?
They are large of pieces of earth.
What is the strongest Mineral?
Diamond
What is weathering?
Weathering is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of earth.
How do earthquakes form?
When 2 tectonics plates collide
Who won 2010 World cup
Spain
What is the biggest Plate Tectonic?
The pacific plate
How are igneous rocks formed?
They are formed when lava cools down.
What is erosion?
The wearing away of earth’s surface.
What are volcanoes?
Their magmas rises.
What team in the NFL does Mr.Visconti hate?
Dolphins
How many Plate Tectonics are there?
There are 20
Why do some minerals sparkle?
Because light interacts with the surface of the minerals in different ways.
What is mechanical weathering?
It is the breaking down of rocks trough a physical process.
What do earthquakes form after?
They can make mountains and trenches
Who won the Stanley cup in 2017
The Pittsburg penguins
How do Plate Tectonics move?
The planets interior causes the plates to move.
How is metamorphic rock formed?
They form when other kinds of rock are exposed to high heat or high pressure.
What is the principal agent of erosion?
Water
What are the 3 types of volcanoes?
Extinct,dormant,active
When did the New York Rangers win the Stanley cup
1994
Who invented the theory of Plate tectonic?
Alfred Wegener
What is the softest rock?
Talc
What is chemical weathering?
It is the breaking down of rock through a chemical process.
What are 3 types of plate boundaries?
Transform,Convergent,Divergent
What is the score of Brazil vs Germany on the 2014 World Cup?
Brazil 1-7 Germany