Geology on Mars
What are the two ways a channel can be made?
lava or water
What is Earth's outer layer made of?
hard, solid rock
What is a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like?
cross section
What was the problem we were trying to solve?
How to warn for tsunamis
What are the two types of rock we learned about?
igneous and sedimentary
hydrosphere
What is the mantle made of?
soft, solid rock
Why would we use a model? (there are three correct answers)
1. the object is too large or small to observe
2. the process will take too long or short to observe
3. the object is too far away to observe
What were the three criteria?
1. keep cost low
2. give lots of warning time
3. minimize false alarms
What material makes igneous rock?
magma
What sphere contains all the rock on Earth?
geosphere
What is it called when plates move together?
convergent/convergent boundary
Where does the bottom plate go during convergent movement?
the mantle
What is a tsunami?
a huge wave
What material makes sedimentary rock?
sediment
What sphere contains all the living things on Earth?
biosphere
What is it called when the plates move apart?
divergent/divergent boundary
What makes the plates move apart during divergent movement?
mantle adding soft, solid rock to the edges of the plates
What causes tsunamis?
underwater earthquakes caused by plate motion
What process makes igneous rock?
cooling
What sphere contains all the gasses on Earth?
atmosphere
What is it called when plates move side by side?
transform/transform boundary
What is divergent movement not at a plate boundary called?
Rifting/Rift Zone
What are the three types of sensors we used in the TsunamiAlert Simulation?
1. deep sensors
2. shallow sensors
3. earthquake sensors
What process makes sedimentary rock?
compaction and cementation