Three Rocks
Geological Events
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Crustal Plates
100
The process explaining how one rock type is changed into another type is called ?
The Rock Cycle
100
The physical breakdown of rock into smaller pieces is called ?
Weathering
100
The sliding of two plates past each other may cause an?
Earthquake
100
An opening in the earth through which molten rock material reaches the earth's surface is called a ?
Volcano
100
What is CONVERGENT plate movement?
Plate movement that is TOWARD each other.
200
Rocks that are located deep within the Earth's crust would be identified as what type of rock?
Metamorphic
200
The transportation of of sediment from one place to another is called ?
Erosion
200
What is the instrument that detects and measures earthquakes called?
Seismograph
200
What is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface called?
Magma
200
What is DIVERGENT plate movement?
Plate movement that moves AWAY from each other.
300
Rocks with fossil marking that are found in an area that was once a lake are most likely what type of rock?
Sedimentary
300
The dropping of sediment by flowing water, wind, or glaciers is called ?
Deposition
300
What are earthquakes that happen on the ocean floor called?
Tsunamis
300
When lava cools very slowly the crystals of the rock formed will be what size?
Very Large
300
What is the area where two plates meet called?
Subduction Zone
400
Igneous rocks are changed into sedimentary rocks by the processes of ?
Weathering and Erosion
400
Which of the following landforms is formed by deposition of sediments? Beach, Mountain, Cliff, or Canyon
Beach
400
In 1935 a man developed a scale to measure earthquakes. What was this Scientist's name?
Charles Richter and the Richter Scale
400
The sides of a volcano formed by a quiet eruption are steep or gentle?
Gentle
400
What is the landform that is formed as a result of a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?
Volcano
500
Which type of rock contains minerals arranged in crystals and forms where molten rock cools and turns solid?
Igneous
500
How does EROSION form deep valleys and canyons, such as the Grand Canyon?
Erosion transports loose rock which scraps way the sides and teh bottom on the riverbed. Over time, this widens and deepens the valley and canyon.
500
The place on the earth's crust directly above the place where an earthquake starts is called the?
Epicenter
500
The opening from which lava flows is called the ?
Vent
500
Where the Ring of Fire is located
What is the Pacific Plate?
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