Earth Materials
The Marines wouldn't be happy; this is a solid where atoms are not arranged in an orderly pattern
What is a glass?
It's not anyone's fault, but Bakersfield is close to this major fault
What is the San Andreas Fault?
This isn't as difficult as you think: it's the relative ability of a mineral to resist scratching
What is hardness?
The world's most explosive volcanic eruption happened here
Where is Toba?
The combination of processes that corrode or break up solid rock, transforming it into loose debris, is known by this term
What is weathering?
An accumulation of unattached mineral grains is known as this
What is sediment?
The record of magnetic fields frozen in rocks (and no, it has nothing to do with a diet)
What is paleomagnetism?
If a mineral does not have a plane of cleavage, it can exhibit curving surfaces known as these
What are conchoidal fractures?
It's more than just Old Faithful--numerous explosive volcanic eruptions have occurred here
Where is Yellowstone?
A natural crack in rock that separates a rock into two separate pieces is called this
What is a joint?
An aggregate of mineral crystals or grains - or a mass of natural glass - is known as this
What is a rock?
Suzanne Collins might be impressed; a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is known as this
What is a divergent boundary?
Your fingernail is a 2.5, a penny is 3.5, and a diamond is a perfect 10 when using this scale
What is the Mohs scale?
Japan's most iconic natural landscape, this is known as a stratovolcano
What is Mount Fuji?
What is frost wedging?
A material that transforms easily into a gas at the Earth's surface is known as this (but don't get too upset about it)
What is a volatile?
Los Angeles is located on this ocean-named tectonic plate
What is the Pacific plate?
Talk about high-performing: this group of minerals make up nearly 100% of the earth's oceanic crust
What are silicates or silicate minerals?
It's easy to see: after Mount Mazama erupted, it formed Crater Lake, a type of this
What is a caldera?
This type of chemical reaction causes iron-bearing minerals to rust
What is oxidation?
When solid materials become hot and transform into a liquid, it's known as this
What is a melt?
This person challenged traditional thinking regarding continental movement but couldn't prove it
Who is Alfred Wegener?
This soft, gray-colored mineral is readily known to test-takers as it leaves a dark mark on a piece of paper
What is graphite?
What is Mount St. Helens?
When a tree root breaks up a sidewalk, it's referred to by geologists as this
What is root wedging?