Guess The Rock
An extrusive igneous rock found in the game "Minecraft" that is a glossy black.
What is obsidian.
GEOLOGY: Alfred Wegner (pronounced Vegner) proposed the theory of _______________________________
What is continental drift?
The rock type that contains signed of life.
What is sedimentary?
The highest tornado rating (EF level).
What is an EF5 tornado?
The first wave of a tornado.
What is the P-Wave?
An intrusive igneous rock that is used in some countertops.
What is granite?
GEOLOGY: The supercontinent that existed around 250 million years ago.
What is Pangea?
The rock type that has banded crystals.
What is metamorphic?
You have to wait until after the tornado to find the __ _____ (computer modeling is used)
What is the EF level?
Hawaii was formed on a _______________ boundary.
What is a divergent boundary?
A metamorphic rock that is used in certain countertops (starts as limestone)
What is marble?
SOLAR ECLIPSES: The moon starts to move away from the sun creating a shape similar to this object.
What is a diamond ring?
The rock with straight bands.
What is sedimentary?
The strongest winds an EF5 tornado produces.
What is 300+ MPH
The second wave of a tornado.
What is the S-Wave?
The surface of a pool table below the layer of felt.
What is slate?
GEOLOGY: The scale from 1-10 that can be used to help identify rocks (created by Fredreich Mohs)
What is the *mineral* hardness scale?
What is igneous?
The most powerful/the tornado causing thunderstorm
What is a supercell?
The Fukushima earthquake was a ____________ boundary.
What is a convergent boundary?
The rock that sandstone becomes after intense heat and pressure.
What is quartzite?
ROCKS AND MINERALS: The type of rock when prehistoric life is compacted together.
What is a bioclastic rock?
The rock type that has a vesicular texture/structure.
What is igneous?
A tornado that is formed in water.
What is a water spout?
The most earthquake causing plate boundaries.
What are convergent and transform boundaries?