The study of the makeup of the earth and the processes that change and shape it.
What is geology.
100
Inner core, outer core, mantle and crust
What are the four layers of the earth.
100
A type of volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years and is not likely to erupt again.
What is a an extinct volcano.
100
A rock that is made of sediments that have been naturally
compacted and cemented together.
What is a sedimentary rock.
100
The actions of water, wind, temperature changes, and living things breaking down minerals and rocks into smaller pieces.
What is weathering.
200
Earth’s crust and part of the mantle are broken up into sections that slowly move.
What is the theory of plate tectonics.
200
Earth’s largest and thickest layer; consists of very hot, very dense rock.
What is the mantle.
200
A type of volcano that has erupted in the past 10,000 years and is likely to erupts again.
What is dormant volcano.
200
A rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies.
What is an igneous rock.
200
The movement of sediment and a destructive process.
What is erosion.
300
Moving apart, colliding, and sliding sideways past one another are the three different ways in which _______________________ interact.
What are tectonic plates.
300
Solid; made of very hot metal; may be nearly as hot as the sun’s surface; innermost layer
What is the inner core.
300
A type of volcano that is considered active but hasn’t erupted for a very long time.
What is an active volcano.
300
A rock that forms when minerals in other types of rocks are
altered due to extreme heat and pressure.
What is a metamorphic rock.
300
A constructive process that builds up landforms by dropping sediment in a new location.
What is deposition.
400
All of the continents were once joined as Pangea until they broke apart and slowly moved away from each other.
What is the continental drift theory.
400
Thin; rocky; outermost layer; two types: oceanic and continental
What is crust.
400
An underwater volcano that forms wherever magma is erupting through oceanic crust.
What is a seamount.
400
Two tools used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.
What are the Richter scale and seismograph.
400
Most weathering, erosion and deposition is caused by
What is water.
500
The evidence that the same types of rocks and fossils were discovered in different types of the world suggests that....
continents' locations were once very different than they are today
500
Liquid; made of very hot metal
What is the outer core.
500
They form both along plate boundaries and above hotspots.
What are volcanoes, geysers, and hot springs.
500
a deep-sea geyser that forms as seawater sinks down through cracks in the oceanic crust and then releases extremely hot, mineral-rich water back up through cracks in the crust.
What is hydrothermal vent.
500
This changes the shape of land through weathering, erosion, and deposition.