Topography
Layers of the Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Rocks and minerals
100
A topography map shows us _________ and __________.
What is elevation and shape.
100
The largest layer of the Earth.
What is the Mantle.
100
The three type of plate boundaries are...
What is convergent, divergent, and transform.
100
75% of Earth's volcanoes and 90% of Earth's earthquakes are found here...
What is the ring of fire.
100
The three types of rocks.
What is igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
200
The difference from the highest elevation to the lowest elevation is known as the.....
What is the Relief
200
The only liquid layer.
What is outer core.
200
The San Andres fault is an example of what type of boundary....
What is transform.
200
Active volcanoes are found along ____________ _________.
What is subduction zones
200
This type of igneous rock is formed from cooling magma.
What is intrusive igneous rocks.
300
What is the equation for the gradient?
What is change in field value/ distance.
300
What is the composition of the inner core?
What is Fe and Ni
300
The Himalayas are an example of convergent boundary, but more specifically, what type of convergent boundary.
What is continental to continental.
300
What seismic waves travel the fastest and through any medium?
What is P-waves
300
These types of rocks can be transformed into metamorphic rocks through heat and pressure.
What is all kinds (igneous and sedimentary)
400
If my change in field value is 100 feet over a distance of 20 meters what is the gradient?
What is 5 ft/m
400
The layer containing the lithosphere.
What is the crust.
400
What features are found at divergent boundaries?
What is mid-ocean ridges.
400
What is the location of where the earthquake started.
What is the focus. The epicenter is the same point but on the surface.
400
The two types of metamorphic rocks and explain.
What is foliated (crystals are aligned) and non-foliated (crystals are random)
500
The three rules for contours are....
What is contour lines never cross, contour lines formed closed loops, and contour lines bend upstream.
500
What are the two components of the lithosphere and what is the composition of each.
What is ocean crust (basalt) and continental crust (granite)
500
What is the "driving forces" that move the tectonic plates?
What is convection currents.
500
What are the three common results of an earthquake?
What is fire, liquefaction, tsunami.
500
What are the three types of sedimentary rocks.
What is clastic, chemical, and organic
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