Plates and the Earth
Erosion
Rock Cycle/ Rocks and Minerals
Vocabulary
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
100
the movement of plates slowly going away from eachther (what plate type?)
divergent plates
100
Chemical Weathering happens in this type of location....
What is hot, and wet?
100
Are rocks and minerals inorganic or organic?
What is inorganic?
100
what is the epicenter of an earthquake?
Epicenter: the point on the earths surface directly above the focus
100
The fastest wave?
What is the P wave?
200
There are three typesof plate boundaries: divergent convergent anddddd..............???
What is transform?
200
Mechanical Weathering happens in this type of locations....
What is dry and cool?
200
The rock cycle has a distinct order? TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE!!!
200
what is an immature river?
Immature River- a river in an early stage of devlopment
200
What is the S wave?
What is the faster than the L wave but slower than the P wave?
300
What is the 3rd layer in the earth? Crust Inner Mantle ___________
What is the Outer Mantle.
300
Wind is a type of this weathing?
What is mechanical?
300
Color is a way to determine the type of mineral you have! What are 2 more ways?
What are: Luster Hardness Streak Density Clevage and Fracture
300
according to the science book a sesmic wave is???
Sesmic Wave- an earthquake wave
300
When an earthquake happends this is a cause of it? (Has to do with water)
What is a tsunami?
400
The carribean is located on what plate?
What is the Carribean Plate?
400
Frost is a type of this weathing...
What is mechanical?
400
a rock is a sedimentary then becomes a metamorphic. what are the steps for the change?
What are High tempratues, great pressure, and chemical reactions
400
what is erosion?
Erosion- the process by which the the products of weathering are moved from one place to another
400
three types of volcanoes are: cone sheild and .....................
What is compostie?
500
________ study the Earth and its plates. (Its a job)
What is geophysicists?
500
What is the main effect for erosion?
What is running water?
500
The job that cuts gemstones so they can be used for jelwery and other purposes?
What is gem cutter?
500
a glacier is???
What is a large mass of moving ice and snow
500
The ring of fire is lots of volcanoes that are located in a circle surrounding what plate?
What is the Pacific Plate
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