NATURE OF SCIENCE
What are 3 of the 6 steps of the scientific method?
1. Purpose/Observation
2. Ask a Question
3. Hypothesis
4. Prediction
5. Analysis
6. Conclusion/Results and Repeat
What are the two layers of the lithosphere?
Upper Mantle and Crust
What are the 3 plate boundaries?
Convergent, Divergent, and Transform
How did the islands of Hawaii form?
a plate boundary with hot spots on it moving towards the right.
What is a fault / fault plate?
The area of the volcano where the sliding against plates happens
Given the following scenario, What is the independent variable?
(A researcher looked at the effects of nutrition on reading ability. In Group A, children ate at least three ounces of dark green vegetables every day for one month. In Group B, children were fed their regular diet. At the end of the month, the children took a reading comprehension test.)
The effects of nutrition on reading ability.
What is the key event that happens in the Asthenosphere layer of the Earth?
Convection currents
What is another name for transform boundaries?
Conservative boundary
What is the pacific ring of fire?
Pacific belt where volcanoes are active and earthquakes happen often.
What is the first steps in aid and rescue after earthquakes?
Search and Rescue & Emergency medical services
Given the following scenario, What is the dependent variable?
(A researcher looked at the effects of nutrition on reading ability. In Group A, children ate at least three ounces of dark green vegetables every day for one month. In Group B, children were fed their regular diet. At the end of the month, the children took a reading comprehension test.)
The reading comprehension scores
What are the two different types of crust?
Oceanic and Continential
During divergent boundaries, what is formed?
(Ex. Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
New Ocean Floor
How do Tsunamis form from volcanoes?
Volcanoes blast forming large debris falling down the volcano into the water. The debris causes displacment in the water forming tsunamis.
What causes the Earth to shake?
THE EARTHQUAKE RELEASES A LOT OF ENERGY WAVES THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE CRUST OF THE EARTH AND THAT IS WHEN WE FEEL SHAKING.
What is the following in scientific notation: 12,300
1.23 x 104
What are 2 pieces of evidence that show us continental drift are real?
1. Fossils
2. Paleomagnetism/New Ocean Floor
3. Covection currents
What are the 3 types of convergent boundaries?
Oceanic-Oceanic
Oceanic-Convergent
Convergent-Convergent
What two ways do we use to detect volcanic deformation?
SMALLER SCALE: GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
LARGE SCALE: SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY (SUCH AS InSAR).
Which of the 3 scales measures intensity?
Richter, Mercalli Intensity, and Moment Magnitude Scale.
Convert the following, how many kiolgrams equals 78 grams?
(Grams- 10^0 and Kilograms- 10^3)
0.078 kilograms (kg)
What is paleomagnetism?
The study of the Earth’s magnetic field in rocks and sediments. The rocks have magnetic materials that show the direction the rocks are moving and how intense the magnetic field is.
About what percentage of plate boundaries are convergent and divergent boundaries?
80%
What is the difference between volcanic ash and ash clouds?
Volcanic ash is a mixture of rocks and minerals shot out of a volcano during eruption and Ash Clouds are pyroclastic flow out of a volcano of hot gas and volcanic matter that create clouds.
Where do most earthquakes occur?
Between oceanic and continential plates on the end of the pacific plate boundary; 80% happen due to convergent boundaries because the plates are meeting head on.