Imaginary lines which run horizontally (East to West) across the earth to distinguish location on earth
What is Latitude
100
What was pangea?
What was the proposed supercontinent 200 million years ago
100
A region surrounding the Pacific Ocean wher ethe majority of the earth's earthquakes and volcanoes occur
What is the Ring of Fire
100
A feature produced when an emptied magma chamber causes a volcano to erupt
What is Caldera
100
Characteristics of having regular geometric shapes
What is Crystal
200
What are seismic waves?
What are waves created from movement within the Earth
200
Deep feature that forms at a subduction zone
What is an ocean trench
200
What's a tsunami?
What is a massive wave created from an earthquake on the ocean floor
200
A feature produced when the vent of a volcano is blow apart during eruption
What is Crater
200
What is Fluorescence?
Ability of a mineral to glow or change color under UV light
300
A conclusion to a scientific inquiry (question) which CAN be proven
What is a scientific law
300
Theory that the earth's lithosphere is divided into several large plates which move slowly
What is plate tectonics
300
The straightening of plates after plates under stress snap, the cause of the majority of seismic waves
What is Elastic Rebound Theory
300
Regions underneath lithospheric plates which are abnormally hot and can cause volcanism in those regions
What is Hot Spots
300
What is a Streak?
The color of a mineral in powdererd form
400
What is an aphelion?
What is a date which the earth is farthest from the sun in its orbit.
400
What is an asthenosphere?
The semi-liquid lower mantle which convection currents run through and move the plates above
400
What is a focus?
the point under the surface of the earth where plates fault
400
What's the difference between Mafic and Felsic Lava?
Mafic Lava is dark colored, thin lava found primarily in oceanic crust (non-explosive)
Felsic Lava is light colored, thick lava found primarily in continental crust (explosive)
400
Measure of the ability of a mineral to be scratched
What is Hardness
500
What's the difference between inner and outer core?
An inner core has the solid iron innermost layer on earth (very hot, but solid due to pressure)
An outer core has molten, liquid iron layer under the mantle.
500
What is the difference between oceanic crust and continental crust?
Oceanic crust is thin, dense crust found on land
Continental crust is thick, light crust found on land
500
What is the difference between P waves and S waves?
P waves come first and then S waves come after
500
What are the 3 types of volcanoes?
What are Composite Volcanoes, Cinder Cone Volcanoes, and Shield Volcanoes
500
What's the difference between Silicate and Non-Silicate Minerals?
Silicate Minerals are minerals containing both silicon and oxygen (80% of all minerals)
Non-Silicate Minerals are minerals which don't contain both silicon and oxygen