Intro/Features/
Location
Plate Tectionics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Minerals
100
What are the four layers of the Earth?
Outer core, inner core, crust and mantle
100
Who's concept was Continental Drift and Pangea?
Wengener's
100
True or False: The Elastic Rebound theory is the change in the ocean
FALSE
100
Where is the Magma chamber located?
Underneath the volcanoe
100
True or False: The first property of minerals is Liquid.
FALSE
200
What are the four branches of Earth Science?
Geology, Meterology, Oceanography, Astronomy
200
What was Continental Drift and Pangea based on?
The shape of coastline and fossil evidence
200
How can starting points of earthquakes be located?
Using the Triangulation method
200
What are 2 methods which volcanoes can form, subduction relies on movement of plates, hot spots occur under plates?
Subduction and Hot Spots
200
What are the 3 properties of minerals?
1. Solid 2. Inorganic 3. Occur naturally
300
What is the second step in the Scientific Method?
Gather Information
300
How was Seafloor Spreading discovered?
By finding age of seafloor using core samples
300
How are waves by motion in the earth measured?
Using seismographs
300
True of False: Pahoehoe is ropy mafic lava which has cooled slowly.
TRUE
300
What is luster?
The reflectivity of a mineral (metallic or non-metallic)
400
What is Latitude and Longitude?
A grid system established to locate aby single point on earth
400
What happens when different types of crust converge, diverge, or slide past one another?
Oceanic and Continental
400
How far does the Richter scale reach?
10
400
What are pyroclasts based on?
Size
400
What is the least effective way to identify a mineral?
Color
500
What is topography?
The study of elecation on the earth
500
What is Seafloor spreading?
When the sea floor spreads apart
500
What roman numneral represents the Mercalli Scale?
I-XII
500
What are the 3 types of volcanoes?
Shield, Cinder Cone, and Composite
500
What type of mineral has charectiristics of having regular geometric shapes?
Crystals
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