Misc 1
Geology 1
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Geology 3
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Misc 2
100

Form of energy generated through the movement of particles 

Thermal Energy 

100
What causes the movement of Tectonic Plates?
Convection currents in the Mantle
100
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Atmosphere
100

What is the Theoretical age of the Earth?

~4.6 billion 

100
What do you call cracks that are made in the plates from all of the pushing and shoving?
Faults
100

What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

Transfrom 

100

What type of angle measures exactly 90 degrees?

Right Angle

200

Who is the 4th President of the United States 

James Madison 

200
What layer of Earth is made of mostly solid iron?
Inner Core
200
What do you call the area where two tectonic plates meet?
Plate Boundary
200
What happens when a continental plate converges with a continental plate?
Their densities are similar and result in both plates pushing upward into mountains
200
What type of boundary is made when two tectonic plates collide?
Convergent
200
What type of boundary is the African Rift Valley?
Divergent
200

What is the boiling point of Water in Fahrenheit 

212°F

300

How many sides does a heptagon have?

seven 
300
What layer do the tectonic plates float on?
Asthenosphere
300
What is a boundary where two plates slide along each other?
Transform
300

What Crust type is generally older: Oceanic or Continental 

Oceanic

300

What is it called when one plate slides under another 

Subduction 

300

How many crust type combinations are there 

7

300

What is the largest internal organ? 

The Liver 

400

What is onomatopoeia?

Words that sound like the noise they describe (such as “buzz” or “bang”).

400

What imaginary line is considered 0° Latitude? 

The Equator 

400

What is the tool used to measure seismic activity 

seismograph

400
What hardens to form new rock at mid-ocean ridges?
Magma
400

What tectonic phenomena tend to occur at Transform Faults 

volcanic arc islands, tall mountains, shallow earthquakes, deep trenches   

Shallow Earthquakes 

400
What is the raising of a rock layer?
Uplift
400

What is the largest human organ? 

The Skin

500

What parts of speech are used in this sentence: “She speaks nicely”?

Verb, Adverb, and Pronoun

500
Who developed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegner
500

What imaginary line is considered 0° Longitude?

The Prime Meridian 

500

What is the primary element found in the Earth's Core 

Iron

500
The type of tectonic plate boundary that sometimes has a subduction zone is ______.
Convergent Boundary
500

What impact would a continent- continent convergent boundary have on the seafloor?

No impact 

500

How many miles is one kilometer?

0.621 miles

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