The energy of an earthquake travels in these
What is waves
This is the name given to a super continent that existed millions of years ago
Pangea
This cycle is responsible for for the formation of new rocks and minerals in the earths crust
Earth's plates are found in this layer of the earth
What is Earth's Crust (lithosphere)
This scale is used to measure the hardness of a mineral
What is Mohs Hardness Scale
This Chain of Volcanoes comprise 75% of the worlds volcanoes and encircle the Pacific Plate
What is The Ring of Fire
This theory explains the movement of continents
What is continental drift
This type of Rock is best described as having layers
What is sedimentary rocks
This is the largest layer of the Earth
What is the mantle
Daily Double
This is the most common element found in earth
What is oxygen
Earthquakes are caused by this occuring between a plate boundary
What is friction
This type of boundary is responsible for the destruction of old land and the formation of mountains
What is a convergent boundary
Minerals are best defined as this
Anything with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure that occurs naturally
This is the most common element in earth's core
What is Iron
This country was rocked by a magnitude 9.6 earthquake, the largest ever recorded
What is Chile
This measurement tool measures the total energy released in an earthquake
What is the moment magnitude scale
This type of boundary is responsible for faultlines and is commonly associated with earthquakes
What is a transform boundary
Intrusive igneous rocks differ from extrusive igneous rocks in this way
Intrusive rocks form slowly deep in the earth
The movement of magma in earths outercore produces this for the earth
What is earths magnetic field
Name one reason why Soil is essential for life on earth
What is provides nutrients for plants
While inherently destructive in nature, this positive aspect of volcanic eruptions has helped nourish past civilizations
What is creating fertile soil
This boundary formed the mid-atlantic ridge
What is divergent
-Granite
-Obsidian
-Sandstone
-Marble
DAILY DOUBLE
Granite (Intrusive)
Obsidian (Extrusive)
Sandstone (Sedimentary)
Marble (Metamorphic)
Label the layers of the earth
Inner Core (center)
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust/Lithosphere
Soil is formed by this
What is erosion and decomposers