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Tectonically Speaking
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100

What is a mineral?

A nonliving solid that is formed through natural processes.

100

Sediments form when rocks are ________ and ________.

What is weathered and eroded?

100
Intrusive igneous rocks are formed _______________ Earth's surface
What is beneath Earth's surface?
100
The best answer to describe the movement of Earth's plates is: A.The plates moved 1 million years ago but have stopped moving now. B. No evidence shows the plates have ever moved. C. The plates are constantly moving. D. There are no plates.
What is C. The plates are constantly moving.
100

When all the continents were merged together, this was known as:

What is Pangaea?

200

Give one example of a mineral that is made of a single element.

Gold, iron, silver, diamond, graphite, etc.

200
Rocks are made of 2 or more: A. magmas B. crystals C. organisms D. minerals
What is D. minerals?
200

The coolest and thinnest layer of Earth is the __________________ and the layer on which it sits is the ________________

What is the crust, mantle?

200
The cause for tectonic plates of Earth to continually move
What are convection currents in the mantle?
200

These types of igneous rock are formed from cooled lava on the Earth's surface.

What are extrusive igneous rocks?

300

How can you find the density of a mineral?

Measure it's mass and volume, then divide the mass by the volume.

300
Igneous and sedimentary rocks that undergo extreme ______ and __________________ can become ___________________ rock.
What is heat and pressure, metamorphic rock?
300
Extreme heat and pressure takes place ________________ the surface of the Earth.
What is beneath the surface of the Earth?
300
An example of a _________________ boundary is when the edges of tectonic plates shift and release energy. The geological event that results is an _________________.
What is transform boundary, earthquake.
300

Scientist known for continental drift (idea of moving tectonic plates).

Who is Alfred Wegener?

400

Give one example of a mineral that has the magnetic property.

Iron, nickel, cobalt.

400

What are two types of igneous rock, and what is the difference between them?

Extrusive and intrusive - formed from cooled lava above ground or magma inside the Earth,

Mafic and felsic - darker in color due to iron, lighter in color due to silica

400

Which type of fault causes the formation of mountains?

What are convergent faults?

400

The theory of plate tectonics show that most active volcanoes occur: A. in Texas B. on continental plates C. along plate boundaries D. on oceanic plates

What is C. along plate boundaries

400
When magma from a volcano cools, which is likely to form: A. rust B. minerals C. caves D. asthenosphere
What is B. minerals?
500

Name the following two minerals:  1.  Smells like rotten eggs, 2. Is referred to as "fool's gold".

1. Sulfur  2. Pyrite

500

Living organisms can be found in this sedimentary rock: A. Obsidian B. Granite C. Limestone D. Marble

What is C. Limestone

500

Where can you find underwater volcanoes?

At divergent plate boundaries.

500

Give two pieces of evidence that support the idea that the Earth's tectonic plates are moving.

The continents fit together like puzzle pieces, fossils of the same organism are found on different continents, landforms look continuous across continents.

500
Rock cycle fill in the blanks: ____________ rock undergoes weathering, erosion, and deposition, sediments compact to form ______________ rock, which undergoes high heat and pressure and _______________ rock is formed.
What is igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock?
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