Science
Which Ocean is the Ring of Fire around
Pacific
The Point within the earth where the earthquake originates
Focus
Rocks formed under great pressure but no heat are______
Sedimentary
The process that helps form exsisting rock into Sedimentary rock
Weathering, Compaction, Erosion
Movement of the Earth's tectonic plates creates extreme________ below Earths surface
Heat/Pressure
Which seismic wave is the first to reach a seismic station
P wave
The scale, which is numbered 1-10, that measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake
Richter Scale
What type of igneous material cools fastest: Magma? Sediments? or Lava?
Lava
What kind of rock contains fossils
Metamorphic
What kind of rocks form when rock buried deep inside the Earth change without melting or weathering
Metamorphic
Which type of seismic wave causes the most destruction to property
Surface Wave
How many seismic stations are required to determine the epicenter of an earthquake
3
Process that forms and recycles different rocks
Rock cycle
What kind of rock will have banded ( ribbon like) layers
Metamorphic
What tool do you need to determine the color of a minerals powder
Streak Plate
Which type of seismic wave can move through solid layers of the earth but not through the liquid
S Wave
What instrument is used to measure seismic waves
Seismogram
The definition of the rock cycle
Process that forms and recycles different rocks
The term that is used to describe how sediments are carried to another place
Erosion
When determining which minerals will scratch other minerals, you would need to refer to the:
Mohs Scale
Which seismic waves are called "push/pull" because they compress and extend as they move through the earth?
P Waves
The process where SEDIMENT becomes glued together
Cementation
The process that helps form existing rock into metamorphic rock
Heat/Pressure
Rock that has cooled fast and may look like glass
Igneous
What does the fracture or cleavage of a mineral show you?
Breakage Pattern