Rock Cycle and Minerals
Water Cycle
Continental Drift
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
100
What type of Rock is Created by lots of heat and Pressure ?
What is Metamorphic Rock
100
What is another word for the Water Cycle?
The Hydrologic cycle
100
Who is proposed the Plate Tectonics Theory
Who is Alfred Wegner
100
What is the scientific name for an earthquake?
A seismic event
100
What do you call the pit at the top of a volcano?
A crater
200
What are tiny pieces of rock called ?
What is Sediments
200
What is the process of liquid water turning into water vapor
Evaporation
200
What is Pangea ?
Pangea is a supercontinent made many years ago where all the continents fit together in one continent.
200
What is a P wave?
Primary Wave
200
The weak point in Earth’s crust where hot magma rises from the magma chamber and reaches the surface
A vent
300
What is the equation for Density
D=m/v
300
What is the process of water vapor turning back into liquid water through cooling
condensation
300
How many pieces of evidence did Wegner provide
Continental Fit, Glacial, Landforms and Fossil Evidence
300
What is a S wave ?
Secondary Wave ?
300
What is a basin like depression a mountain usually seen after a previous eruption ?
A caldera
400
What is mineral property identified by how much light shines on it ?
Luster
400
The Scientific name for Rain, snow, and sleet
Precipitation
400
Why was Wegner a crazy crazy man?
He couldn't prove the force that moved the continents to explain how they moved.
400
What is the name of the scale that shows what an Earthquake my look like and how intense it will be?
Mercalli Scale
400
What are the 4 main types of volcanoes
composite volcano or stratovolcano
cinder cone volcano
shield volcano
lava dome
500
What is the mineral that is used in our pencils as 'lead'
Graphite
500
What is the downward movement of water into porous rock or soil
Infiltration
500
What did Harry Hess Do
He discovered how the continents move proving the Continental Drift Theory
500
What type of Seismic waves cause the most damage
Surface Waves
500
Name this famous Volcano
Mount Fuji