Plate Tectonics
The theory that explains why and how continents move is called
Continental Drift
Who gave atoms their name
Democritus
What happens when water vapor reaches the dew point
Condensation
What size are the crystals of an intrusive rock
Large
Mrs. Slacks' maiden last name is
Lavery
A sudden movement along the boundary of a tectonic plate is a (n)
Earthquake
What theory is Hess accredited for
Seafloor speading
What's the structure in a plant that allows water vapor to leave
Stomata
Type of rock associated with this characteristic : Clastic
Sedimentary
Who founded the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Where are most divergent boundaries located?
Ocean floor
Who looked at cells first
Leeuwenhoeke
Evaporation from leaves
Transpiration
What is the process that follows erosion?
Deposition
Name the currently accepted atomic model
Cloud Model
How many major tectonic plates have scientists identified?
15
Watson and Crick stole this scientists' structure of DNA
Rosalind Franklin
What does Evaporation change water to?
Water Vapor
Magma that reaches the surface is called what
Lava
What separates the zone of aeration and zone of saturation
water table
What is "plastic" rock, and how does it move?
Asthenosphere it flows very slowly
Linnaeaus was responsible for creating this naming system
Binomial Nomenclature
Icebergs are created from frozen what
Fresh water
When rocks are melted down they are turned into this
Magma
Describe the rain shadow effect
Slack