Movers and Shakers
New plates moving away from one another
What is Diverging Boundaries or Normal Fault
When sediment is compacted and cemented it forms what class of rock
What is Sedimentary Rock
Earth is made up of several "_______" that are moving on the top of a magma layer in the mantle.
What are Plates
In what era did the Dinosaurs rule the earth
What is the Mesozoic Era
The process of remains (such as bones and teeth) becoming buried under the ground
What are Fossils
The largest and thickest part of the earth. Made up of mostly silicates (compounds made of oxygen and silicon)
What is the Mantle
What are the three (3) categories of rocks.
What is Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic.
*DAILY DOUBLE* What are the two types of changes
What are Sudden Change and Incremental Changes
The oldest rock is at the _____________ of a rock formation
What is Bottom
A solid made by many minerals is called a
What are Rocks
When a smaller plate gets forced underneath a larger plate
What is a Reverse Fault
When magma hardens and crystalized beneath the Earth's surface
What is Intrusive Igneous Rocks
*DAILY DOUBLE* What 4 things were found on different continents to support the theory of Pangaea?
What are rocks, mountain ranges, fossils, and glacial deposits (or coal)
Scientists that study fossils are called
What are Paleontologists
This property of minerals describes how light is reflected off of the mineral's surface
What is Lustre
A force that causes the inner core of the Earth to remain solid
Pressure
The two key ingredients to make a metamorphic rock
What is Heat and Pressure
Two plates moving in opposite directions or shearing
What is a transform or slip-strike fault
Which era is described as the oldest - dating back to the start of Earth?
What is the Precambrian Era
Earthquakes are an example of what type of change
What is Sudden Change
What are the four (4) major components of the Earth
What is Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, and Inner Core
Explains the various processes that rocks undergo to change state
What is The Rock Cycle
The region of the Earth that has the highest number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions each year
What is The Ring of Fire
What defines segments (eras) of time in which major geological event occurred
What is Geological Time
These are natural occurring, organic substances, that are made up of a single element and are the building blocks of rocks.
What are Minerals