5th Rocks
marble, slate
metamorphic
The current theory that describes how Earth’s crust is broken into ______________that float on the earth’s ____________layer is called the plate tectonic theory.
plates
mantle
What type of severe weather is defined as a rapidly rotating column of air?
tornado
The location under the earth’s surface where an earthquake actually occurs is called the ________ .
focus
How many seismograph stations are needed to find an earthquake’s epicenter?
at least three
cooling lava
granite, obsidian
igneous
You used play dough to form a representation of alternating stripes on the ocean floor. What vocabulary word describes the reason why the molecules in these bands of rock point in opposite directions?
polarity
What type of severe weather occurs when multiple thunderstorms merge together and rotate around one another?
hurricane
What type of volcano is a steep hill made from pyroclastic material?
a. composite c. cinder cone
b. shield d. active
C
Scale for tornadoes?
Scale for earthquakes?
Fujita
Richter
wind and water breakdown
limestone
When a dense oceanic plate meets a less dense continental plate at a convergent boundary, the denser plate is forced down into the earth’s hot mantle. The same process can occur when two oceanic plates converge. The denser one will plunge down into the earth where it will be destroyed by melting. What is this process called?
subduction
Identify the movement of lithospheric plates
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transform
convergent
divergent
Which type of wave is detected first when an earthquake happens?
Which type of wave causes the most destruction?
P wave
Surface wave
Label parts of a hurricane
A: eye
B: eye wall
C: rain band
igneous rock that cools slowly and has
large crystals is what? _________
igneous rock that cools quickly and has
small crystals is what? ____________
intrusive
extrusive
___________ and _____________ are two important factors that affect the density of ocean currents.
temperature and salinity
The movement of Earth’s plates can cause natural disasters such as ___________ and _________.
volcanic eruptions
earthquakes
Which of the following is not one of the requirements listed on a fire triangle?
a. heat source c. oxygen
b. fuel source d. wind
D. Wind
Label part of volcano
A: lava
B: magma chamber
C: pipe
_____________ is a rock containing molecules that orient themselves toward magnetic north
Magnetite
An ___________ occurs when deep ocean water mixes with surface waters and bring nutrients to the surface that benefit fish.
upwelling
The large wall of water that comes ashore as a hurricane reaches land is called a ________ .
storm surge
What two things are necessary for hurricanes to grow in size?
a. warmth b. moisture
Label volcano
D:ash and dust
E: crater
F: vent