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a mass of hotter-than-normal material that ascends toward the surface
mantle plume
heat, pressure, and water content
magma formation factors
what rocks with high water content have
higher melting points
When the crust moves up vertically
uplift
a fracture in earth where movement has occurred
fault
horizontal crust movement
offset
mudflow
developed the law of superposition and principle of original horizontality
Nicolaus Steno
air masses that are low and warm, and air masses that are high and cold
tropical and polar air masses
rock rises and melts due to reduced pressure
decompression melting
what volcanoes produce
this is what rocks at high pressure have
higher melting point
sharp-edged ridge formed by vertical crust movement
fault scare
the vibration of earth produced by the rapid release of energy
earthquake
gradual displacement along a fault that is relatively smooth, or what you call that guy that keeps bugging you at the party but won't take credit for it
fault creep
the method that geologists use to place rocks in chronological order, or taking your cousin to the movies with romantic intentions
relative dating
Greek philosopher who concluded the world was round
Aristotle
area over which an air mass gests its characteristic properties of temperature and moisture
source region
this causes volcanoes to happen at convergent bounderies
subduction
volcano openings at the surface from which lava flows
vent
this is what rocks at high temperatures do
melt faster
point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake focus
epicenter
compress or push and expand or pull particles
p-wave
name of song that "Shake it like a Polaroid" comes from
Hey Ya!
process of matching rock layers at different locations that formed at the same time and by the same process
correlation
calculated the circumference of the earth
Eratos Thenes
an imaginary sphere of which the observer is the center and on which all celestial objects are considered to lie
celestial sphere
This is what causes volcanoes along converging oceanic continental boundaries
volcanic island arcs
calderas, volcanic necks, and lava plateaus
3 types of volcanic landforms
where volcanoes form
diverging plate boundaries, or intraplates
vibrations that travel through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
seismic waves
when body waves reach the surface
surface waves
Name of musical group that sings the song that contains the phrase "Shake it like a Polaroid!"
OutKast
the approximate age of the earth
4.5 billion years
the belief that the earth is the center of the solar system, which Galileo disproved
geocentric
the path of an object as it revolves around another object
orbit
particles produced in volcanic eruptions
pyroclastic material
shield, cinder, and composite cones
3 types of volcanoes
long belt of volcanoes that circle the Pacific Ocean, or what you experience if you eat too many raw hot peppers
Ring of Fire
the point within the earth where an earthquake starts
focus
elastic rebound hypothesis
the reason people shake polaroid pictures
The idea that the geologic processes that operate today also operated in the past
uniformitarianism
The concept which proposed the earth had an indefinitely long history
deep time
the science that studies the universe