Misc
part of an experiment that is done for baseline measurements so that the full impact of the variable(s) is clear
Control
How long is Earth's Rotation?
24 hrs
What is the hardest mineral
Diamond
A break or crack in the Earth's Crust
Fault
What moves faster, P waves or S waves?
P waves
What do you call an atom that decays 50%
Half-Life
How long is the Earth's Revolution
365 days and 6 hours
What do you call the shine that a mineral gives off
luster
Transform Plate Boundary
When 2 plates slide against each other
Elastic Rebound Theory
What is the measurement tool for Volume?
Balance
When are the Summer and Winter Solstices?
Obsidian
Why do plates move?
Convection in the mantle
What is the machine that detects Seismic Waves?
Seismograph
What happens to the Electro-Magnetic Spectrum when a chemical light source is used?
Colors become lighter/some colors vanish
What degree latitude is the Tropic of Cancer?
23.5 degrees North
How do metamorphic rocks form?
Heat and Pressure applied to minerals
What kind of plate boundaries do earthquakes, maybe volcanoes, mid-ocean ridges, or rift valleys happen at
Divergent Plate Boundary
What do you call a collapsed volcano
Caldera
what is the study of weather
meteorology
What causes the Coriolis Effect?
The Earth's Spin causes air and water currents on the Earth's Surface to curve.
What type of rock is Slate?
Igneous
How did Alfred Wegener justify Continental Drift
Continents Piece together, similar fossils on opposite sides of the ocean, and similar geological records on opposite sides of the oceans
What are 2 things that cause violent eruptions
Viscosity and Dissolved Gasses