plate tectonics
rock cycle
volcanism
minerals
vocab
100
subduction zone
Where do plates collide
100
sedimentary,metamorphic, and igneous
What is the 3 types of rocks
100
shield,cinder cone, composite
What is the three types of volcanoes
100
naturally occur,inorganic,definite composition, and a crystal like shape
What is the four properties of a mineral
100
mohs scale
What compares mineral hardness
200
when continents have move slowly to their current locations
What is the continental drift
200
a natural processes that form, change, break down, and re-form rocks.
What is the rock cycle
200
magma
What is melted rock below surface called
200
jewelry, coins, metal containers, plaster, construction materials
how r eminerls use (at least 3 ways)
200
hot melted rock below the surface
What is magma
300
pangea
What is it called when the continents were joined together
300
mohs scale
What compares a mineral hardness
300
the powder that left when a mineral is scracped acrosss the surface
What is streak
400
convection currents
What is the driving force behind pate movements
400
cooling, heat and pressure, and melting
What is the possible stages in the rock cycle
400
sollution
What can crystals form from as water evaporates or if too much of a substance is dissolvedin water?
400
rocks contained enough mineral to be mined for a profit
What is an ore
500
wegener
what is the scientist name that came up with the continental drift
500
when magma cools and solidifies to become this rock
What is an igneous rock
500
hot spots
why can the hawaiin islands have volcanoes erupt
500
specifc density
What is the ratio of a minerals weight to weight of an equal volume of water;expressed as a number
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