What is Igneous-cooling of hot magma, Sedimentary- compaction and cementation of different layers of rocks, Metamorphic- effect of heat and pressure of other rocks.
100
This is something that can be easily made over and over again and can produce energy.
What is Renewable Resource
100
This is caused by an earthquake, it is a giant wave that may greatly impact an area
What is a tsunami
100
This is the natural area in the Pacific Ocean that has active volcanos all throughout it.
What is the Ring of Fire.
100
Name of one of the super continents that once existed.
What is PANGEA!
200
The repeated series of events by which rocks gradually and continually changes from one type to another.
What is the Rock Cycle
200
These are resources that are burned such as coal or oil. Usually they release carbon dioxide into our atmosphere. The take a very long time to make.
What is fossil fuels.
200
This is the name of the scale used to describe an earthquakes intensity.
What is the Richter Scale
200
These are areas that have volcanic activity where magma rises out of the mantel. They do not move, even when the litohspheric plates move.
What is Hot Spots
200
Type of boundary when two plates hit each other.
What is convergent boundary.
300
These type of rocks are formed from fragments of other rocks.
What is Clastic rocks
300
This is when an area is over used for its resources and made barren for a long period of time.
What is Strip Mining.
300
This is the point at which the first movement of the earthquake occurs.
What is the focus.
300
This type of volcano is not very explosive and is built up by the cooling of magma layers over time.
What is a Shield volcano.
300
This boundary occurs when two plates pull apart from each other and causes sea floor spreading.
What is divergent boundaries
400
This is when magma squeezes inbetween the different rock layers and cools, causing these.
What is Intrusions.
400
How can we preserve our resources and give three examples.
What is recycling. Answers will vary.
400
This device is used to detect and recrd waves produced by earthquakes
What is a seismograph.
400
Simplest type of volcano. It is formed when molten lava is thrown into the air from the vent.
What is a cinder volcano.
400
This boundary is when two plates are sliding past each other in opposite directions.
What is Transform boundaries.
500
What are the two types of magma, and describe both
What is mafic (hotter, thinner, more fluid) and Felsic( thick and slow moving)
500
What element is used in nuclear power plants to power the nuclear reactors?
What is Uranium.
500
Name the 2 waves, and the order that they occur in from the focus.
What is P wave, S wave
500
This type of volcano forms when layers of materials from successive eruptions build around the vent. Very Explosive!!!!
What is Composite Volcanos.
500
What is the name of the scientist that came up with the theory of Continental Drift?