Rock Cycle
Plate Techtonics
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Weathering & Erosion
Glacial Formation
100
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
100
What is the Crust made or composed of? (Ocean and Continental)
Basalt and Granite
100
What are the 4 types of Volcanoes?
Shield, Cinder, Composite, Caldera
100
What is the most important factor affecting Chemical Weathering?
Climate (Temperature and Moisture)
100
What did all glaciers start out as originally?
Snow
200
What is the area, in the Earth, below the crust called and what liquid is it filled with?
The Mantle and Magma
200
How thick is the Crust?
80 - 100 km
200
Which type of Lava moves fast and cools quickly?
Aa (ah-ah)
200
Which Chemical Weathering process is this? "Rock meets Oxygen causing the structure to strengthen"
Reduction (opposite of Oxidation)
200
What part of a glacier moves the fastest?
Surface center
300
How are Sedimentary rocks formed?
Lithification
300
What is the layer between the Upper Mantle and Lithosphere called?
Plastic Asthenosphere
300
What is the spot on the land directly above the focus of an earthquake called?
The Epicenter
300
What is Slacking?
Regular washing and drying causing cracks to increase in size
300
What is the area where melting happens called and where on the mountain is it?
Zone of Ablation / Downslope
400
What specific type of rock is created above ground?
Extrusive Igneous Rock
400
What is Pangea?
When all continents were 1 land mass
400
Which type of waves only go through solid material?
S waves
400
In what mediums is Suspension possible?
air, water, ice
400
How are Moraines made?
Piles of till drop because of slow movement
500
The Sedimentary rock, Limestone, changes through metamorphosis into what rock?
Marble
500
The subduction of ocean crust underneath another ocean crust makes what type of land mass?
Island Arcs
500
Why is Fire a common problem with earthquakes?
Human made things explode and water pipes break
500
Why do rocks "drag" along the bottom of a river?
Depends on the size, weight, shape, and velocity of water
500
What is the Firn line made of?
Maintained Neve during summer months
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