Plate Tectonics and Interactions
Igneous and Sedimentary Rocks
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Energy
Earth History
100
A boundary where two plates collide causing subduction. Can take place continent to continent, oceanic to oceanic, or continent to oceanic
What is convergent
100
A rock that is light called and glassy
What is obsidian
100
At a boundary, plates move or rupture causing faults that create vibrations
What is an earthquake
100
Energy stored in in objects because of their position above Earth's surface
What is Gravitational potential energy
100
In a sequence of undeformed sedimentary rocks, the oldest beds are on the bottom and the youngest are on the top
What is the Principle of Superposition
200
The process happening on the ocean floor causing the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
What is seafloor spreading
200
Rocks that form when sediment is compacted and cemented together
What are sedimentary rocks
200
this volcano forms over hot spots, has basaltic magma, and is the least explosive
What is shield volcano
200
archery is a form of this potential energy
What is elastic potential
200
End marked by the biggest extinction event in Earth's history. It was also the age of invertebrates.
What is paleozoic
300
the hottest layer of Earth
What is the inner core
300
Igneous rocks that form beneath the surface
What are intrusive rocks
300
push-pull waves that arrive at the seismic station first
What is primary waves (p-waves)
300
A force that works against to objects in contact
What is friction
300
An unconformity that occurs when sedimentary rocks overlie nonsedimentary rock layers
What is nonconformity
400
a boundary where plate pull away from each other often causing ridges
What is a divergent boundary
400
Temperature, pressure, water content, and the mineral/chemical composition
What are the four factors that determine a melting point of a rock
400
This volcano is the smallest
What is cinder cone volcanoes
400
Energy cannot be destroyed or created. Energy can be changed and moved to different forms and places.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy
400
When atoms of one element change into atoms of a different element
What is nuclear decay
500
fossils, fit of continents, rocks, and climate
What are the four factors wegner used to support his hypothesis
500
Sedimentary rocks made from once living things
What are organic rocks
500
the point located on the surface above the focus of an earthquake
What is an epicenter
500
1/2mass*velocity2 and mgh (mass*gravity*height)
What is kinetic energy equation and gravitational equation
500
The longest unit of time Earth's history is divided into.
What is an eon
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