Geology 1
The study of earth, what it is made of and how it changes.
What is geology?
To leave something behind
What is the meaning of the word deposit?
Measuring seismic waves helps to locate the ______ of an earthquake.
What is the epicenter?
the process of breaking down the earth
What is weathering?
When tectonic plates slide past each other or pull apart these occur.
What are earthquakes and tsunamis?
Evidence that supports the theory of Pangaea
What is the continents looked like puzzle pieces and matching fossils found on different continents?
To experience something as it happens
What is firsthand?
In order to get myself out of the red zone while studying for the geology test, I needed to have some positive self talk. In this sentence, exert means.....
What is to put forth energy or put work into doing something?
materials that settle and stick together over time form this rock
What is sedimentary?
a volcano that has not erupted in a least 10,000 years
What is an extinct volcano?
Thin rocky layer of the earth
What is the crust?
A crack in the crust.
What is a fault?
heat and weight transform into this type of rock
What is metamorphic?
an oceanic trench forms when_______ happens
What is sea floor spreading?
the inner gorge
What is the oldest rock layer in the Grand Canyon?
Super hot, solid layer of the earth
What is the inner core?
a place where one tectonic plate slides under another
What is a subduction zone?
volcanic rock cool and harden to form this rock
What is igneous?
Volcanoes and geysers are the result of ____________
What is heat and pressure causing magma to come to the surface?
a sentence with a series...give an example
What is a number 2 sentence?
a volcano that has not erupted in a long time but may erupt again
What is dormant?
the process of large land masses that slowly shift and move
What is continental drift?
The state of the plants is good as they are beginning to grow taller and with more leaves. State means....
What is the condition of something?
three main things that geologist study about the earth
What are heat, pressure, and time on the landscape?
the movement of rocks that are deposited elsewhere
What is erosion?