Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks
The Space Race
100
Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle.
What is tension?
100
What is a hot spot?
What is an area where material from deep within the mantle rises and melts, forming magma?
100
What is the process in which sedimentary rocks form?
What is Erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation?
100
Who was the first American man in space?
Who was Alan Shepard?
200
What land features result from the forces of plate movement?
What is a flat plain?
200
Where are most of Earth's volcanoes formed?
What is in volcanic belts that form along the boundaries of earth's crust?
200
What is a rock-forming mineral?
What are the common minerals that make up the earth's surface?
200
What is a rover?
What is a small robotic space probe that can move about the surface of a planet or moon?
300
What is a scale that rates earthquakes according to their intensity and how much damage they cause?
What is the Mercalli scale?
300
What are the two types of volcanic eruptions?
What is queit and explosive?
300
How do geologists classify igneous rocks?
What is based on their origin, texture, and mineral composition?
400
What are sesmic waves that compress and expand the ground?
What is primary waves, or P waves.
400
What are the main parts of a volcano?
What are the magma chamber, the side vent, the lava flow, the pipe, the vent, and the crater?
400
What type of rock is made up of ancient coral?
What is Limestone?
400
What are the main advantages of a multistage rocket?
What is that the total weight of the rocket is greatly reduced as the rocket rises?
500
What is the force that opposes the motion of one surface as it moves across another surface?
What is friction?
500
What is an island arc?
What is a string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench?
500
What are methamorphic rocks that have their grains arranged in parallel layers or bands called?
What is foliated?
500
Why did NASA develop cordless power tools?
What is because there are no plugs when repairing satellites in space?
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