Coal is a fossil fuel formed from a: remains of animals b: rocks c: decaying plant remains d: hardened lava
What is c. decaying plant remains
100
The difference between highest and lowest part in elevation
What is relief
100
Earth's inner core is a: layer of molten metal b: layer of hot rock c:layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
d: dense ball of solid metal
What is d: dense ball of solid metal
100
A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch
What is anticline
100
Volcanic Belts form along a: island in the pacific ocean b: North American mountain ranges c: the boundaries of Earth's plates d: the coast of Antartica
What is c: the boundaries of Earth's plates
200
The most plentiful fossil fuel in the United states
What is Coal
200
The contour line that forms a closed loop and has small dashes pointing to the inside of the loop represents this on a topographic map
What is depression
200
Transfer of energy through empty space
What is Radiation
200
The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called
What is focus
200
The formation of the Hawaiian islands is one example of a: volcanoes forming over a hot spot b: volcanoes forming along plate boundaries c: the ring of fire d: continental drift
What is a: volcanoes froming over a hot spot
300
A layer of material that helps block the transfer of heat between the air inside and outside a building is called?
a: active solar system b:soalr cell c:heat exchanger d:insulation
What is d: insulation
300
An area's topography is determined by the areas elevation, relief, and a: latitude b: landforms c:longitutde d: scale
What is b: landforms
300
Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by a:earthquakes b: conduction c: Earth's magnetic field d: convection currents in the mantle
What is d: convection currents in the mantle
300
When an earthquake occurs, ____________ are the first waves to arrive at a given location
What is P waves ( primary waves )
300
In volcanic areas, groundwater heated by magma is a source of a:lava flows b:silica c:geothermal energy d:pyroclastic flows
What is c: geothermal energy
400
The central core of an atom is called a:proton b:nucleus c:neutron d:reactor vessel
What is b: nucleus
400
A large area of land where topographyh is similar is called
____________ region
What is landform
400
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rise from the mantle and erupts a: along the edges of all the continents b: along mid-ocean ridges c: in deep-ocean trenches d: at the north and south poles
What is b: along the mid-ocean ridges
400
Which type of stress force produces reverse faults? a: shearing b: tension c: compression d: deformation
What is c: compression
400
A ______ forms when magma forces itself bewteen rock layers and hardens
What is Sill
500
The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nucei is called
a: chain reaction b: meltdown c: nuclear fusion d: nuclear fission
What is d: nuclear fission
500
A group of mountains closely related in shape , structure, and age is a ________________
What is Mountain range
500
Alfred Wegener provided evidence from landforms, fossils, and climate in support of his theory of
What is Continental Drift
500
In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called a: hanging wall b: reverse fault c: footwall d: anticline
What is c: footwall
500
When ash,cinders, and bombs build up in a steep pile around a volcano's vent,the result is a a: composite volcano b:shield c: cinder cone d: dormant volcano