Types of Rocks
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Mountains
The Water Cycle
100
Name the three types of rocks.
Metamorphic, Igneous, Sedimentary
100
Name three things you can put into a package to prepare for an earthquake?
First aid kit, flashlight, water, food, whistle, etc.
100
What is the verb for when lava comes out of a volcano?
Erupt
100
This animal is famous for being able to live on very steep mountains...
Mountain Goat
100
What is the chemical composition of water?
H2O
(Two hydrogen molecules, one oxygen molecule)
200
This rock is formed through the cooling of lava/magma.
Igneous
200
What causes earthquakes?
When tectonic plates slide, crash, etc. together.
200
What do we call melted rock when it comes out of the Earth?
lava
200
Sometimes, these will crash together to form a mountain...
Tectonic Plates
200
Name two types of precipitation.
snow, hail, rain, sleet, etc.
300
This rock is formed when pieces of rocks and organic materials stick together.
Sedimentary
300
What is the border between two tectonic plates called?
A fault
300
What do we call melted rock that is inside of the earth?
Magma
300
What type of mountain is formed when the lava breaks through the surface?
Volcanic Mountain
300
What is the name of the process in which water turns from liquid to gas?
Evaporation
400
Metamorphic rocks are formed when rocks are subjected to intense heat and _____________.
Pressure
400
What is the name of a scientist who focuses on earthquakes?
Seismologist
400
What do we call a volcano that no longer has the ability to erupt?
Inactive
400
What type of mountain is formed when magma is not able to break through the surface?
Dome Mountain
400
What is the name of the process in which water turns from gas ---> liquid, forming clouds in the sky?
Condensation
500
What type of rock is seen on this countertop?
Granite
500
What is the name of the machine which detects earthquakes?
Seismograph
500
What is the name of the famous volcano which erupted and killed many in the ancient Italian city of Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
500
__________ mountains are formed by the movement of large crustal blocks when forces in the Earth's crust pull it apart. Some parts of the Earth are pushed upward and others collapse down.
Fault Block
500
What is it called when water gathers in places like oceans, lakes, rivers, puddles, etc.?
Accumulation