Systems
What is the definition of a system?
Any set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
What are the three main types of rocks?
Metamorphic, Igneous, Sedimentary
What is the Plate Tectonic Theory?
Earth's outer solid crust is separated into plates that "float" around on the upper mantle
What are the five layers of the Earth?
Atmosphere, Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core.
Magma is underground, Lava is above ground.
What are three things a system has to have?
Components, Inputs, Outputs, etc.
You put an igneous rock underneath a microscope and find out that the crystals are small inside of the rock..how fast did this igneous rock cool?
Fast
Your friend Berta walked up to you and asks why don't we have any earthquakes or volcanoes in Altoona, what would you say to that friend? (one sentence answer)
We don't live anywhere near a plate boundary so no earthquakes or volcanoes can appear or be near our town or state or something like that.
What layer of the earth is mostly liquid?
What plate boundary is the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Divergent
What is the difference between inputs and outputs?
Inputs you ADD into a system and outputs you are things that are TAKEN AWAY from the system.
What is the definition of erosion?
The transportation or carrying of sediment/rock using natural resources such as wind or water.
Earth used to only have one super continent..what was this super continent called?
Pangea
When a plate boundary sub ducts, what are the two things it does?
The plate boundary gets destroyed and makes more magma and lava.
Igneous Rock (because of the volcanoes)
In the Magnetic Field article in the Unit 2 Extensions, what does it say that the Earth's magnetic field is most similar to? (Since the Magnetic Field has a process and is a system)
It is most similar to a huge magnetic bar in Earth .
In order for a metamorphic rock to become a sedimentary rock what two things MUST happen?
Weathering, Cementation/Compaction
What is the name of the deepest trench in the world? What plate boundary made this trench?
Mariana Trench.
Convergent plate boundary.
It is thermal energy in the earth's crust.
What is the definition of a mineral?
A naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having orderly internal structure and characteristics of a chemical compound, crystal form, physical properties.
Little Julio wants to know what is 2 things that are a component in his Nintendo 3DS?
Stylus, Battery, Screen, Speaker, etc.
You are taking a walk when all of a sudden you see a metamorphic rock on the sidewalk that has thin layers of color, what kind of metamorphic rock is this rock?
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Who found out the Plate Tectonic Theory?
Alfred Wegener
Which crust is more dense, Oceanic or Continental, and why?
Oceanic and your own reason
What accent does Mr Bradley from the Rock video at the beginning of the unit have?
British