Rock Cycle and Plate Boundaries
A naturally occurring, solid inorganic element or compound that composes a rock.
What is a mineral?
The most abundant greenhouse gas in the Earth’s atmosphere
What is water vapor?
Long ago, two continental plates collided in Gros Morne Park (right), pushing oceanic crust up above sea level. In the area where the plates collided some oceanic crust experienced intense pressure, causing the original rock to become a different type of rock. What type of new rock was formed?
What is metamorphic rock?
Identify the layer of the earth’s atmosphere in which meteors burn up, creating “shooting stars”:
What is the Mesosphere?
A geologist finds the shell of a rare mollusk below. What type of rock would this fossil be found in?
What are sedimentary rocks?
It begins pouring the rain above a steep slope with tightly packed soil and very little vegetation. According to the water cycle, what will the water striking the ground in this area do?
What is runoff?
What type of plate boundary is found at the letter “C” on the map below:
What is a divergent boundary?
It is hot and humid outside. A storm pops up with severe wind and hail, followed by clearing and cooling. What weather system caused this scenario of events?
What is a cold front?
At a convergent boundary between the seafloor portion of one plate and the continental portion of another plate, the ocean plate subducts under the continent and into the mantle below. What hazard or hazards would individuals living above this plate boundary experience?
What are volcanoes and earthquakes?
The temperature steadily increases throughout the day on Saturday, as does the humidity. Soon it is “hazy, hot, and humid.” What happens to the pressure as the temperature and humidity increase?
What is decreases?