Plate tectonics
the common name for the lithosphere.
What is the crust?
The type of plate boundary where you will most likely see volcanoes and mountains form.
What is a convergent boundary?
Sunset Crater is an example of this type of volcano.
What is a cinder cone?
This type of rock is "born of fire".
What is an igneous rock?
The name of Mrs. Shimansky's dog.
what is Ellie?
Organic material that has turned into rocks.
What are fossils?
What is a transform boundary?
This is the machine used to measure earthquake strength.
What is a seismograph?
This type of rock is most likely to have fossils in it.
What is a sedimentary rock?
This is a person who study's the Earth.
What is a geologist?
The theory that the Earth was once one big super-continent, Pangaea.
What is Continental Drift Theory?
When two tectonic plates pull apart from each other causing a rift valley to form.
What is a divergent plate boundary?
The melting of snow and glaciers on a volcano when it explodes.
What is a lahar?
This type of rock is foliated (has layers).
What is metamorphic rock?
What magma is called once it reaches Earth's surface.
What is lava?
The Earth spreading apart to form rifts and valleys under the ocean.
What is seafloor spreading?
The transportation of materials by wind, ice or water.
What is erosion?
they type of volcano that the Hawaiian Islands are made out of.
What are shield volcanoes?
This is the most common type of igneous rock.
This rock is made from existing rock by heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rock?
The heat inside the Earth that causes the tectonic plates to move.
What are convection currents?
The placement of earth materials into a new location.
What is deposition?
the two U.S. states that have the most earthquakes.
What are Alaska and California?
This type of rock is used in counter tops, flooring and also has an unrelated game that shares its name.
What is marble?
This green stone is in the olivine family and Mrs. Shimansky;s birthstone. What is it?
What is peridot?