Chapter 1
What is the last step in the scientific method
what is state a conclusion
What are the layers on Earth- outer to inner
crust, moho, upper mantal, transition, lower mantal, cor mantel boundary, outer core, inner core
What is the most valuable precious metal
what is platinum
Natural ridge formed by sediments at the edge of a river
what is a levee
fossils are formed when the mud buries a plant or animal and quickly hardens
mold fossils
What are the 1st step of the scientific method
what is State a problem
When a moving layer of rock hits a stationary one and it breaks
fault
what is the most reflective metal
what is silver
What is the gentle slopping side of the of a dune that leads to the crest.
what is the windward side.
The term refers to an originally created type is ...
what is kind
what is a substance containing 2 or more elements bonded together
what is a Compound
What is the volcano that produces cinders and lava?
what is composite
What is the final Step of metallurgy
what is shaping
What happens when a sea cave is continually eroded?
What is a sea arch
Who popularized uniformitariansism
Who is Charles Lyell
This cycle allows plants to use nitrogen
what is the nitrogen cycle
A seismograph measures..
what is the strength of an earthquake
what is the metal used in radiation
what is lead
What process occurs when oxygen from the atmosphere reacts with minerals
what is oxidation
Who wrote "Origin of Species"
Who is Charles Darwin
Primary plant food are these 3 elements
nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
what is the channel of a volcano through which gases, ash, and rocks are ejected
what is the vent
This metal is refined using a blast furnace
what is iron
what is the main agent of chemical weathering
what is water
What event do creationist scientist believe is responsible for the fossil record?
What is the flood