What type of boundary are Earthquakes are created by?
A transform boundary
100
Ice Wedging, when ice splits a rock is a form of _________________________ weathering
Mechanical
100
Because minerals do not come from once-living things they are said to be
inorganic
100
Put the 3 states of matter in order from fastest moving particles to slowest moving particles
Gas, Liquid, Solid
200
The convection currents in the mantle are heated by
The Core
200
What type of boundary create volcanoes and mountains
A convergent boundary
200
Abrasion, when little pieces of sand weather a rock is a type of ____________________ weathering
Mechanical
200
When you scrape a rock across a tile and look at the color of the powder left behind you are testing
Streak
200
Draw a picture with an arrow pointing to a valence electron
Pictures !
300
True or False: Continental drift occurred millions of years ago
True
300
Matching fossil records are evidence of what?
Continental Drift
300
A rock that has changes to a rust-like color has likely gone through _____________________ weathering
Chemical weathering
300
True or False: Rocks and Minerals are the same thing
False: Rocks are made of minerals
300
The number of protons plus the number of neutrons equals
Atomic Mass
400
True or False: Continental drift is still occurring
True
400
The Himalayan Mountains, just north of India, are still increasing in height. Which type of tectonic plate movement forms mountain ranges like the Himalayas
Colliding plates, a convergent boundary
400
The movement of rock and material is called
Erosion
400
Soil formation begins with the weathering of
Bedrock
400
No matter how much of it you have, water's boiling point is always ___________ degrees Celsius
100
500
True or false: continental drift is caused by convection currents in the mantle
True
500
The fact that scientists find newer and newer crust the closer they get to a mid ocean ridge is evidence of
Sea Floor Spreading
500
The process by which Metamorphic rock changes into igneous rock starts with
Melting into magma
500
Living organisms in soil mix the material to make
Humus
500
What will happen to density if you increase temperature? (will it increase or decrease?)