MINERALS
This scale was used to determine the hardness of minerals.
What was the Mohs Hardness Scale?
Intrusive and extrusive are the two different types of this type of rock.
What is igneous?
This is the breaking down of material on or near the Earth's surface.
What is weathering?
This type of seismic wave produces push and pull wave motions.
What is a primary wave?
Kilauea, the world's most active volcano, can be found in this U.S. state.
What is Hawaii?
This mineral is the hardest mineral with a hardness of 10 according to the hardness scale we discussed in class.
What is diamond?
This type of rock is made of sediment.
What is sedimentary?
This is the movement of weathered material from one location to another.
What is erosion?
This type of seismic wave produces the most damage.
What is a surface wave?
Mount St. Helens is this type of volcano.
What is composite?
This described how a mineral reflected light from its surface.
What is luster?
Schist and gneiss are both this type of rock.
What is metamorphic?
This massive geologic structure in Yosemite National Park wasn't all there but it was a great example of weathering.
What is Half Dome?
This earthquake term identifies the point normally underground where an earthquake originated from.
What is a focus?
This describes molten rock below the surface of the Earth.
What is magma?
This described a type of mineral breakage, specifically when it broke with uneven, rough, or jagged edges.
What is fracture?
These are the three types of rocks we discussed in class.
What are sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic?
These giant masses of moving ice can carve out large valleys.
What are glaciers?
This seismic scale measures the amount of damage caused by an earthquake.
What is the (Modified) Mercalli Scale?
Huge underwater piles of lava are called this. Anyone tired?
What is pillow lava?
This mineral is the softest mineral with a hardness of 1 according to the hardness scale we discussed in class.
What is talc?
Mr. Markle can tell all the stories he wants about being the Red Power Ranger years ago but this type of rock can form when other types of rocks are under great amounts of pressure or temperature.
What is metamorphic?
This agent of erosion causes the most damage across the surface of the Earth.
What is water?
This describes the motion of a secondary seismic wave.
What is up and down?
Most of the 57 deaths caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens was due to this volcanic hazard.
What is ash inhalation?