Rocks/Minerals
This igneous rock forms from rapidly cooled lava and commonly has a fine-grained texture.
Basalt
The rigid outer layer of Earth composed of the crust and upper mantle.
Lithosphere
This natural disaster involves rapidly rotating winds extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
Tornado
This U.S. state contains the Grand Canyon.
Arizona
This fruit floats in water because 25% of its volume is air.
Apple
This term describes the way light reflects off a mineral’s surface.
Luster
This type of plate boundary is associated with mid-ocean ridges.
divergent boundary
This scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes
Richter scale
The Andes Mountains run along the western edge of this continent.
South America
A group of flamingos is called this.
Flamboyance
This mineral has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale and is composed of SiO₂.
Quartz
The boundary where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.
subduction zone
This type of natural disaster occurs when heavy rain or snowmelt causes rivers or lakes to overflow.
Flood
This European capital city is located on the River Thames
London
This is the only mammal capable of true flight.
A bat
This sedimentary rock forms from compacted plant material in low-oxygen environments.
Coal
This layer of Earth is liquid and generates Earth’s magnetic field.
Outer Core
This term describes a large mass of snow, ice, and rock rapidly moving downhill.
Avalanche
This tectonically active island nation lies directly on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Iceland
In 2006, a country temporarily changed its name to “this” for a day to honor a fast-food burger chain.
Burger King
This mineral fizzes when acid is applied due to the presence of calcium carbonate.
Calcite
The scientist that developed the theory proposing that continents were once joined in a single landmass.
Alfred Wegener
This volcanic eruption in 1980 dramatically reshaped a mountain in Washington State.
Mount St. Helens
The largest desert in the world by area.
Antarctica
This country once elected a banana as the “Mayor of a town” as a joke.
New Zealand