Mapping
Minerals
Rocks
Continental Drift
Riddles
100

The study/mapping of the Earth's Surface is known as 

Topography

100

Minerals are hard, __________ substances found in nature

Inorganic

100

Rock are a combination of 2 or more _________ and ___-material

Minerals

Biomaterial

100

FIRST AND LAST NAME (SPELL IT RIGHT) 

Who came up with the theory of Pangea and who came up with the theory of Seafloor Spreading?

Alfred Wegener and Harry Hess

100

I do not have locks, but I have keys. I have no room, but I have space. You cannot go outside, but you can enter. What am I?

A keyboard

200

On a topographic map, the highest point of elevation is the ______________ shape on the map

Smallest

200

Which characteristic of minerals are you observing when you use a scratch plate, usually made of porcelain?

Streak

200

Which process directly result in small pieces of rock being sent to the earth's surface, compacting them underground over hundreds of thousands to millions of years eventually creating sedimentary rocks?

Erosion

200

How does Seafloor Spreading confirm Continental Drift?

If the ocean floor can move than so can the continents
200

What is one question that will get different answers at different times and yet would still be correct?

"What time is it?"

300

The difference between one level in elevation and the one above or below it on a Topographic Map is called the 

Contour Interval

300

Why is color the least reliable way to identify minerals?

Because minerals can be different colors, or different minerals can be the same color.

300

What is the word for a rock that has layers in it, and which of the 3 types of rocks most consistently has layers?

Foliated

Metamorphic

300

Which type of boundary is most commonly associated with earthquakes?

Transform Boundary

300

What is something that you get to keep after you give it to someone?

Your word/A promise

400

What critical mapping point runs through Greenwich, England?

International Date Line

400

What is the name of the scale used to measure hardness of minerals and what are the softest/hardest minerals?

Mohs Scale

Talc/Diamond

400

The two types of Igneous Rocks are __________ and __________

Which type contributes to Seafloor Spreading and why?

Extrusive and Intrusive

Extrusive because it leaves the earth's mantle and goes above the surface

400

What is the name of the ocean that once surrounded Pangea and covered the entire world?

Panthalassa

400

I have no mouth but I always reply when you speak to me. What am I?

An echo

500

How is Seafloor Spreading related to Topographic Mapping?

EXPLAIN IN SOME WAY THAT MAPPING ALLOWED US TO UNDERSTAND CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND WAYS TO MAP OUR OWN WORLD

500

Name 2/3 processes in which minerals are formed

Crystallization

Evaporation

Precipitation

500

How do veins affect what is inside of both metamorphic and igneous rocks?

Minerals run through cracks in rocks, filling in the gaps and crystallizing inside of those rocks (due to extreme heat). When those rocks continue to be exposed to heat and pressure they either become metamorphic rocks or melt into magma, becoming igneous rocks

500

How does the invention of Sonar contribute to/advance Topographic mapping?

Sonar allows us to better understand the surface of the earth, both on the surface and underwater. Creating more accurate maps.

500

Name 3 consecutive days (they follow one another) without naming a day of the week

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow