ROCKS
NAME THE 3 CATEGORIES OF ROCKS
METAMORPHIC, IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY
DEFINE WEATHERING
THE PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN ROCKS
ATMOS
LITHOS
ATMOS - WATER VAPOR
LITHO - ROCKY
DEFINE GEOLOGY
THE STUDY OF THE LITHOSPHERE (THE ACTUAL SOLID EARTH ITSELF)
WHAT SCALE MEASURES THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE?
RICHTER SCALE
WHAT TYPE OF ROCK IS DIRECTLY FORMED FROM VOLCANOES?
IGNEOUS
DEFINE EROSION
THE MOVING OF BITS OF WEATHERED MATERIAL FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
THERMOS
HYDRO
THERMOS - WARM
HYDRO - WATER
EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE CONSISTS OF CERTAIN GASES - NAME THE ELEMENTS AND GIVE THE BREAKDOWN BY PERCENTAGE
NITROGEN - 78%
OXYGEN - 21%
OTHER GASES - 1% HYDROGEN,HELIUM,ARGON, CO2
THE NAME OF A FAMOUS FAULT LINE IN CALIFORNIA
SAN ANDREAS FAULT LINE
700 MILES LONG FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MEXICO
WHAT TYPE OF ROCK IS FORMED WITH TIME AND PRESSURE?
SEDIMENTARY
DEFINE DEPOSITION
THE DROPPING OF SEDIMENT AND ROCKS IN A NEW LOCATION BY GRAVITY, WIND, WATER, OR ICE
ASTHENO
LOGOS
ASTHENO - FRAIL/WEAK
LOGOS - THE STUDY OF
WHAT ARE GEYSERS?
A natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air
NAME 3 WAYS EARTH IS PERFECTLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LIFE
PERFECT ATMOSPHERE, PERFECT MASS, PERFECT DISTANCE FROM SUN, PERFECT MAGNETOSPHERE, PERFECT TILT, LIQUID WATER
WHAT TYPE OF ROCK IS FORMED WITH TIME, PRESSURE, AND HEAT?
METAMORPHIC
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF SOIL FOR GROWING PLANTS ?
HUMUS
STRATA
SEISMO
STRATA - LAYER
SEISMO - RELATING TO EARTHQUAKE
TRUE OR FALSE
1/2 OF THE GEYSERS IN THE WORLD ARE FOUND IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
TRUE
NAME A ROCK THAT FLOATS
PUMICE
WHAT TYPE OF ROCKS ARE
LIMESTONE, MARBLE, BASALT
LIMESTONE - SEDIMENTARY
MARBLE - METAMORPHIC
BASALT - IGNEOUS
WHAT TYPE OF STONE ARE MOST CAVES FORMED FROM?
LIMESTONE
METEOR
ASTRO
GEO
METEOR - HIGH OR LIFTED UP
ASTRO - STAR
GEO - EARTH
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW AN OIL SPILL MAY BE CLEANED UP USING BOOMS, SORBANTS, AND SKIMMERS
THE BOOMS ARE USED TO GATHER THE OIL INTO A CERTAIN AREA. THEN THE SORBANTS AND SKIMMERS ARE USED TO REMOVE THE OIL.
Colossians 1:16
For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him.