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Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes
Erosion
Rocks/Minerals
100
caused by an earthquake where the epicenter is underwater
What is a tsunami
100
scientist who proposed that the landform Pangaea once existed.
What is Wegner.
100
silica rich magma
What is granitic magma
100
mixture of different sized sediments created by a glacier
What is till
100
model that shows how the three types of rock are formed
What is rock cycle
200
point inside the earth directly below the epicenter
What is the focus
200
the outermost layer of the earth which includes the crust and the upper mantle
What is the lithosphere
200
Type of volcano that has steep sides made of layers of tephra
What is cinder-cone volcano
200
occurs when sediments slowly shift down a hill
What is creep
200
mixture of minerals, organic mater, volcanic glass, rock particles and other natural materials
What is a rock
300
scale that measures the intensity of the earthquake by the amount of damage that was caused
What is the Mercalli Scale
300
the name of the boundary between the crust and upper mantle
What is the Moho Discontinuity
300
magma cools inside the vent and then the mountain is eroded away leaving a _____________
What is volcanic neck
300
only landmass besides Antarctica that has a continental glacier
What is Greenland
300
diamond now owned by the Smithsonian Institution that is blue-white in color and about 9 g in mass.
What is the Hope Diamond
400
the type of tectonic plate border at which strike-slip faults occur
What is a transform boundary
400
this forms at a divergent boundary in the ocean
What is a mid-ocean ridge
400
volcanic eruption in 1883 that was so loud and so explosive that the eruption was heard over 4000 km away!
What is Krakatoa
400
when the wind blows large amount of sediment grains so the aa low cloud forms just above the ground
What is a sand storm
400
when the ore bauxite is refined or purified, this mineral which is also an element is made
What is aluminum
500
type of seismic wave that moves particles back and forth in the same direction as the wave.
What is a P-wave
500
what occurs when one plate subducts under another plate at a convergent boundary
What is volcanoes
500
tectonic plate under which a hot spot exists that made the Hawaiian Island chain.
What is Pacific Plate
500
wind deposits of fine grained sediments which are generally yellow-brown in color
What is loess
500
mineral deposits left behind in rock after water has evaporated from cracks. these minerals fill in the open spaces
What is vein minerals