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Earthquake/Weather
Volcanoes/Deposition
Rock / Plates
Space/Atmophere
Science Basics
100
Earthquake waves are called ______________.
seismic waves
100
A weak spot in the crust where magma from deep in the mantle melts through is a
hot spot
100
What process happens when magma turns to Igneous rock?
cooling and hardening
100
In which layer is the ozone?
Stratosphere
100
What system do we use to measure in science?
metric
200
Strike-slip fault are caused by _____ forces.
compression
200
A volcano that is unlikely to erupt again is:
extinct
200
What process happens when rock turns to sediment?
weathering and erosion
200
Which layer burns up meteoroids before reaching the earth?
Mesosphere
200
Which variable measures the results of an experiment?
DV
300
Tsunamis are caused by _________.
earthquakes motion on the ocean floor
300
Low viscosity magma causes
quiet eruptions
300
What is the only rock that directly comes from magma?
Igneous rock
300
What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?
Nitrogen
300
Which variable can change in an experiment?
IV
400
Instrument used to record earthquakes _________.
Richter scale
400
Deltas are built up by
deposition
400
Plates that move together are call ___________.
Convergent
400
What was the first human spaceflight program of the US?
Project Mercury
400
What statement is used for an Hypothesis?
If...then...
500
Mass movement is caused by
gravity
500
The preserved remains or traces of an organism
fossil
500
If a mineral breaks into two flat pieces that would be called the minerals __________.
cleavage
500
What are the two astronauts that landed on the moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
500
What is a control group?
the group that stays the same or is the norm