PLATE TECTONICS
These places in the Earth's crust create new land (think Hawaii!)
What are hotspots
What is physical
A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by physical or chemical means
What is an element
The way a mineral reflects light from its surface
What is luster?
This rock type is created through intense heat and pressure without melting
What is metamorphic
Process which causes plates to move
What are convection currents
A form of chemical weathering simulated in our weathering lab
What is acid rain
Within the nucleus of an atom, you can find these two subatomic particles
What are protons and neutrons?
How easily can the mineral be scratched/ability to resist scratches
What is hardness?
This rock type can be classified by a sandy feel
What is sedimentary
The Appalachian and Himalayan Mountains were formed by which type of boundary?
What is convergent.
These types of planets were investigated in our astronomy lab
What are exoplanets?
The periodic table is organized into periods and ______
What are groups?
The four main attributes of minerals include homogenous, inorganic, solid, and ___________
What is naturally occurring?
Cooled magma turns into this rock type
What is igneous
This is created when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate.
What is a subduction zone.
This rock type lost the most mass across weathering periods in our weathering lab
What is concrete?
An atom that has gained or lost electrons
What is an ion?
_____ Hardness Scale, a scale used to determine hardness of minerals
What is Mohs?
What is cementation?
Scientist who created first map of Atlantic Ocean floor
Who is Marie Tharp
Our lab in Central Park served to demonstrate ____________
What is a model of the solar system?
Forms of the same element with equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei
What is an isotope?
The official mineral of NY State (and found in Central Park!)
What is garnet?
"Foliated" and "nonfoliated" are terms used to describe this rock type
What is metamorphic