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the scientific method/ properties of earth
plate tectonics
earthquakes
volcanoes
rocks and minerals
100
study of the solid earth
What does geology mean
100
the theory that the earths continents have drifted through time
What is continental drift
100
the straightening of plates under stress snap, the cause of majority of seismic waves
What is elastic rebound theory
100
any structure which moves magma to the earths surface
What is volcanoes
100
rocks that form underground
What is intrusive
200
study of the earths ocean
What is oceanography
200
the proposed supercontinent 200 million of years ago
What is Pangaea
200
the point under the surface of the earth where plates fault
What is focus
200
an opening which magma erupts onto the surface
What is a vent
200
substance that's a solid
What is minerals
300
study of the earths atmosphere
What is meteorology
300
a mountain chained formed due to seafloor spreading
What is mid-ocean ridge
300
the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus
What is epicenter
300
molten rock found under the surface of the earth
What is magma
300
forms in layers
What is stratification
400
study of the universe beyond earth
What is astronomy
400
the diverging (moving apart) of oceanic crust and forming of new seafloor
What is seafloor spreading
400
a region surrounding the pacific ocean where majority of the earths earthquakes and volcanoes occur
What is ring of fire
400
lava which erupts onto the surface and cools then hardens
What is magma
400
squeezing together
What is compaction
500
using senses to analyze an event
What is observation
500
the theory that the earths lithosphere is divide into several large plates which move slow
What is plate tectonics
500
regions where plates under stress move apart
What is fault zone
500
process where one plate moves underneath another one, leads to a form of a volcano
What is subduction
500
the color of the mineral in powdered form
What is streak