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the scientific method/ properties of earth
plate tectonics
Earthquakes
volcanoes
rocks and minerals
100
what is our moon
astronomy
100
what ocean is growing in size due to sea floor spreading
Atlantic
100
Kilauea is this type of volcano
shield
100
The two most common resources mined in Pennsylvania are ______ & _______.
coal and natural gas
200
what is a conclusion which has been drawn using substantial proof
law
200
what form trenches and island volcanoes
oceanic continental convergent boundaries
200
What is the most intense earthquake
IX
200
_____________ is a technology where pressurized water and chemicals are used to fracture shale, in order to obtain natural gas.
fracking
300
what forms non-volcanic mountains
continental continental convergent boundaries
300
Most volcanoes form due to _________, where one plate is forced under another.
subduction
300
Erupts mostly pyroclast
composite
300
Clastic sedimentary rocks may contain _______.
rock fragments
400
a conclusion that has been drawn using multiple observations but lacks substantial proof
theory
400
what forms mid ocean ridges
divergent boundaries
400
Mafic lava is _____ and _____ than felsic lava.
thinner and darker
400
A substance's ability to resist flow is known as its ________.
viscosity
400
Minerals have all the following characteristics except ________.
they are organic
500
imaginary lines that run horizontally across the earth that measures north or south of the equator
latitude
500
what is the primary cause of earthquakes
plate tectonics
500
Jagged mafic lava which has cooled quickly is known as ______
AA
500
A “ropy” type of mafic lava which cools slowly is known as ______
pahoehoe
500
This is considered one of the easiest features of a mineral to observe, but is not the best way to identify a mineral.
color