True/False
All types of rocks, when under strain repsond in the same way.
false
In which state of matter do the particles posses the most energy? Gas, solid, liquid, plasma
dormant
What is accretion?
crystals growing
The outer layer of the earth is called the Lithosphere.
false
The Moho is found where? - bottom of crust, bottom of mantel, or center or the earth
bottom of crust
The depression found at the top of most volcnic cones is called a _________.
crater
What is the formula for specific gravity?
____________
density of water
4 types of Fold Mountains are anticlines, synclines, monoclines, and fault block mountains.
false
Our seasons are most directly curses by - earth's tilt, earth's rotation, earth's gravity
earth's tilt
A (n) _________ is a series of low frequency shock waves traveling through the earth.
List 6 special properties used to help identify minerals.
flame test, acid test, magnetism, radioactivity luminescence, refraction
Sills and dikes are products of intrusive volcanism.
true
A mineral rated as a 1 on the Mohs scale is what ? hard or soft
soft
A (n) _________ is a crack in a rock where movement has occurred.
fault
what is the difference between compression stress, tension, stress and shear stress?
compression - crushing , tension - pull & Shear forces are acting in opposite direction
Tectonic mountains only form at convergent zones.
false
Tectonic mountains have formed near zones of - converging tectonic plates, diverging tectonic plates or both
Both
________ Tectonic Mts cannot be easily identified becasue of the way they are broken in huge piles of folded and fractured rock.
Complex Tectonic Mts
List the 7 physical properties of minerals?
color, streak, luster, shape & growth, cleavage & fracture, hardness, specific gravity