Scientific Investigation
Mapping
Minerals and rocks
Earth Structure
Plate Tectonics
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What is an Independent variable?
The factor in an experiment that is changed.
100
What are the two lines on a map?
Latitude and Longitude
100
Does a rock have to be inorganic in order to be a mineral?
Yes
100
What is our CONTINENTAL and our OCEANIC crust?
Our Continental crust is made of GRANITE and our Oceanic crust is made of BASALT.
100
S waves do not travel through what?
S waves do not travel through LIQUID
200
What is the Dependent variable?
The factor that is affected by the independent variable.
200
What letter does CONTOUR LINES form?
CONTOUR LINES form V's in rivers and streams that point upstream.
200
How are Igneous rocks classified?
Igneous Rocks are classified by composition and texture.
200
Is our OCEANIC crust thinner or thicker?
Ocean crust is thinner, younger, & denser than CONTINENTAL crust.
200
Which boundary causes sea-floor spreading, mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, & Volcanoes?
What is DIVERGENT BOUNDARY
300
What is the CONSTANT?
Variables in the experiment that are the same.
300
What happens when the slope gets steeper? What is it a sign of?
The closer the CONTOUR lines , the STEEPER the SLOPE is.
300
What is the parent rock of Slate?
What is SHALE?
300
What is the LITHOSPHERE?
THE LItHOSPHERE is the CRUST and UPPER mantle. This is where the plates are.
300
Do the P waves travel the fastest or do the S waves travel faster?
The P waves travel faster
400
What is the CONTROL GROUP?
No Treatments
400
What is the CONTOUR INTERVAL?
400 m
400
What is the parent rock of quartzite?
What is SANDSTONE
400
What is the OUTER RIGID layer of the MANTLE called?
LITHOSPHERE
400
Which is denser BASALT OR GRANITE?
BASALT
500
What is Observation?
any information collected using the 5 senses
500
Where is the Equator?
The Equator is 0 degrees latitude
500
What is the parent rock of GNEISS?
What is GRANITE.
500
What is the Inner core made of?
What is NICKEL and IRON.
500
Which boundary slides past each other?
What is Transform Boundary