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Volcano
Space
Earthquake
Plate tectonic
Rocks/Weather
100
What type of volcano has the most violent eruptions?
composite cone
100
Stars are mainly made from what 2 elements?
Hydrogen and helium
100
On what type of boundary do earthquakes happen?
transform fault
100
What started to happen to Pangea 200 million years ago?
the supercontinent began to break into smaller continents
100
Which property is the most useful in identifying a mineral? a. color b. hardness c. color D. size
b. hardness
200
What volcano is a broad dome shape?
shield volcano
200
The color of a star depends on what?
its temperature
200
What happens to a tsunami as it gets closer to shore?
it gets bigger
200
What happens at a transform fault boundary
two plates slide past each other
200
Seasons are caused by what?
earths tilted axis
300
What volcano is made of layers of lava and pyroclastic material?
composite cone volcano
300
The layer of the sun that we can see is called what?
photosphere
300
Where does the first movement of an earthquake happen? (in the ground)
focus
300
The Himalaya Mountains were made in a collision at what type of boundary?
convergent
300
The process that happens when physical forces break rocks into smaller pieces without changing the rocks chemical makeup is what?
Mechanical Weathering
400
What type of volcano is made from ejected lava fragments?
cinder cone
400
What is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see?
visible light
400
What do we call the place on the earth's surface directly above an eathquake's focus?
epicenter
400
The theory that tells how and why the continents move is called what?
plate tectonics
400
Name the 3 types of rocks.
metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary
500
What forms from the hardening and cooling of magma beneath the Earth's surface?
plutons
500
Which device seperates light into different colors and wavelengths?
spectrograph
500
What are the fastest body waves?
P waves
500
Give the name of the transform fault boundary in California.
San Andreas Fault
500
Which 2 properties make air mass?
temperature and humidity