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Rocks/Minerals
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Teacher Misc.
100
This is a rock that has changed its original form.
What is a metamorphic rock!
100
The three main layers of Earth.
What is the crust, mantle and core.
100
The stress force that pulls on the rock and stretches it.
What is tension.
100
A major volcanic belt that goes roughly around the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Ring of Fire!
100
The number of siblings Ms. Petritsch has.
What is three.
200
This rock is made out of deposits of ancient coral reefs.
What is limestone!
200
The crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
What is the lithosphere.
200
A fault where plates move past each other.
What is a strike-slip fault.
200
An area where material from deep within the mantle rises and then melts, forming magma.
What is a hot spot.
200
The highschool Ms. Petritsch went to.
What is Bishop George Ahr.
300
This is a series of processes on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another.
What is the rock cycle!
300
A layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core.
What is the outer core.
300
The area beneath the Earth's surface that triggers an earthquake.
What is the focus.
300
The resistance of liquid to flow.
What is viscosity.
300
Ms. Petritsch's major in college.
What is history.
400
This is a rounded, hollow rock that is often lined with mineral crystals on the inside.
What is a geode.
400
The process by which ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle.
What is subduction.
400
The first waves to arrive, also called primary waves.
What is P waves.
400
Fast-moving, hot lava that has low viscosity.
What is Pahoehoe.
400
Ms. Petritsch's favorite color.
What is periwinkle.
500
This scale ranks minerals from softest to hardest.
What is the Mohs hardness scale!
500
A supercontinent that geologists think formed over 225 million years ago.
What is Pangaea.
500
Three commonly used methods of measuring earthquakes.
What is the Mercalli scale, Richter scale, moment magnitude scale.
500
Occurs when an explosive eruption hurls out a mixture of hot gases, ash, cinders and bombs.
What is a pyroclastic flow.
500
Ms. Petritsch's job before being a teacher at KA.
What is infant caretaker.