Plate tectonics
Scientist behind the theory of plate tectonics?
Alfred Wegener
What are rocks mainly made out of?
Minerals
Define Geology
The study of the Earth, the materials of which it is made, the structure of those materials, and the processes acting upon them.
What are the three types of mountains?
Fold, dome, and fault and block.
Two ways to measure earthquakes are by using...
Seismograph and Richter Scale
Name of supercontinent
Pangea
Types of rocks
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Name 3 sub-areas of Geology
Geography
Ecology
Archaeology
A magma chamber underneath this park contributes to why it's one of the most famous parks in the world.
Yellowstone National Park.
The place inside the earth where the earthquake starts/happens, is called the...
focus
What are the three types of movements of plate techtonics
Pulling apart
Colliding
Sliding
In which rock is it more likely to find fossils?
a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Metamorphic
b) Sedimentary
If you were a sedimentary rock that went too far down towards the mantel and started to get too hot, which type of rock can you form into?
Metamorphic or igneous
The eruption of this volcano caused people around the globe to not have a summer due to ash blocking the sun from reaching the earth.
Tambora.
Which ocean is mostly known for having the most earthquakes?
Pacific Ocean
What is the ring of fire?
It is a region around the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.
Names of types of Igneous rocks
Basalt, obsidian, and granite
Earth's layers are...
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What mountain did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climb?
Mount Everest
Which fault is one of the most famous faults in the United States?
San Andres Fault
Why did other scientists not believe Alfred?
He couldn't prove HOW the continents could move.
What do metamorphic rocks need to be produced?
Heat and pressure
Name 3 major natural disasters Geology studies
- Volcanic eruptions
- Tsunamis
- Earthquakes
- Landslides
Instead of believing in science on why volcanoes erupt, what do some island cultures believe in?
Spirits / Myths
Historians have found a piece of writing from this person describing their experience of an earthquake in the Middle Ages.
Francesco Petrarch