PROFESSOR FAST FACTS
Casey Tierney teaches this intro class this semester.
What is Geologic Disasters
This rock type can contain fossils.
What is sedimentary
This is the second of Earth's interior layers.
What is the asthenosphere
These three main categories are used to classify rocks.
What is metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary
This tectonic boundary forms structures such as mountains and volcanoes.
What is a convergent boundary.
DAILY DOUBLE: Donna Shillington has this pet.
What is dog
Fossils are this compared to the age of the rock they are found in.
What is the same age
More of this element in its composition causes lava to become more viscous.
What is silicon/silica
This scale is used to tell the hardness of a rock (full name).
What is Mohs Hardness Scale
This type of rock is formed during seafloor spreading.
What is igneous rock/basalt
This is Geology professor Michael Smith's middle name.
What is Elliot
This hard-shelled creature from the Pre-Cambrian is often found in soft sediment.
What is a trilobite
DAILY DOUBLE: This form of heating causes tectonic plates to move.
What is convection currents
Properties like "waxy", "pearlescent", and "vitreous" describe the what of a mineral?
What is luster
This volcanic field is located south of Flagstaff, with Humphrey's Peak being its highest point.
What is the San Francisco volcanic field
Professor in the Geology Department who is allergic to fish
Who is Casey Tierney
These sedimentary structures, common on Earth, are part of evidence of possible water on Mars.
What are ripples
This element is the main constituent in the composition of the core.
What is Nickel
This volcanic rock is the only rock that can float in water.
What is pumice
DAILY DOUBLE: Alfred Wegener first hypothesized continental drift in 1912. This was one piece of evidence that proved his theory.
What is...
1. Same fossils found on different continents.
2. Continents fit together like puzzle pieces.
3. Mountain ranges are made of the same rock layers on different continents.
Via Google Scholar, this Geology professor has been named as an author on the most papers.
Who is Darrell Kaufman
Travertine, tufa, and coquina are all forms of this type of sedimentary rock.
What is limestone
The inner core of the Earth is 5,200° Celsius, but remains solid because of this reason.
What is the overlying pressure of the upper layers
These two precious gems are varieties of the mineral Corundum.
What is Ruby & Sapphire (Al2O3)
Crater Lake, Yellowstone, and California's Long Valley are all examples of this geological feature.
What is a caldera