Rock cycle
Name the three classes of rocks.
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
Any process or force that moves sediments to new locations
erosion
This is the most abundant class of rocks
igneous rock
Who is the ancient Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes?
Pele
This occurs when two tectonic plates move along each other.
Earthquakes
What type of rock comes from magma or lava?
Igneous rock
A type of sedimentary rock that often has many fossils and shells of tiny ocean creatures.
Limestone
This type of rock forms when lava cools very quickly causing it to be smooth and shiny as glass.
obsidian
Mount Mazama was the basis of a major myth of these people.
The Klamath Indians
How are tsunamis created?
earthquakes along the seafloor.
What type of rock forms when tiny bits of rock are compacted together?
Sedimentary rock
The building blocks of rocks that consist of solid, nonliving substances
minerals
This is a common igneous rock that forms from magma that cooled within Earth's crust.
Basalt
How many days did Pele give here sister to return to her with her husband?
Less than 40 days.
Magma under Yellowstone National Park creates these two phenomena's of super heated water.
Geysers and hot springs.
What type of rock forms from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
to closely pack or press together
compact
The oldest layers of sedimentary rocks are located where on the rock?
The bottom layer
These two spirits fought, creating Crater Lake.
Mondalkni and Sahale Tyee
These scales are used to measure the destructive forces of earthquakes.
Mercalli scale and Richter Scale
Name three types of igneous rocks
Obsidian, Basalt, Granite
mixed with liquid so no solid pieces are visible anymore
dissolved
What type of rock did Agnes Nyanhongo use to make her sculptures?
Serpentine
The belief of Pele was kept alive by this person in this year.
Princess Ruth Keelikolani in 1880.
Most volcanoes in the world are located along the Pacific plate, also named this.
The Ring of Fire.