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Intro to Earth Science
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rocks and Minerals
100
Rotation
What is the term for the Earth spinning on its axis?
100
Divergent Boundaries
What is the term for when plates are moving away from one another?
100
Ring of Fire
What is the nickname of the region bordering the Pacific Ocean where 80% of all earthquakes occur on Earth?
100
Lava
What is melted rock located above the Earth's surface?
100
Silicate
What is a mineral that contains silicon and oxygen?
200
Revolution
What is the term used for when the Earth travels around the sun?
200
Continental - Continental Convergent Boudaries
What is the term for when continents collide with continents and press together to form mountains?
200
Richter Scale
What is the scale that measures the strength of seismic waves based on wave amplitude? Scale goes from 1-10.
200
Magma
What is melted rock located below the Earth's surface?
200
Streak
What is the color of a mineral in powdered form?
300
Oblate Spheriod
What is the shape of the Earth?
300
Mid-Ocean Ridges
What is the name for an underwater mountain range that occurs from sea floor spreading?
300
Tsunami
What is a massive wave produced by large earthquakes on the ocean floor which cause extreme flooding?
300
Mt. St. Helens
What is the name of the volcano that erupted in Washington State?
300
Cleavage
What is it called when minerals break off in smooth, flat surfaces?
400
Crust
What is the outermost layer made mostly of solid, rocky materials?
400
Pangaea
What is the supercontinent when all Earth land was connected 200 million years ago?
400
Epicenter
What is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of the earthquake?
400
Composite
What is kind of volcano was Mt. St. Helens?
400
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
What are the three main types of rocks?
500
Theory
What is a conclusion supported by experiments and observation?
500
Panthalassa
What is the super ocean surrounding Pangaea 200 million years ago?
500
Fault Zones
What are cracks which occur when plates move past each other?
500
Mafic
What is runny lava called?
500
Igneous
What rock is formed by the cooling and crystallization of magma?