what is the thin, dense crust found on the ocean floor
100
What is the Elastic Rebound Theory?
What is the straightening of plates after plates under stress snap, the cause of the majority of seismic waves
100
what is magma?
What is molten rock found under the surface of the earth
100
what is crystal?
What is characteristics of having regular geometric shapes
200
What is Astronomy?
What is the study of the Universe beyond Earth
200
what is seafloor spreading?
What is the diverging (moving apart) of oceanic crust and forming of new seafloor
200
what is the epicenter?
What is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus
200
what are hot spots?
What is regions udnerneath lithospheric plates which are abnormally hot and can cause volcanism in those regions
200
what is a streak?
What is the color of a mineral in powdered form
300
What is a variable?
What is the aspect of an experiment which changes
300
what is Pangea?
What is the proposed supercontinent 200 million years ago
300
what is a tsunami
a massive wave created from an earthquake on the ocean floor
300
what is the difference between mafic and felsic lava?
What is mafic lava is dark colored, thin lava found primarily in oceanic crust (non-explosive) and felsic lava is light colored, thhick lava found primarily in continental crust (explosive)
300
what is cleavage?
What is when a mineral breaks along smooth flat surfaces
400
what is a theory?
What is a conclusion to a scientific inquiry (question) which CAN'T be proven
400
what is the Mid-Ocean ridge?
What is a mountain chained formed due to seafloor spreading
400
what is P waves and S waves?
What is P waves are primsary waves that come first and S waves are secondary waves that come second
400
what is volcanis dust
What is thinnest of all pyroclasts
400
what is Fluorescence?
What is the ability of a mineral to glow or change color under UV light
500
what is a scientific law?
What is a conclusion to a scientific inquiry (question) with CAN be proven
500
what is the Convection Current?
What is the movement of heat through the asthenosphere which causes plated above to move (What causes plate tectonics)
500
what is intensity?
What is the amount od famage caused by an Earthquake
500
what is Lapilli
What is BB or Marble sized particles of rock
500
what is silicate minerals and non silicate minerals
What is silicate minerals is minerals containing silicon and oxygen and non-silicatate minerals is minerals which do not contain both silicon and oxygen