Rocks
Rocks formed by hardened lava are called
igneous
When two plates move towards each other that boundary is called
convergent
Metallic is an example of what type of mineral property
luster
The man-made process that causes the growth of deserts is called
desertification
The principle that states that present-day processes have operated throughout geological time
uniformitarianism
Rocks that have been formed under immense pressure and temperature are called
metamorphic
The three types of waves produced by earthquakes are
P, S, and surface waves
The property of a mineral that is defined by mass/vol is called
density
Glaciers that form unbounded and occur at the poles are called
continental glaciers
The age dating method that produces the most accurate age of a rock is called
absolute age dating
Limestone is an example of what type of rock
sedimentary
Volcanoes occur at what type of plate boundary
convergent
Violent and high silica content lava is what type of eruption
felsic
When glaciers move all at once because of low friction from meltwater it is called
basal slip
Oxidation is what type of weathering
chemical
Fine grained sediments deposit near shore or deep ocean
deep
Seafloor spreading occurs at what type of plate boundary
divergent
Mafic eruptions have what type of mobility
runny
Deserts occur above and below the equator due to the
Hadley cell
The principle of geology that states that rock strata should line up if undisturbed is called
lateral continuity
Compositionally mature sedimentary rock have a higher ration of what type of mineral
quartz
When an oceanic and continental crust meet at a convergent plate boundary, that zone is called
subduction zone
Rhyolites are an indicator of what type of eruption
felsic
Deserts occur in the leeward side of mountains because of
rain shadows
When there is more O18 isotopes in the Ocean that means the overall climate was
colder