Terms
Define Mineral
Inorganic material with crystal structure made up of one or more element
What type of rock forms from compaction an cementation?
sedimentary
What was the first observation that led to the discovery of continental drift?
Africa and south america looking like puzzle pieces
What is the term for the plate boundary the moves towards the other plate?
Converging
The movement of sediment and debris moving rapidly downhill is known as....
a landslide
What is being described by the way that light is reflected off a rock/mineral?
Luster
The starting rock that becomes the "daughter" metamorphic rock is known as...
Parent rock
Who came up with the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
What layer of the earth is responsible for the movement of the plates?
The mantle
What type of volcano is the smallest and has only one vent?
cinder cone
Define Intrusive igneous rock
Rock that forms below the earth's crust
What is the step following a crack in coastal erosion?
The formation of a cave
What was the first super continent?
Pangea
What type of plate boundary is also known as constructive?
diverging
What type of volcano is responsible for the formation of islands?
shield
Trace fossil
Define deposition
the transportation and addition of sediment via wind, water, gravity
Where is it hypothesized that the supercontinent was located? (think tropical plants)
Close to the equator
What types of plates are required for a subduction zone to occur?
Dense oceanic plate and less dense continental plate
what causes tsunamis?
a large displacement of water due to an earthquake or volcano occurring underwater
What is the term for older sediment being located below newer sediment?
Super position
What are the 3/4 types of weathering outlined in class?
1) Mechanical
1a) Frost wedging
2) biological
3) chemical
What are the 6 pieces of evidence supporting continental drift?
1) puzzle pieces
2) coal
3) fossils
4) Appalachian Mountains
5) Glacial deposits
6) Trilobites
What type of plate boundary occurs when plates slide past each other (shearing)
Transform (strike slip)
What is the most destructive type of seismic wave?
surface wave