The guy who came up with the theory of continental drift
Who is Alfred Wegener
100
The exact point where an earthquake originates
What is the focus.
100
Any opening in Earth's crust through which magma has reached Earth's surface.
What is a volcano/vent
100
This refers to the light that is reflected back and there is metallic and nonmetallic
What is luster
100
The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks.
What is weathering
200
Plates that are moving away from each other
What is divergent boundary
200
The study of earthquakes
What is seismology
200
Most volcanoes occur here
What is convergent plate boundary
200
This rock is formed when magma cools
What is igneous rock
200
According to this principle, the layers of sedimentary rock on top are the most recent layers if the rocks have not been disturbed
What is the principle of superposition
300
Plates that are moving horizontally past each other.
What is transform boundary
300
The measure of the energy released by an earthquake
What is the Richter Scale
300
This type of volcano is the smallest but are the most abundant on Earth.
What is a cinder cone
300
The 5 characteristics of a mineral
What is 1. Naturally occurring
2. nonliving (inorganic)
3. definite chemical composition
4. Must be a solid.
5. Crystalline Structure
300
The process in which material is taken from one place and laid down in another
What is deposition
400
The crack where rocks move
What is a fault
400
The point on the surface immediately above the focus
What is the epicenter
400
When magma reaches the surface, its physical behavior changes
What is lava
400
Igneous rock that cools on Earth's surface
What is extrusive igneous rock
400
A process in which the materials of the Earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and transported from one place to another by a natural agent, such as wind, water, ice or gravity
What is erosion
500
Mountain ranges at divergent boundaries in oceanic crust
What is mid-oceanic ridges
500
The three types of waves generated by earthquakes
What is P wave, transverse wave (S wave), and surface wave
500
Seamount is a name for something we call what?
What is an underwater volcano
500
a rock formed from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
What is sedimentary rock
500
Metamorphic rock means to change form. Two ways that metamorphic rock can be changed