Planet earth and scientific theory
Earth's structure
Plate Tectonics and boundaries
Effects of plate tectonics
Minerals and properties
Minerals classification
Igneous Rocks
Igneous rocks and composition
Igneous rocks drivers and melting points
Sedimentary rocks
100
Approximate age of planet earth
4.5 billion years
100
The layer of the earth where we live
Crust
100
The two factors that cause plate movements
Convective currents in the mantle
Gravity
100
One type of plate boundaries
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
100
It is solid, inorganic, naturally occurring, and has a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure
A mineral
100
Mineral group that contains only atoms of one element
Native elements
100
A naturally occurring solid composed of one or more minerals
A rock
100
..... is the type of igneous rocks high in silica mineral content
Felsic
100
This causes magma to melt
Change in temperature
Change in pressure
Addition of volatiles
100
A naturally occurring solid material that is
broken down by processes of weathering
and erosion
broken down by processes of weathering
and erosion
Sediment
200
Scientist behind continental drift theory
Alfred Wegner
200
The largest mineral content of the inner core
Iron
200
The plate where we are right now
North American plate
200
A land form along convergent continental plate boundaries
mountain
plateau
200
The picture below is a type of mineral. True or False
False
200
Building block of sulfide minerals
Sulfide ion S2-1
200
Molten rock that makes it to the surface
Lava
200
True or false: Mafic rocks have a low Iron and magnesium content
False
200
This is an example of a volatile that causes rock melt
water
carbondioxide
200
The first process in the sedimentary rock formation cycle
Weathering
300
A mathematical equation that describes or predicts a natural phenomenon
Scientific Law
300
The thinnest layer of the earth
Crust
300
A type of plate boundary where the oceanic plate rides over the continental plate
Convergent
300
A feature that forms along divergent oceanic plate boundaries
Mid-ocean ridge
300
This is a mineral. True or false
True
300
Pyrite with chemical formula FeS2 belongs to which mineral class
Sulfide
300
A rock that forms from solidification and crystallization of molten rock
An igneous rock
300
Ultramafic igneous rocks have a ............ melting point
high
300
The first minerals to melt are high in Silica
True
300
Frost wedging is a type of ...............weathering
Physical
400
The first step in the scientific method process
OBSERVE
400
The thickest layer of the earth
Mantle
400
Evidence that supports plate tectonics
Shapes of continents match or plates fit back together
Presence of similar fossils at different plates
Close match in mountain ranges
400
Feature A that forms along the plate boundary in the picture
Rift valley
400
This is a mineral
False
400
The building block for carbonate minerals is
Carbonate ion (CO32-)
400
A rock is ............ grained if the minerals can be seen by naked eyes
Coarse grained
400
True or false: Felsic rocks are dark in color
False
400
True or false: The last minerals to crystallize are ultramafic.
False
400
The type of weathering in the photo is called.....
Root wedging
500
These have passed all tests and failed none!!
Scientific theories
500
The mechanical layer of the earth where we live
Lithosphere
500
This is a ....................... boundary
Transform
500
It forms on the ocean side along convergent plate boundaries
Trench
500
Property of a mineral that causes resistance to scratch
Hardness
500
Cuprite CU2O belongs to the ............ class of minerals
oxide
500
A rock that forms when magma intrudes and solidifies deep in the Earth’s crust.
Intrusive
500
A Pluton that runs parallel to existing structures
A sill
500
Decompression rock melting is common along ...........plate boundaries
Divergent
500
The process by which sediment particles settle in sink areas is called.
Deposition
600
The geologic theory that continents were once part of a supercontinent that broke apart.
Continental drift theory
600
The largest mineral component in the earth's crust
Oxygen
600
The principle that the processes we see in action on Earth today have worked in much the same way throughout the geologic past
Uniformitarianism.
600
One feature that is common along convergent oceanic plate boundaries
Island arc
Trench
600
Property of a mineral that determines the way it reflects light
Luster
600
Bismuth B is belongs to the .......... class of minerals
Native element
600
True or false: This rock is intrusive.
False
600
Sill or dike?
Dike
600
A process by which blocks of parent rock fall into and dissolve in magma.
Assimilation
600
The number one transporting agent of sediments
water
700
Human activities and natural changes are responsible for the changes in global temperature. This statement is an example of a ..........
Scientific Hypothesis
700
The liquid layer of the earth
Outer core
700
The type of plate boundary
Divergent continental boundary
700
The hazard(s) that form along convergent continental-oceanic plate boundaries
Earth quakes
Volcanos
700
Color of a mineral when crushed on unglazed porcelain
Streak
700
Mineral specimen that have been cut, shaped and polished
Gems
700
Rocks that have zero or no grains at all have a ......... texture
glassy
700
Igneous rocks common along convergent continental-oceanic boundaries: Felsic or Mafic?
Felsic
700
A factor that affects magma/lava composition
Initial rock composition
Partial melting
Fractional crystallization
Assimilation and contamination
Magma mixing
700
The process that rounds off sediment edges as they tumble and strike one another during transportation
Abrasion
800
General procedure for discovering how the universe works through systematic observations and experiments.
Scientific method
800
The earth layer(s) that commonly melt at plate boundaries
Crust, mantle
800
The names of the two plates that converged to form the Himalayan mountains
Eurasian and Indian plates
800
This hazard doesn't occur along convergent continental-continental boundaries
Volcano
800
Property of a mineral in the picture
Cleavage
800
Sylvite with chemical formular KCl belongs to the ..... class of minerals
Halide
800
This rock is made of minerals including quartz, feldspar and biotite
Granite
800
An example of an ultramafic rock
Peridotite
Komatiite
800
True or false: Silica-rich magmas are thick and viscous
True
800
The last stage in sedimentary rock formation
Diagenesis
Lithification