EVERYTHING
What are the building blocks of rocks called?
Minerals
A ______ is an idea of something that cannot be fully known or seen.
Model
_________ is the process of sediments being deposited, usually at the bottom of oceans, lakes, and rivers.
Sedimentation
A ______ is a moving mass of ice and snow
Glacier
What identity document is required to travel to different countries around the world?
Passport
True or false: Rocks are pure substances
FALSE
What is magma called when it reaches the earths surface?
Lava
_________ is the process of these materials being laid down or deposited by wind, water, and ice.
Deposition
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
HEAT AND PRESSURE
What is the longest day of the year called?
Summer solstice
What is the largest layer of the earth called?
Mantle
As rivers flow, they carry a load of silt, sand, mud, and gravel, called ________.
Sediment.
____________ refers to the mechanical and chemical process that breaks down rocks by means of water, glacial ice, wind, and waves.
Weathering
How are igneous rocks formed?
Lava cooling down
Which rappers real name is Aubrey?
Drake
Throughout the weathering/deposition process, material is not gained or _______ —it simply changes form
Lost
Is the outer core solid or liquid?
Liquid
Name the 3 types of weathering we have talked about.
Mechanical, chemical, biological
Landforms that are created by running water are known as _________.
Fluvial landforms.
How many hours does it take the Earth to make one complete spin?
24
The first place the rock breaks below the surface is called what during an earthquake?
Focus
____ are tremblings or vibrations of the ground.
Earthquakes
________ occurs when the products of weathering are transported from place to place.
Erosion
What measures the hardness of a mineral?
Mohs scale of hardness
Which country is also a continent?
Australia
Name the 4 layers of the earth IN ORDER (outside to inside)
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Where is the epicentre located?
The point ON the surface directly above the focus
Waves of energy from earthquakes are called what?
Seismic waves
Name the 6 properties of minerals we have talked about.
colour, lustre, streak, cleavage, fracture, hardness
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
A ___________ is a device that detects the waves of energy that spread through Earth from the focus of an earthquake.
Seismograph
What is molten rock called when it is beneath the earths surface?
Magma
What do scientists use to determine the size/magnitude of earthquakes?
Richter Scale
What are the 3 types of rocks we have discussed?
Sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
This actress played the character named "Eleven" on Stranger Things.
Millie Bobby Brown
Lava either flows from the vent down the volcano’s sides or shoots violently into the air as a cloud of rock fragments and_______.
Ash
Why is the inner core solid?
Weight /pressure of the other layers on top of it
What is an opening in the earths crust through which solid and molten rock, ash and gases escape?
Volcano
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
Sediments turn to rock on PRESSURE
Who sings this song?
"I can buy myself flowers
Write my name in the sand
Talk to myself for hours
Say things you don't understand
I can take myself dancing
And I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than you can"?
Miley Cyrus
Name the 5 minerals that combine to form the majority of rocks.
Calcite, Feldspar, Quart, Hornblende, Mica
The upper mantle and crust together are called the
Lithosphere
How much stronger is an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 then one with a magnitude of 3?
1000 (10x10x10)
What are the 4 tools and techniques to find mineral ore bodies.
Remote sensing, geochemical prospecting, geophysical prospecting, exploration
If you tell me a joke (SCHOOL appropriate) and I smile/laugh, gain 1000 points. If I don't smile/laugh, lose 1000 points
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