Variables & The Scientific Method
What are the first two steps of the scientific method?
Purpose, Research
What type of rock is formed through melting and cooling?
Igneous
The largest layer of the Earth
Mantle
Which seismic waves can we feel?
Surface Waves
Which type of volcano looks like a steep, cone-shaped mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders and bombs piled up around a volcano’s opening
Cinder Cone Volcano
What are steps 3 and 4 of the scientific method?
Hypothesis, Experiment
The continuous changing of rocks is called...
The Rock Cycle
What is the force that drives the movement of the tectonic plates?
Convection Currents
What type of stress occurs when a rock is stretched apart and becomes thinner in the middle?
Tension
A tall, mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials
Composite Volcano
Mr. Ryan drank different amounts of water then recorded how many pushups he could do. It was a lot. What is the IV in this experiment?
Amount of water drank
What type of rock is formed through heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
Which layer is broken up into separate sections called plates?
Lithosphere
Compression leads to which type of fault?
Reverse Fault
What is the name of the area that surrounds the Pacific Ocean that is home to frequent earthquake and volcanic activity?
The Ring of Fire
What are steps 5 and 6 of the scientific method?
Analyze Data, Conclusion
What type of rock is formed through compaction and cementation?
Sedimentary
The liquid layer of the Earth
Outer Core
This type of seismic wave travels through both solids and liquids
Primary Waves
Which type of volcanoes are large with gentle slopes of basaltic lavas?
Shield Volcano
Mr. Ryan drank different amounts of water then recorded how many pushups he could do. It was a lot. What is the DV in this experiment?
Amount of pushups he did (it was a lot... no, really, more than you're thinking.)
List the three types of heat transfer in this order: 1. Heat transferred through open space 2. Heat transferred through liquids/gases 3. Heat transferred through solids
1. Radiation 2. Convection 3. Conduction
Which layer of the Earth has the greatest amount of pressure?
Inner Core
What type of fault occurs when the rocks are pulled away from each other and the hanging wall is pulled downward?
Normal Fault
Which type of volcanoes do NOT form at plate boundaries?
Hot Spot Volcano