Weathering
What is mechanical weathering?
Rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces
What type of stress takes place at a Strike Slip Fault?
Shearing
What is a hot spot?
A material from deep in the mantle rises then melts, forming magma
What is a living factor called and what is a non living factor called?
A Living Factor is Biotic and Non Living is Abiotic
What is the transfer of energy through space with no direct contact?
Radiation
What is a creep?
Very slow downhill movement of rock and soil, often a result of freezing and thawing
Explain what the focus is
The area beneath the earth’s surface where rock that is under stress breaks, triggering an earthquake
What is the difference between lava and magma?
Lava is outside of the earth’s interior. Magma is on the interior and is molten material
What is Evaporation?
The process of turning from liquid water to water vapor
In sea floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts along a _____________
Mid Ocean Ridge
How can soil lose its fertility?
When its exhausted, the same type of nutrients are pulled from the soil
Name the three main faults
Normal, Reverse, and Strike Slip
How can a volcano be formed at a hot spot?
When magma erupts through the crust and reaches the surface.
What is water that is falling down from the sky? (Not Rain)
Precipitation
Who hypothesized that all continents were once joined together and were separated by continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Explain weathering, erosion, and deposition
Weathering is the breaking down of rocks. Erosion is the movement of rocks. Deposition is the settling of rocks.
Name the three main types of stress
Compression (Reverse Fault), Tension (Normal Fault), and Shearing (Strike Slip)
Where can the forming of a volcano take place?
Between plate boundaries or in the middle of a tectonic plate
What is a decomposer?
They break down wastes and dead organisms and return raw materials to ecosystem
What is heat transfer by the movement of currents within liquids and gases?
Convection
What are the five causes of chemical weathering?
Water, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Living Organisms, Acid Rain
Explain Seismic Waves
Seismic Waves carry energy from an earthquake away from the focus, through Earth’s interior, and across the surface
True or False: Every Hawaiian Island Was Formed from a Hot Spot
True
Explain Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores
A Herbivore eats plants. Carnivores eat animals. Omnivores eat both.
What is heat transfer within a material or between touching materials?
Conduction