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Vocabulary
Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes
Rock Formation/Weathering,Erosion
Soil/Water Resources
Resources and Energy
100
The energy of an earthquake is spread through Earth's crust by
What are seismic waves
100
The scientist who came up with the idea of continental drift
Who is Alfred Wegener
100
When limestone is heated and squeezed, it forms ___________
What is granite
100
Pure water is water that contains ______________
What is no dissolved minerals
100
Most of Earth's fresh water is _______________
What is frozen
200
A ________ may form on the caldera floor if magma begins to return up the conduit
What is a resurgent dome
200
The type of rock continental crust is primarily made of
What is granite
200
A glassy igneous rock that cools quickly, preventing crystals from forming is ____________
What is obsidian
200
The source of salt in Earth's oceans is _________ (3 possible answers).
What is 1. Dissolved minerals from the oceans' crust. 2. Underwater volcanoes 3. Weathered salt from rocks on Earth's surface.
200
Name 2 renewable resources
What is solar, wind, or geothermal
300
Weathering breaks rock into bits and pieces called
What are sediments
300
Type of plate boundary especially likely to cause earthquakes
What is a transform plate boundary
300
Metamorphic rocks are formed from ________
What is heat and pressure.
300
Hard water is water that contains salts of
What is chlorine
300
A renewable energy source that uses burning wood or agricultural waste is called ____________
What is biomass
400
A substance added to drinking water to reduce tooth decay is
What is sodium flouride
400
When lava formed from thick magma piles up around a vent, if forms a _____________ volcano.
What is cinder cone
400
Glaciers leave behind ________ valleys
What is u-shaped
400
The range of pH for most surface water is from
What is 6.5 to 8.5
400
The increase of which gas in the atmosphere contributes most to global warming?
What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
500
Pure water is water that contains...
What is no dissolved minerals
500
Volcanic island chains are formed as lithospheric plates move over the top of plumes that are known as _________
What are hot spots
500
How are weathering and erosion different?
Weathering produces sediments, while erosion moves sediment from place to place.
500
To be considered loam, soil must contain all of the following except: A) sand B) silt C) clay D) water
What is D) Water
500
Land is a valuable non-renewable resource because __________________ (give all 3 answers)
1. It contains important minerals 2. It is used for development. 3. It is used to grow crops.