Roots, Roots, and More Roots!
What does the root word SUB mean?
To Go Under
What are all rocks made of?
What are the giant moving rocks that make up the Crust called?
Tectonic Plates
What are the Four Layers of Earth? (start from the innermost layer)
Inner core, Outer core, Mantle, Crust
What is the name of the most famous Fault in California?
The San Andreas Fault
What does the root word RUPT mean?
To Break
True or False: Small sediments make rocks smooth.
TRUE!
And large sediments make rocks rough.
What is the large area where most earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanos occur called?
The Ring of Fire
What are the two types of Crust?
Continental Crust and Oceanic Crust
What is the name of the tallest mountain above the crust?
Mount Everest
What does the root word GEO mean?
The Earth!
Name the three types of Rocks in the Rock Cycle.
Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic.
Hawaii is made up of this kind of volcano that does NOT occur at a plate boundary. What are they called?
Hot Spots
What are underwater volcanos called that form on plate boundaries?
Seamounts
What is the name of the deepest trench in the ocean?
**** DOUBLE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME THE DEEPEST POINT IN THE TRENCH ****
The Mariana Trench.
The Challenger Deep.
What does Submerge mean?
To go under water
How can plants or animals cause erosion?
Plants can grow in cracks and cause rocks to move
or
Animals can burrow into cracks and cause rocks to move
Why are fossils found on the top of mountains?
What is the difference between Magma and Lava?
Magma is under the crust and Lava is out of the crust.
Who was the Geologist who came up with the theory of how the plates originally fit together?
Alfred Wegener
What is a Geologist?
Someone who is a scientist and studies the Earth.
What is Ice Wedging?
When water gets into a crack in a rock then expands during the day and contracts during the night to break apart the rocks.
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
Convergent, Subduct, Fault/Transform
What is a Caldera?
A crater forms when the top of a volcano erupts. They are usually filled with water.
What is the name of the national park famous for its Geysers?
Yellowstone National Park