Rock It To Me!
(Rock Cycle & Types)
(Rock Cycle & Types)
Break It to Me Easy
(Weathering & Erosion)
(Weathering & Erosion)
Dirty Dealin'
(Soil)
(Soil)
Sinking the Tectonic
(Plate Tectonics)
(Plate Tectonics)
The End of the World
(Volcanoes & Quakes)
(Volcanoes & Quakes)
100
This type of rock forms from heat & pressure
Metamorphic
100
The breaking down of rocks into sediments, primarily by water, wind, temperature, and gravity.
weathering (DD)
100
The primary ingredient in soil.
Minerals
100
Name one of the 3 forces that cause plate movement. (Name all 3 for 300 points!)
Mantle Convection, Ridge Push, Slab Pull
100
This medium-sized volcano has steep sides and explosive eruptions. Often causes pyroclastic flows.
Composite Cone (AKA Stratovolcano) (DD)
200
The processes by which sedimentary rock is formed.
Compaction & Cementation (DD)
200
Frost wedging, unloading, biological factors, and gravity are all examples of this type of weathering
Mechanical Weathering (DD)
200
This soil horizon is made mostly of minerals, but has some organic matter. Also known as topsoil
A Horizon
200
Type of plate boundary in which two plates slip past one another.
Transform boundary
200
Measurement of the energy released by an earthquake.
Magnitude (DD)
300
The process by which sedimentary rock is arranged in layers.
stratification
(Newest on top, Oldest on bottom)
300
This type of weathering results in sediments with a different chemical composition than the original rock.
Chemical Weathering (DD)
300
A type of soil erosion in which water cuts shallow channels in the soil.
Rill erosion
300
This type of plate boundary is known to produce some of the worlds most violent earthquakes and volcanoes. (Include oceanic, oceanic-continental, or continental)
Oceanic-continental convergent boundary (DD)
300
Name the below type of fault.
Reverse Fault (DD)
400
Describe one way that a rock can change, yet remain the same type of rock.
Metamorphic > H&P > Metamorphic
Igneous > Melt > Cool > Igneous
Sedimentary > W&E > C&C > Sedimentary
400
The primary agent of chemical weathering. Reacts with gases in the atmosphere to form acids.
Water
400
This soil horizon forms first and is composed primarily of bedrock material.
C Horizon (DD)
400
The "plastic" layer of the upper mantle upon which the lithosphere floats.
Asthenosphere (DD)
400
Where are the vast majority of the world's volcanoes and earthquakes located?
Circum-Pacific Belt (AKA the Pacific Ring of Fire)
500
The process by which surrounding rock is metamorphosed by the heat of nearby magma.
Contact Metamorphism
(Other is regional metamorphism) (DD)
500
Name 2 ways to speed up the weathering process.
1) Increase surface area (# cracks), 2) More reactive minerals in rock, 3) Increase Temperature, 4) Increase moisture
500
This major soil type has a little to no humus and often has an orange-red color. Often forms in areas with significant precipitation.
Laterite (DD)
500
The type of boundary that created the Himalayan mountains.
Continental Convergent Boundary (DD)
500
Name two factors influencing the explosiveness of an eruption.
1) Amount of Dissolved Gas
2) Viscosity