2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Rocks Landforms Volcanoes FactsEarthquakes
Sedimentary, Igneous & Metamorphic
What are the types of rocks?
Sedimentary
What are rocks that pile up in layers?
Metamorphic
What are rocks that come from igneous and sedimentary rocks?
Igneous
What are rocks that melt from the heat of the Earth and change into other rocks?
The process rocks go through to change from one rock to another
What is the Rock Cycle
Plains, mountains, and plateaus
What are the three main landforms in the United States?
Heat from the inside of the Earth can boil water deep in the rocks crust-found in Northwest United States
What is Geothermal Energy?
A term meaning “All Land”
What is Pangaea?
The Himalayas
What are the tallest mountains in the world?
The Appalachians
What are the oldest mountains in the United States?
Opening in the earth’s crust through which magma flows
What is a volcano?
This rock comes from volcanoes and floats in water
What is pumice?
Melted rock underground
What is magma?
When magma reaches the surface
What is lava?
May 18, :32 a.m.
What is the date and time Mount St. Helen's erupted?
4,000 miles
What is the distance to the center of the Earth?
The study of the Earth
What is geology?
Crust, mantle, outer core, & inner core
What are the four parts of the Earth?
1. Hypothesis 2. Hands on Exploration 3. Record Data 4. Draw Conclusions 5. Compare Conclusions 6. Apply Your Conclusions
What are the steps of the Scientific Method?
Huge chunks of rock that float on the mantle
What are crustal plates?
The movement of large areas of rock
What is an earthquake?
The break along which broken rock layers move
What is the fault?
The point where rock cracks and starts shock waves
What is the focus?
Numbers from 0-9 used to compare and measure earthquakes
What is a Richter Scale?
A device scientist use to measure shock waves (we made one in class)
What is a seismograph?