Minerals Earthquakes Earth’s Layers Rock Cycle Plate Tectonics
Minerals $ 100 What property of a mineral is measured on a scale from 1 to 10?
ANSWER: hardness
Minerals $200 Silicate minerals contain a combination of what two elements?
ANSWER: Silicon and oxygen
Minerals $300 What is the name of this metallic luster mineral often confused with real gold?
ANSWER: pyrite
Minerals $400 Which mineral contains lead, has a high density, is cubic and has a metallic luster?
ANSWER: galena
Minerals $500 What are the FOUR characteristics of a mineral?
ANSWER: 1. Natural 2. Solid 3. Non-living (inorganic) 4. Repeating chemical formula (crystal structure)
Earthquakes $100 What is the name of the location where an earthquake releases energy within the crust, along a fault line?
ANSWER focus
Earthquakes $200 Which seismic wave exists only at the epicenter of very powerful earthquakes?
ANSWER: L (surface) waves
Earthquakes $300 What is the method used to locate an epicenter using distances from a seismic station?
ANSWER: triangulation
Earthquakes $400 What is the name of the scale that uses eyewitness accounts to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
ANSWER: Mercalli Scale
Earthquakes $500 What TWO pieces of information from a seismogram are needed to determine the Richter scale magnitude of an earthquake?
ANSWER: S & P lag time AND Height of the S wave
Earth’s Layers $100 Which layer of the earth is solid due to tremendous pressure?
ANSWER: Inner core
Earth’s Layers $200 Which type of crust is less dense and thicker (ocean crust or continental crust)?
ANSWER: Continental crust
Earth’s Layers $300 Which layer of the earth is mostly made of liquid iron and nickel?
ANSWER: Outer core
Earth’s Layers $400 Lithospheric plates are made up of which two layers of the earth?
ANSWER: Crust and top of mantle
Earth’s Layers $500 What do we use to learn about the outer and inner core of the earth?
ANSWER: Earthquake (seismic) waves
Rock Cycle $100 What type of rock is created from the cooling of magma or lava?
ANSWER: Igneous rock
Rock Cycle $200 What type of rock is created from the compaction and cementation of particles?
ANSWER: Sedimentary rock
Rock Cycle $300 What process moves sediments from their original source to a new location?
ANSWER: erosion
Rock Cycle $400 What breaks down rock on the surface of the earth?
ANSWER: weathering
Rock Cycle $500 Name the FIVE agents of erosion.
ANSWER: Running water Wind Waves Glaciers Gravity
Plate Tectonics $ 100 What is the name of the transform boundary along the west coast of North America that causes many earthquakes?
ANSWER: San Andreas fault line
Plate Tectonics $ 200 What type of plate boundary exists when plates collide together?
ANSWER: Convergent
Plate Tectonics $ 300 What land form exists on plate boundaries at the bottom of the ocean where new ocean crust is being created?
ANSWER: Mid-ocean ridges
Plate Tectonics $ 400 What landform gets created above sea level when two oceanic plates collide?
ANSWER: Volcanic island arc
Plate Tectonics $ 500 What is the name of the circular pattern of material in the mantle that scientists think cause the plates to move?
ANSWER: Convection Currents