Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Minerals and Rocks Test Review Sheet

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Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Minerals and Rocks Test Review Sheet

 Answer the following prompts using any notes, activities, or worksheets that we have completed in class or also in your Integrated Science textbook.

All of the information to complete this can be found on the class website

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 To be eligible for a chance to retake this exam you must complete this review sheet prior to taking the exam.

EARTHQUAKES

Define Earthquake:

Describe the relationship to depth of earthquakes and their strength:

What type of tectonic plate boundary(s) do you see the majority of earthquakes?

Describe the two major types of waves involved with an earthquake and describe their motion

Name three differences between the Richter Scale and the Mercalli Scale

Describe the difference between the Focus and the Epicenter of an earthquake.

Explain the cause of a tsunami:

Know the definitions of the following words: afterschock, elastic rebound theory, fault, intensity, magnitude,

Rayleigh waves, Love waves, Primary waves, Transverse/Longitudinal waves, convergence, transform boundaries

VOLCANOES

Describe the three main types of volcanoes. Include details about the types of eruptions for each and where many of these are found.

Describe the relationship of plate movement and volcanic eruptions.

How are the islands of Hawaii so different than a “traditional” subdction based volcanoes?

Know the definitions to the following words: crater, caldera, vent, pyroclastic flow, cinder, aa, pahoehoe.

MINERALS

Name the 5 criteria for a substance to be considered a Mineral:

Define “Native Element” Minerals:

Name the physical characteristics that can be used to identify minerals: (Think about the lab we did) What tests can you do to test for each of these? I’ll be asking about a specific test procedure and ask what you are testing for/

ROCKS AND ROCK CYCLE

Name the three groups of rocks:

Igneous rocks

Describe the difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks:

How are igneous rocks classified?

Sedimentary Rocks

Define strata?

Name the 4 steps in the formation of sedimentary rock?

Metamorphic Rocks

What does metamorphism mean?

What conditions need to be present for a rock to metamorph?

Draw the rock cycle and label all rocks and all possible movements within the cycle.

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