GEOLOGY

Question 1

what are the parts of earth

Answer 1

atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere

Question 2

what are the composition of the atmosphere of the earth

Answer 2

78% Nitrogen
21% oxygen
1% other gases

Question 3

layers of atmosphere

Answer 3

troposphere
stratosphere - ozone layer
mesosphere
thermosphere/ionosphere

Question 4

study of water on and within earth

Answer 4

hydrology

Question 5

study of earth

Answer 5

geology

Question 6

temperature at which condensation of water occur

Answer 6

dew point

Question 7

water falls to the surface of the earth

Answer 7

percipitation

Question 8

liquid part of the earth

Answer 8

hydrosphere

Question 9

gas part of the earth

Answer 9

atmosphere

Question 10

how many percent does earth covered by water

Answer 10

75%

Question 11

appearance of unusually warm air water in the pacific ocean

Answer 11

el nino

Question 12

unusually cold temperature in the ocean waters

Answer 12

la nina

Question 13

solid part of the earth

Answer 13

lithosphere

Question 14

pertains to all movements of the lithosphere

Answer 14

diastrophism

Question 15

the crumpling of earth’s crust due to compressions

Answer 15

folding

Question 16

the crackling of earth’s crust due to tensions

Answer 16

faulting

Question 17

proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1915; the pangea (supercontinent) broke into 7 continents

Answer 17

continental drift theory

Question 18

proposed that the lithosphere is divided into 6 major plates

Answer 18

plate tectonic theory

Question 19

study of volcano and other related phenomena

Answer 19

volcanology

Question 20

what are the parts of volcano

Answer 20

crater - mouth
vent - opening that leads to magma chamber
magma chamber - where magma accumulates

Question 21

what do you call the mouth of volcano

Answer 21

crater

Question 22

what do you call the part of volcano that serve as opening that leads to magma chamber

Answer 22

vent

Question 23

hat do you call the part of volcano where magma accumulates

Answer 23

magma chamber

Question 24

types of volcano

Answer 24

active - erupts occasionally
dormant - erupts that enters a period of inactivity
extinct - inactive for a long period of time

Question 25

volcano that erupts ocassionaly

Answer 25

active

Question 26

volcano that erupts then enter a period of inactivity

Answer 26

dormant

Question 27

volcano that shown inactivity for a long period of time

Answer 27

extinct

Question 28

narrow chain of volcanoes at the boundaries of pacific ocean

Answer 28

pacific ring of fire

Question 29

a magma that reaches earth

Answer 29

lava

Question 30

study of earthquakes

Answer 30

seismology

Question 31

the place where earthquakes begin

Answer 31

focus

Question 32

the point on earth's surface directly above the focus

Answer 32

epicenter

Question 33

movement of tectonic plates

Answer 33

tectonic

Question 34

movement of molten magma within earth

Answer 34

volcanic

Question 35

a large mass of water displaced by earthquakes

Answer 35

tidal wave

Question 36

used to detect and record earthquakes

Answer 36

seismograph

Question 37

measured in terms of its effects on man; ROSSI FORREL INTENSITY SCALE

Answer 37

intensity

Question 38

scaled measured the energy released by earthquakes: Richter Magnitude Scale

Answer 38

magnitude

Question 39

what are the different kinds of rocks

Answer 39

igneous sedimentary metamorphic

Question 40

rocks that are formed by the cooling and hardening of molten materials called magma

Answer 40

igneous rocks

Question 41

rocks that are deposited at the bottom of rivers, lakes & ocean e.g. limestone

Answer 41

sedimentary rocks

Question 42

the hardest kinds of rocks produced by the hardening of igneous & sedimentary rocks e.g. marble, ignite

Answer 42

metamorphic rocks

Question 43

a naturally formed solid elements or compounds having crystalline structure

Answer 43

minerals

Question 44

science that deals with the identification & classification of compounds

Answer 44

mineralogy

Question 45

resistance of mineral to being scratched

Answer 45

hardness

Question 46

what is the softest rocks according to Moh's scale

Answer 46

talc

Question 47

what is the hardest rocks according to Moh's scale

Answer 47

diamond

Question 48

the process of breaking down rocks into smaller particles to become soil

Answer 48

weathering

Question 49

what are the mechanical or physical disintegration of rocks

Answer 49

-frost wedging -thermal expansion and contraction -mechanical exfoliation

Question 50

what weathering when water expands when it freezes

Answer 50

frost wedging

Question 51

heating & cooling of rocks

Answer 51

thermal expansion and contraction

Question 52

results of the expansion of rocks as they break apart in layers parallel to the earth's surface

Answer 52

mechanical exfoliation

Question 53

disintegration of rocks by chemical agents

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oxidation

Question 54

transportation of rock masses from one place to another

Answer 54

erosion