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Quake Tectonics Weathering and Igneous Quiz Review

Quake Tectonics Weathering and Igneous Quiz Review. CLOSE OR FAR?. CLOSE OR FAR?. What is one thing a seismograph tells us?. What is the other thing a seismograph tells us?. What is the focus of an earthquake?. What is the epicenter of an earthquake?.

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Quake Tectonics Weathering and Igneous Quiz Review

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  1. Quake Tectonics Weathering and Igneous Quiz Review

  2. CLOSE OR FAR?

  3. CLOSE OR FAR?

  4. What is one thing a seismograph tells us?

  5. What is the other thing a seismograph tells us?

  6. What is the focus of an earthquake?

  7. What is the epicenter of an earthquake?

  8. How many seismographs do we need to know exactly where an earthquake is located?

  9. What is it called when we use 3 seismographs to determine the location of a quake?

  10. What is the amplitude?

  11. Do we have earthquakes in Maryland?

  12. Why are Maryland’s earthquakes so small?

  13. How long does it take the S wave?

  14. What does high amplitude mean about the quake?

  15. What is the definition of a mineral?

  16. What does naturally occurring mean?

  17. What does inorganic mean?

  18. Name 1 property that can be used to identify minerals.

  19. Name 1 property that can be used to identify minerals.

  20. Name 1 property that can be used to identify minerals.

  21. Name 1 property that can be used to identify minerals.

  22. Name 1 property that can be used to identify minerals.

  23. Name 1 property that can be used to identify minerals.

  24. Define specific gravity.

  25. What is the specific gravity of water?

  26. What is Archimedes Principle that we use to determine the volume of a rock?

  27. Non metallic rocks usually have a specific gravity of less than _____.

  28. Metallic rocks usually have a specific gravity of Greater than than _____.

  29. Where did it harden?

  30. So what type is it?

  31. Where did it harden?

  32. So what type is it?

  33. Basaltic rocks are _________

  34. Granitic rocks are _________

  35. Andedciticrocks are _________

  36. What is weathering?

  37. What are the 3 types of weathering?

  38. How do we know mechanical weathering?

  39. How does “abrasion?” wear away rock?

  40. . Does air or water abrasion do more weathering?

  41. . What is exfoliation?

  42. What causes exfoliation?

  43. . How does frost wedging work?

  44. How do landslides cause rock to weather?

  45. What is “unloading,” and how does it affect rock?

  46. What is “Chemical Weathering?”

  47. How does acid rain affect chemical weathering?

  48. What is a “sinkhole?”

  49. What types of rock tends to support sinkholes?

  50. What is a famous and beautiful example of chemical weathering?

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