What are the 7 major tectonic plates?
Eurasia Plate, North America Plate, South America Plate, Africa Plate, Pacific Plate, Antarctic Plate and Australia Plate
True or False: The lithosphere is not always moving.
False. The lithosphere is always moving.
What movement of tectonic plates causes earthquake?
Transform
What are the properties of Graphite?
Soft, Grey, Dull
Slate is a ________________________.
Metamorphic Rock
What layer of the Earth does minerals exist?
Earth's crust.
Basalt is an ________________________.
Igneous Rock
These plates make the continents.
Tectonic Plates
Shale is a ______________________.
Sedimentary Rock
What are the 3 different properties of minerals?
Hardness, Colour and Lustre
What is the cause of Divergent movement?
The plate moves apart and the magma rises and causes volcanic eruption.
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks and Metamorphic Rocks
What are the 5 basic parts of the volcano?
Magma, Vent (Chimney), Lava, Crater, Ash Cloud (Gases)
What are the properties of Gold?
Hard, Gold (yellowish), shiny or metallic
This type of rock formed when there is high heat and high pressure.
Metamorphic Rock
This type of rock is formed when the magma/lava cools down and becomes hard and solid.
Igneous Rock
What tectonic movement causes the formation of mountain ranges?
Convergent
How many major tectonic plates are there on Earth?
There are 7 major tectonic plates.
This type of rock is made up of broken plants, dead plants and animals. (sediments)
Sedimentary Rocks
It is the top of the volcano where the magma comes out.
Crater