Science deck 2

Question 1

moment magniitude scale

Answer 1

records the magnitiudeof an earthquake and its strength, scales range from 1-10

Question 2

crystal

Answer 2

repeating pattern of a minerals particles which forms a solid

Question 3

element

Answer 3

a substance composed of a single kind of atom

Question 4

compound

Answer 4

two or more elements are combined so that the elements no longer have distinct properties

Question 5

igneous rock

Answer 5

when magma lava cools and hardens (solidifies)

Question 6

intrusive igneous rock

Answer 6

cooling of magma deep below the crust (interior)

Question 7

extrusive igneous rock

Answer 7

rapid cooling of magma deep below the crust (interior)

Question 8

mafic igneous rock

Answer 8

dark in color and lower in density

Question 9

clastic sedimentary rock

Answer 9

forms deposit of smaller rock fragments that are compacted and cemented together, conglomerate, sandstone

Question 10

organic sedimentary rocks

Answer 10

forms from the remains of organisms

Question 11

stratification

Answer 11

layering of sedimentary when there is a change in the kind of sediment being deposited, exchange in river currents or the winds