Earth Science Trivia Page - 2

Trivia Questions

Larger than dust, this particulate matter from volcanoes ranges from .01 to .16 inches in diameter

It's a fracture of the Earth's rocky outer shell where sections of rock slide against each other

An analysis of seawater shows that about 78% of the total solids are this one mineral

This electrically charged layer of the atmosphere makes long-distance radio communication possible

From the Latin for "flowing together", it's where 2 or more streams flow together to form one

In a mining lode, the gangue is the junk & this is the mineral with the good stuff in it

It's not just oil -- Saudi Arabia has reserves of over 200 trillion cubic feet of this

Seismographers use the difference in speed between P waves & S waves to locate this point

(Sarah of the Clue Crew) Venice is sinking because Italy is actually part of this continent's plate & it's sliding under Europe's plate