Olivia Granny
Physics - 106
Earth Fieldtrip: National Museum of Natural History

We are going to be exploring the Janet Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals. I decided to make the scavenger hunt fun and easy by starting off the first item in the beginning of the hall and in order all the way to the last item, which is located at the end of the hall. So as you walk you will find the items in order.

As you enter the Janet Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals there will be an exhibit on space followed by an exhibit based on the earth and its plates.

1. What is a plate?
Answer: The surface of the earth that made up of broken up pieces of the outermost layer. There are 7 major and 8 minor plates; these plates can be oceanic or continental. 2. What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
Answer: Divergent, convergent, and transform 3. What is a fault and how is it formed?
Answer: A fault is a crack in the Earth’s crust. Faults are formed by the area between the Earth’s plates are being pushed together, pulled apart, or moving passed one another in opposite directions. 4. What is a craton?
Answer: A craton is an old, thick, and stable part of the continental lithosphere. They are found in the inside of tectonic plates.

5. What type of rock can be found in a craton:
Answer: I chose granitic gneiss, which can be seen in the picture above.

Above is a picture of me with lava from the ocean floor. To the left is a picture of the types of rock found beneath the ocean floor. Both of these pictures tie the questions below together, by explaining what can be found below the sea.

6. What is layer two beneath the ocean floor?
Answer: Basalt 7. What is the fourth layer beneath the ocean floor?
Answer: The mantle

8. Located in the mineral section of the Janet Hooker Hall, find a mineral that is a chemical