Quakes & Volcanoes
Measues the magnitude of an earthquake.
Richter Scale
Smallest soil particle.
Clay
Highest grade of coal.
Anthracite
A complete living thing.
Organism
Primates characterized by their reddish brown hair.
Orangutans
A volcanic eruption that flows through a side vent is called a(n) ________ eruption.
Flank Eruption
Weathered material that moves from one place to another.
Erosion
Rainwater stored beneath the surface of the earth.
Groundwater
Responsible for making proteins for the cell.
Robosomes
Sponges get their food through tiny stinging organelles called _____.
Nemotocysts
A ___fault occurs when rocks move apart and a section of rock falls between the separating rocks.
Normal Fault
Scientists who study soil and its composition.
Pedologist
Natural gas, coal, and peroleum are known as ____.
Fossil Fuels
Kingdom that is home to true bacteria.
Kingdom Eubacteria
What percent of animals are considered invertebrates?
95%
A hot spring that periodically blows steam into the air.
Geyser
Occurs when wind, or ice drops sediment and rocks in a new location.
Deposition
This material is strong, durable, and plentiful; therefore it is used to make tools and weapons.
Iron
Plant-like organisms that cannot make their own food belong to what kingdom?
This type of mollusk means "stomach-footed."
Gastropod
Vocanoes produce ____ rocks as magma and lava cool and harden.
Igneous Rocks
Forms below the earth's surface under great heat and pressure (think rocks).
Metamorphic Rock
This term means to be soft and shapeable.
Malleable
Process by which reproductive cells form.
Meiosis
What percent of all animals are rodents?
40%