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What is the biggest piece inside of the earth?
Mantle
Where is the epicenter located?
Right above the focus
___________ are sudden and fast movements of rocks and soil down a slope
Landslides
A ________ is a moving mass of ice and snow
Glacier
David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son?
David
Who are the people that study the earth?
Geologists
What causes Earthquakes?
They are caused by sudden release of energy that has slowly been building up in the earths crust
Sediments
What are the 4 layers of the earth?
Inner core,Outer core,Mantle,Crust
I'm tall when I'm young, and short when I'm old. What am I?
A candle
What is a model?
A model is an idea of something that can't be fully known or seen
The waves released when there is an earthquake are called _____________
Seismic waves
What are fluvial landforms?
Landforms created by water
What are the 3 types of weathering?
Mechanical,Chemical,Biological
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, rivers without water. What am I?
A map
How many degrees does the inner core reach up to?
7000 degrees celcius
What is the 'Richter scale'?
The scale represents the amount of ground motion in an earthquake.
Ex.1=x10
The high water level
What is the tool called that is used to detect the waves from an earthquake?
Seismograph
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
how many times more would geologists have to travel the depth of the deepest mine in the world to get the center of the earth
1700 times the depth of the mine
How many people were killed in Kobe, Japan after an earthquake struck?
5000 people
__________ is the process of these materials being laid down by wind.
Deposition
What is 'Bedrock'?
The layer of solid rock beneath the loose rock fragments
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.