Geology
The crust, the mantle, and the core
What are the the three main layers of the Earth?
the spot on the earth's surface directly above the focus
What is an earthquake's epicenter?
the features of the earth's surface in a particular region, including different landforms with varying elevation
What is topography?
a depositional mountain landform built from solidified magma from deep in the earth
What is a volcano?
rocks that have chemically and physically changed over time
What are metamorphic rocks?
any raw material that we use from our environment
What is a natural resource?
the last waves to reach a seismic station
What are surface waves?
height and local customs
What is the difference between a mountain and a hill?
anything having to do with molten earth materials, including the rocks and minerals that come from them
95% of all fossils scientists find
What are marine organisms?
resources with unlimited supply or easily replenished
What are renewable resources?
the scale in which the strengths of earthquakes are reported
What is the Richter Scale?
a series of mountain peaks in the same geographical area
What is a mountain range?
broad, flat, dome shamed with quiet eruptions of mostly runny, basaltic lavas
What is a shield volcano?
the area of science that studies and classifies fossils
What is paleontology?
multiple layers of rocks
What are strata?
the units in which earthquakes are measured
What is an earthquake's magnitude?
a group of mountain ranges connected over a much larger area
What is a mountain system?
an inactive but uneroded volcano
What is a dormant volcano?
a natural energy source believed to have formed from fossilized organisms
pieces of the Earth's crust
What are tectonic plates?
the measure of how much damage actually results from an earthquake
What is an earthquake's intensity?
the longest mountain system (hint: under water)
What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
all the different types of solid volcanic emissions
What is pyroclastic material?
this gas is almost always found with crude oil
What is natural?