Volcanoes
This volcano type is not the largest is size, but is the most common.
What is stratovolcano?
Greasy, waxy, and pearly are all examples of this.
What is a mineral's luster?
Bones would be an example of this type of fossil.
What is original material?
This type of rock forms through the processes of erosion, transportation, deposition, and cementation.
What is sedimentary rock?
Wind-driven sand forms this landform. (Ms. Pickens also saw this movie of the same name four times in theaters.)
What is a dune?
This volcano type is made out of cinders and forms relatively quickly.
What is a cinder cone volcano?
This refers to a mineral's ability to glow under ultraviolet light.
What is a mineral's fluorescence?
This type of fossil has been chemically changed from organic material to stone.
What is a petrified fossil?
This type of rock makes up most of the rock surrounding volcanoes.
What is igneous rock?
When rocks and soil move by gravity alone, geologists refer to this as "mass wasting". This rapid disaster occurs when mass wasting takes place downhill.
What is a landslide?
This gaseous emission is very deadly because of its heat and speed.
What is pyroclastic flow?
This way of mineral identification is more accurate than looking at its color.
What is streak test?
This type of fossil leaves an open space where an organism once was after it decays.
What are casts and molds?
These two components are needed for sedimentary and igneous rocks to become metamorphic.
What are heat and pressure?
This type of weathering breaks down rocks through chemical changes.
What is chemical weathering?
Lava that flows very slowly would be considered this.
What is a very viscous liquid?
This refers to how light is reflected off of a mineral's surface.
What is a mineral's luster?
These fossils are also known as "compression fossils".
What are carbon prints?
Sediments settling based on particle size, density and/or shape after being transported.
What is deposition?
This formation forms when a stream or river enters a bigger body of water.
What is a delta?
Melting ice caps at the top of a volcano will form this volcano hazard.
What is a lahar?
This is the process through which crystals grow.
What is accretion?
A catastrophic event like the Flood could be an explanation for large fossils being preserved for thousands of years. This is also an example of this process.
What is rapid burial?
This type of sedimentary rock is made up of large chunks of gravel, pebbles, or other large stones, cemented together by silica or calcite.
What is conglomerate?
When streams carry sediment, but the sediment does not touch the bottom or sides of the stream, it is referred to as this.
What is suspension?