Volcanoes
A mixture of molten rock, gasses, and water not yet reaching the Earth’s surface
Magma
GPM stands for what?
Global Precipitation Measurement
The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
Erosion
The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is known as the ___________.
Epicenter
_____ is the force that moves rock and other materials downhill.
Gravity
What is finely pulverized lava thrown out by a volcano in eruption?
Ash
The __________ is a warm water current that runs off the coast of North Carolina from the south to the north.
The Gulf Stream
This is the material moved by erosion.
Sediment
The core of Earth consists of two parts. One is the liquid outer core. What is the other?
Solid inner core
What is the volcano that erupted, leading to the city of Pompeii being covered in a pyroclastic flow of cinders, ash, and mud around 20 feet high?
Mt. Vesuvius
This is the volcano status used to label a volcano that is not active now but may still become active in the future.
Dormant
____________ are a nearshore (or small) current caused by wind and water hitting the shoreline at an angle.
Longshore Currents
_____ occurs when there is more water than land can absorb.
Runoff
The 3 seismic waves created by earthquakes are P waves, S waves, and ______ waves.
Surface
The three main layers of Earth are the crust, mantle, and the what?
Core
A Major Volcanic Belt surrounding the Pacific Ocean Tectonic Plate Boundaries
The Ring of Fire
________ is a periodic warming of water off the coast of Peru.
El Nino
WHat is the weakest agent of erosion?
Wind
The intensity or strength of earthquakes is measured using an instrument known as a ____________.
Seismometer
A dramatic withdrawal of water from the coast, exposing land that is normally underwater is one of the first things people notice before a ________ strikes the shoreline.
Tsunami
A huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain
Caldera
The North Pacific Garbage Patch is an example of a garbage patch caused by a what?
Gyre
This is the rapid downhill movement of a mixture of water, rock, and soil.
Mudflows
This is a type of mass movement in which a mass of rock and soil rapidly slips down a slope.
Slump
____________ is what happens to the rocks on both sides of a fault during an earthquake as they accumulate potential energy and deform under pressure.
Elastic Rebound