A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions
scientific method
the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transports it to another location
erosion
a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
volcano
the most common element in stars
Hydrogen
dying star in the last stages of stellar evolution (similar size to our star)
Red giant
A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question
Hypothesis
the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
fossil
Where do the most severe earthquakes occur
plate boundaries
the color of the hottest stars
blue
A constellation of a greek hunter
Orion
head of school at Fusion HB
Robin
rock that forms when magma or molten rock cools and hardens
igneous rock
The statue of liberty is an example of this kind of weathering
chemical weathering
planets that are rocky and small
the planet we live on
Earth
a chocolate bar made by the American company Mars, Incorporated, consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts that has been enrobed in milk chocolate
Snickers
the series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, and continues to change and form
the rock cycle
The point of the earth’s surface directly above the point where an earthquake occurs
epicenter
the biggest jovian planet
Jupiter
the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
landslide
the story of a mermaid named Ariel, who dreams of becoming human and falls in love with a human prince named Eric, which leads her to make a magic deal with the sea witch, Ursula, to become human and be with him.
The Little Mermaid
rocks that form from compaction and cementation of sediments and pieces of rocks
sedimentary rock
the layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
mantle
holds the planets in their orbits around the sun
gravity
magma once it has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet or a moon onto its surface
lava