Volcanoes
Place on the earth’s surface where hot, molten lava erupts
what is a volcano?
This is the cause of an earthquake
What is plate tectonic movement?
The changing of water from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation?
this planet is the 3rd rock from the Sun
What is Earth?
Massive objects with gravity so strong nothing can escape, not even light
What are black holes?
EUnder intense heat and pressure, rocks melt to form this
What is magma?
An area of stress in the earth where broken rocks slide past each other
What are faults?
The highest clouds in the sky, look almost curly
What is cirrus clouds?
this is the closest planet to the Sun
What is Mercury?
The point where the whole mass of a black hole is concentrated
What is the singularity?
After exiting a volcano, the melted rock is called this
What is lava?
A large ocean wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic explosion
What is a tsunami?
Mid-level clouds, that look like sheets
What is stratus clouds?
This planet is often called “the morning star”. 2nd planet from the Sun
What is Venus?
The point of no return around a black hole
What is the event horizon?
A volcano formed from explosive eruptions, with very steep sides
What is a cinder cone volcano?
The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the source of the Earthquake
What is epicenter?
This cloud type signals thunderstorms are coming
What are nimbus clouds?
What is another name for the Jovian planets?
What are gas giants?
A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses, after the star uses up its fuel source
What is a supernova?
The explosiveness of a volcano is determined by the amount of this mineral in the magma
What is silica?
CThis scale measures an earthquake’s intensity
What is the Richter scale?
When water reaches this point, air at this temperature can’t hold any more water. The water condenses into droplets that form a cloud.
What is dew point?
I used to be considered a planet, but have been downgraded to the status of dwarf planet.
What is Pluto?
A disk of gases, dust, stars and planets that fall into the orbit of a black hole
What is the accretion disk?