Definitions
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Coal
Caves
100
scientists who study the structure of the earth
What is geologists?
100
the depression at the top of a volcano
What is a crater?
100
The monstrous waves that earthquakes sometimes form
What is tsunami's?
100
A hard shiny coal, expensive to mine
What is anthracite?
100
The study of caves
What is speleology?
200
The study of earthquakes
What is seismology?
200
small fragments of molten rock that solidify almost instantly
What is tephra?
200
The place underground where earthquakes originate (begin)
What is the focus?
200
The most common type of coal also known as "soft coal."
What is bituminous coal?
200
Name of rock from which caves usually form
What is limestone?
300
Underwater mountain ranges
What is mid-oceanic ridges?
300
The kind of volcano formed from large amounts of fluid lava that builds up gradually. The Hawaiin islands are an example of this
What is a shield volcano?
300
The place at ground level directly above the focus of an earthquake
What is the epicenter?
300
The poorest quality of coal, also known as "brown coal."
What is lignite coal?
300
An animal designed to live either in a cave or above ground
What is troglophile?
400
the process by which new soil is formed as rocks crumble and break into smaller pieces
What is weathering?
400
A volcano formed by eruptions of mostly tephra and very little lava.
What is a cinder cone volcano?
400
The strength of an earthquake
What is magnitude?
400
Located deeper in the earth than other types of coal
What is anthracite?
400
An animal that visits a cave but must return to the surface for food
What is a trogloxene?
500
Holes or cracks that serve as a vent for underground gases
What are fumaroles?
500
Mt. St. Helens is an example of this type of volcano that had layers of tephra and lava
What is a composite volcano?
500
This happens to the temperature of rocks the further they are to the core
What is increases?
500
this coal is widely used for electricity
What is sub-bituminous coal?
500
Formations in caves that hang from the ceiling of a cave
What are stalactites?
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