Erosion
What is movement of sediment from one location to another?
erosion
This type of rock is made of bits and pieces compacted together.
sedimentary rock
The shaking of the ground caused by a seismic wave.
earthquake
A series of waves caused by misplaced water.
tsunami
An opening in Earth's crust through which lava erupts.
volcano
The process of breaking rock into smaller pieces is called
weathering
This type of rock is made of magma or lava that has cooled and hardened.
igneous rock
_______ movements cause earthquakes.
This word means to move into its space and push it out of position.
displace
A molten material from Earth's mantle below Earth's surface.
magma
A hole in the Earth's surface that develops when the ground collapses is called
sinkhole
This type of rock forms when placed under tremendous heat and pressure.
Magma rock
The size or extent of an earthquake.
Magnitude
The term tsunami is Japanese for ______
Harbor wave
A molten material from Earth's mantle after it has reached Earth's surface.
lava
survey
Fossils are often found in __________ type of rock.
sedimentary rock
Earthquakes are detected and measured by tools called ____.
Seismographs
Scientists use special devices to warn that a tsunami is coming. Name one device.
Satellite
A plume of magma that causes eruptions without plates interacting.
hot spot
This word is often used to refer to the slow process of erosion.
creep
A scientist who studies earth and its changes over time.
Geologist
How can buildings resist an earthquake?
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1) Made of materials that vibrate
2) Braces help transmit the vibrations
Scientists use special devices to warn that a tsunami is coming. Name a second device.
Surface buoy
A ______ is a mountain on the ocean floor made from volcanic activity.
seamount