Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Landslides
Tsunami
Careers in ScienceAa
100
a sudden movement of part of Earth's crust
What is an earthquake?
100
an opening in Earth's crust through which hot ash escape
What is a volcano?
100
sudden movement of loose rock moving down a slope
What is a landslide?
100
can be caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor
What is a tsunami?
100
a scientist who studies earthquakes
What is a seismologist?
200
a crack in the Earth's crust
What is a fault?
200
molten rock beneath Earth's surface
What is magma?
200
landslide caused by heavy rain
What is a mudslide?
200
a large tsunami in the Indian Ocean
What is what happened in December 2004?
200
education a seismologist needs
What is a degree in geology or earth science
300
slow movement along a fault
What is a creep?
300
molten rock that reaches Earth's surface
What is lava?
300
loose rocks occur on the slopes of Yosemite Valley
What is a rock slide?
300
data is transferred from the gauge on the ocean floor to a buoy and then to a satellite
How the tsunami info transferred to people?
300
data is used by seismologists to
What helps predicts future earthquakes?
400
the point underground where an earthquake starts
What is the focus?
400
erupted suddenly and violently on May 18, 1980
What is is Mount St. Helens?
400
consult an expert if their land is safe for building
What should people so before building a house on a hill?
400
this detect a passing tsunami
What is gauge on the ocean floor do?
400
an EMT
What is a emergency medical technician?
500
where an earthquake is felt most strongly
What is the epicenter?
500
Pressure
What happens beneath the surface of Earth to push magma up through the surface?
500
wild fires can lead to these
What are landslides?
500
he is a senior research scientist at JPL
Who is Dr. Lee-Lueng Fu?
500
We prepare for earthquakes by
What is practice earthquake drills.
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