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What is considered the most reliable method of mathematically measuring earthquake strength
moment magnitude scale
What is the primary factor that determines the textures of igneous rocks
rate of cooling
What type of mountains formed when molten rock erupted from a hole in the earth's crust
volcanic mountains
Organic sedimentary rocks that is a fossil fuel
coal
The earthquake zone that includes the San Andreas Fault is the
circum-Pacific belt
What can earthquake waves help us study
earths interior
What terms describes magma bulging overlying rocks upward to produce dome like intrusion
laccolith
In logic, what is a statement of fact called
proposition
Rock that consists of smooth pebbles embedded in hardened sand or clay
conglomerate rock
When multiple scientists test the same scientific idea in different ways and all come to the same conclusion, the idea is
reproducibility
What type of volcano will probably never erupt again
extinct volcano
What process of manufacturing artificial crystals involves a seed crystal nutrient material on a high pressure vessel
hydrothermal synthesis
What is the general term for a mass of volcanic rocks beneath the surface of the earth
igneous intrusion
Fine grained sedimentary rock known for its ability to be split into thin layers
shale
A mineral that remains glowing after being exposed to ultraviolet light and then placed in the dark exhibits
phosphorescence
What is the plastic rock in the lower position of the upper mantle on which the plates float
asthenosphere
What scale is used to measure the explosiveness of volcanic eruption
Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)
What type of soil bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen-containing compounds
nitrogen fixing bacteria
Streaked metamorphic rock produced from limestone
marble
The general term for any nourishing substance
nutrient
Whay is a layer of either porous rock or a gravel-soil mixture that can hold water
aquifer
What is a model of a design used for testing called
prototype
The most common igneous rock which covers most of the ocean floor is
basalt
The rarest, most durable and most beautiful minerals are
precious stones
Magnetite is a magnetic mineral that is used as a source of the metal iron. It is composed of iron bonded to oxygen, is black in color and has cubic crystals. What mineral group contains magnetite?
oxides