Earthquakes
The separated plates that make up the earth's surface
What are the tectonic plates?
Rocks can be divided into these three categories
What are Metamorphic, Igneous and Sedimentary?
The mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth
What is magma?
Sulfur, Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen are all examples of these:
What are elements?
This is the place where geodes form
What is the hollow spaces of rock?
This is the earth's largest layer, made up of rocks and minerals, that makes up 84% of the earth's overall volume
What is the Mantle?
This is the only type of rock to hold fossils
What is Sedimentary?
This is the molten rock ejected by volcanoes, breaking through the surface of the earth's crust in the form of a liquid
What is lava?
These are the building blocks of all matter
What are atoms?
It takes up to _______ of years for geodes to form
What are millions?
These huge dangerous waves are often caused by earthquakes under the sea
What are Tsunamis?
The process that turns metamorphic rocks into sediment
What is weathering and erosion?
The famous volcano that erupted in 79 AD and destroyed the city of Pompeii
What is Mount Vesuvius?
This is the place where all elements are born
What is a star?
This is the most common place where geodes form
What are volcanic areas?
This is the outer surface of the earth
What is the crust?
These two processes turn sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock
What are heat and pressure?
The Roman God of fire responsible for a volcano's namesake
Who is Vulcan?
This is the table that scientists use to organize the elements
What is the periodic table?
A geode completely filled with crystals
What is a nodule?
This tool is used by seismologists to measure the force of an earthquake
What is a seismograph?
This is the process responsible for the formation and changes of rock
The term used for a volcano that is not currently active, yet the possibility of an eruption still exists
What is dormant?
Carbonate rocks like limestone and calcite will fizz when this substance is put on them
What is acid?
The term "Geode," in Greek's meaning
What is the "shape of the earth?"