Intro to Science
Name The 3rd Step in Experimentation's Six Basic Steps
Formulate a Hypothesis
The study of Volcanoes is called?
Volcanology
The Study of Earthquakes is called what?
Seismology
What is Geology?
The Study of the Earth
What two kinds of material make up soil?
Organic and Mineral
What is The Study of the matter and movement of God's Physical creation?
Science
Where are more than half of the world's volcanoes located?
The Ring of Fire
After an earthquake what can occur?
Earth's 3 Layers?
Crust, Mantle, Core
Name the Top Two Layers of Soil
Topsoil and Subsoil
What do logicians call an "if/then" statement?
Hypothetical Proposition
What is a bowl-shaped crater thought to be caused by the collapse of an empty magma chamber?
Caldera
According to the Book, where was the biggest Earthquake in 2016?
Ecuador
A Structure that forms when rocks bend or buckle under great force?
How do chemists express the degree of acidity or basicity of a substance?
What fallacy is assuming, without further evidence, that something caused what happened after it?
Post Hoc Fallacy
What is Lava?
Molten Rock
What instrument do scientists use to record and study earthquakes?
Seismograph
3 Types of Fault?
Strike Slip
Normal
Thrust
Which bacteria convert ammonia into nitrates?
Nitrifying Bacteria
Name all 3 steps in The Scientific Method
Hypothesizing, Observation, Experimentation
A superheated cloud of gas and volcanic ash that travels swiftly down a volcanic slope is called what?
Pyroclastic Flow
Most severe recorded earthquake?
Year, Place, Magnitude
1960, Chile, 9.5
Elevated land mass higher than hills
Mountains
What term means "nonporous"
Impermeable