Volcanoes
Where are the majority of active volcanoes located?
Ring of Fire or around the Pacific Ocean belt
What do you call earthquake scientists?
seismologist
What does CER stand for?
Claim Evidence Reasoning
What is viscosity?
A liquid's resistance to flow (stickiness)
Who invented the Richter Scale?
A claim
What are 3 things that volcanoes release when erupting?
ash, gas, and lava
Where do earthquakes get their energy from?
The pressure of tectonic plates rubbing against each other, volcanoes, etc.
When you are providing proof for the answer to a scientific question, what is that called?
Evidence
What are the 3 types of volcanoes
Strato (Composite), shield, and cinder cone
What is the difference between the magnitude and intensity of an earthquake?
Mr. Vazquez will judge the answer.
When you are explaining your answer or using logic, what is that called?
Reasoning
What are the 3 states of volcanoes? (From volcano video watched in class recently?)
Extinct, dormant, active
What do the "p" in p waves and "s" in s waves stand for?
primary, secondary.
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