Earthquakes
A trembling of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy.
What is an earthquake?
A scientist that studies the average rainfall and temperature of a certain area.
What is a climatologist.
Volcanic mountains usuall form at this type of boundary.
What is a convergent boundary?
An example of this type of mountains is the Rocky Mountains.
What is folded mountains?
If the time between when you see lightning and the sound of thunder is getting longer each time you count then the storm is _______________ to you.
What is the storm is moving away from you?
California has many earthquakes because it sits on top of this major fault.
What is the San Andreas Fault?
A huge wave that is formed after an underwater earthquake.
What is a tsunami?
The correct term for molten rock that is still inside the Earth is called?
What is Magma.
The Rocky Mountains are formed at this type of plate boundary.
What is continental/continental plate boundary?
It is clear and hot in Denver right now, is an example of ________.
What is the weather report for Denver.
These waves include P, S, R and L waves.
What is seismic waves?
An instrument that measures seismic waves.
What is a seismograph?
Many volcanoes are found in the Pacific Ocean in an area scientist call ___________
What is "The Ring of FIre"
This type of mountain forms when magma pushes the crust up but never breaks the crust.
What is dome mountians?
Lightning can strike as far away as ______ miles.
What is 10 miles.
The difference between the focus and epicenter of an earthquake.
What is the focus is the first motion of an earthquake occurance and the epicenter is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus?
This shield keeps the Earth's atmosphere from being swept away into space.
What is the magnetic shield?
What is the highest volcano on the planet?
What is Mauna Loa?
Three types of mountains.
What is fault-block, folded and volcanic or dome?
The highest mountain in the state of Colorado.
What is Mount Elbert?
FYI Mount Elbert is 14,400 feet about sea level.
How many seismograph stations are needed to find the epicenter of an earthquake?
What is 3?
Solar Corons's from the sun being blocked by the Earth's atmosphere causes this phenomenon?
What is the Auroras Borealis?
Three ways scientist perdict the eruption of volcanoes.
What is gass emissions, deformation of the ground and seismicity?
The city that is often called "The Mile High City" is_______.
What is Denver.
The first stage of a thunderstorm is_______.
What is the cumulus stage.