vibration of the earth produced by the rapid release of energy
What is an Earthquake
100
this mineral has a metallic luster and is magnetic
What is Magnetite
100
Evaportation, Precipitation, Runoff, Infiltration, and Transpiration are all parts of
What is Hydrologic Cycle
100
the age of a rock layer or fossil in relative to another feature
What is relative age
200
Molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface
What is Lava
200
this type of seismic wave travels the fastest and can travel through solids and liquids
What is a P-wave
200
caves are made of this type of rock
What is Limestone
200
unconsolidated sediment deposited by a stream
What is an Alluvium
200
the exact age of a rock layer of fossil in years
What is absolute age
300
formed when the chamber of magma underlying a volcano partially empties due to eruption, and the unsupported roof of the chamber collapses under its own weight.
What is a Caldera
300
this type of seismic wave can only travel through solids and uses a side-to-side motion
What is an S-wave
300
this mineral is white and is able to be scratched with your fingernail
What is Gyspum
300
type of stream where water flows more rapidly along the outer bank, undercutting and steepening it to form a cut bank
What is meandering stream
300
faults are always younger than the rocks they cut through
What is cross cutting
400
a broad volcano with genlty sloping sides, built of successive flows of low-viscosity lava and generally of basaltic composition
What is a shield volcano
400
this type of seismic wave causes the most damage, but is the slowest moving wave
What is a suface wave
400
the way that light reflects off of a mineral surface
What is Luster
400
a type of stream whose ability to move its sediment load varies over time which causes the channel to repeatedly divide and reunite
What is a braided stream
400
the layer of rock on the bottom of all the rock layers is always the oldest
What is stratographic supperposition
500
steep-sided volcano that creates more explosive eruptions and pyroclastic flows
What is a stratovolcano
500
this type of scale measures an earthquake's magnitude on a seismogram
What is the RIchter Scale
500
the color of powder left behind after scratching a ceramic plate with a mineral
What is Streak
500
the area in between the aeriated zone and the saturated zone in the water underground
What is the water table
500
originally all sediments were deposited horizonatally