Electronic Tools
This is a device that uses information from a satellite to provide location and time; AKA global positioning system
GPS
The most common type of hand tool used by a geologist; a lightweight hammer used to break apart rocks or pry loose rock and soil away from other rocks
rock hammer or handpick
This is a drill that cuts a circular hole as it goes into the earth, creating cylindrical rock samples
core drill
A topographic map includes these lines that connect equal points of elevation.
contour lines
The compass always points to this direction
north
This is an instrument that records vibrations in the ground.
seismograph
This is a small sledgehammer with 2 blunt ends used to break apart larger rocks
crack hammer
This is a set of tools used to help identify a rock or mineral sample.
rock and mineral test kit
Climate maps show this, the amount of rain or snow an area receives.
precipitation
A compass has this many degrees.
360
High frequency radio waves used to gather images from below the Earth's surface; AKA ground penetrating radar
GPR
These give geologists an idea of high or low an area might be.
topographic maps
A GPR is useful for observing these kinds of objects - those that stay the same.
static
The height of land above sea level is called this.
elevation
If you travel in a direction that is pointing this way ----> on a compass, you are traveling ____________.
east
This is an instrument that measures movements or vibrations in the ground
seismometer
This is an instrument that shows direction by use of a magnetic meedle that points north
compass
Geologists can use a seismometer or a seismograph to observe these kinds of processes - those that change over time.
dynamic
Would contour lines be close together or really far apart on a topographic map of a steep mountain?
close together
If you are traveling in a direction somewhere between west and north, you are traveling _______________.
northwest
Type of processes that seismographs or seismometers are used for.
dynamic processes (volcanoes or earthquakes)
This gives information about the climate of a region, such as precipitation, temperatures, and climate zones
climate map
Name a type of dynamic process.
volcano eruption or earthquake
a region that has similar amounts of precipitation, temperatures, etc.
climate zone
Which direction is opposite north on a compass?
south