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Rocks and Minerals
Water Cycle
Volcanoes
Weathering
Earthquakes
100
naturally formed, solid, inorganic ubstance with a characteristic crystal structure
What is a mineral
100
process by which water changes from a liquid to vapor
What is evaporation
100
vent through which magma, rock, volcanic ash, and gases erupt from earth's crust to its surface
What is a volcano
100
the uppermost layer of regolith
What is soil
100
a sudden motion in earth caused by the abrupt release of slowly accumulated energy
What is an earthquake
200
the mineral that smells like rotten eggs
What is sulfur
200
the water that falls back onto land
What is precipitation
200
a broad volcano with gently sloping sides
What is a shield volcano
200
the wearing away of bedrock of loosened particles
What is erosion
200
scientific study of earthquakes and seismic waves
What is seismology
300
the type of rock that cools very fast
What is igneous
300
the water cycle also has another name
What is the hydrologic cycle
300
molten rock that reaches Earth's surface
What is magma
300
type of tombstone that lasts longer and does not erode
What is granite
300
scale that is used to determine how bad an earthquake was
What is Richter scale
400
quality and intensity of light that reflects from a mineral
What is luster
400
some of the water flows back to the sea where it came from
What is surface runoff
400
volcanoes that have steep sides that curve upward
What is stratovolcano
400
freezing and thawing of water in a rock
What is frost wedging
400
sudden movement along a fracture
What is a fault
500
the smallest individual particle that retains the distinctive chemical properties of an element
What is an element
500
water changes from a vapor into a solid
What is deposition
500
the degree in which a substance resists flow
What is viscosity
500
the chemical and physical breakdown of rock exposed to air
What is weathering
500
seismic wave that travels along Earth's surface
What is a surface wave