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If you are on the epicenter which direction do you have to take to get to the focus?
straight down.
a what is a sructer built from melted rock?
a volcano.
minerals are formed when....
magma cools and atoms combine in orderly fashion.
the three branches of science are......
physical,life, and earth.
The earth is made up of......
three main layers.
blocks of the crust do what to make a fault bigger?
They slide past each other with force
what is this liquid called above ground and under?
lava above ground and magma under.
to be in gem quality you must have.....
few or no blemishes or cracks.
some career choices of life science are what?
zookeeper,Biologist,Doctor,Vetanarians,and marine biologist.
the top and outer layer of the earth is......
the crust/surface
Seismologist study earthquakes strength easily because of what?
the hieght of the wavy line recorded on paper.
these volcanos are located near plate boundries that are what?
sliding past each other.
chemicals in the melted rock material determine the....
color of the resulting rock.
while scientist are in labs working what is a thermometer used for?
a thermometer is used to measuer tempature.
plates of the earth are moved in various directions making them........
collide,pull apart,and scrape against each other.
what is it called when a weight remains barely in motion when our planet moves?
a Seismograph.
what are the three different types of volcanoes?
Cinder cones,composite volcanoes, and shield volcanoes,
pieces of what make sediment?
Pieces of broken rock,shells,mineral grains,and other materials.
what is a bunsen burner used for in labs?
A bunsen burner is used to raise the tempature of a substance.
the crust and part of the upper mantle is called what?
the lithosphere.
Earthquakes usually cause what to occur?
Tsunamis
how many years can eruptions change earths climate?
several.
Sediment collects in what to form what?
it collects in layers to form sedimentary rocks.
what is a petri dish used for in a lab?
a petri dish is used to grow mold or bacteria.
the plates of the lithosphere float on the what?
the athensphere.