When 2 pieces of crust form a fault in the earth. It is visible to people.
What is a fault line?
100
I determine the intensity of an eruption.
What is silica.
100
Earths envelope of gases.
What is the atmosphere?
100
The rising of warm and falling of cold air
What is convection?
100
Using plastic, glass, paper and rubber products more than once.
What is recycling?
200
Volcanoes that form along the boundaries of earth's plates.
What is a volcano belt?
200
This erupts from within the chamber.
What is magma?
200
Where all weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
200
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
What is the water cycle?
200
A rock that is mined for a useful product.
What is an ore?
300
I am released when tension, compression and shearing can no longer hold the forces being placed on that faultl ine. The When I release, it is evident in the form of an earthquake.
What is energy?
300
How Hawaii was formed.
What is a hot spot?
300
This "weight" decreases as you gain altitude.
What is air pressure?
300
A scientific name for the water that falls from the sky.
What is precipitation?
300
Coal is an example of this fuel.
What is a fossil fuel?
400
I have special supports at my base so I can sustain earthquakes.
What is a base isolated building?
400
After flowing through the volcanic pipe, it exits the volcano.
What is lava?
400
This is a result of differences in air pressure.
What is wind?
400
The heat transfer from the sun.
What is radiation?
400
This fossil fuel provides almost 60% of energy for the United States.
What is coal?
500
My energy is carried in this direction, from the epicenter.
What is outward?
500
This formed Mt. Shasta and Lassen Peak.
What is subduction?
500
As air molecules rise, they might say this is decreased , which is also is a description of thickness.
What is density?
500
A mass of cold air that pushes warm air up because it is more dense.