Geology Questions

Why is density important in describing certain minerals?

Magma moves up this part toward the central vent

Convergent boundary: cause these faults due to compression

Divergent Boundary: cause these faults due to tension

These are sleeping, could awaken at any time and threaten humans

Finest volcanic particles of a volcanic eruption

Lava that flows off to the sides of the pipe

These volcanoes erupt constantly and pose the largest threat to humans

below a volcano, magma collects here before an eruption-

The top of the volcano where magma erupt from

Transform boundary: cause these faults due to plates sliding past each other

As rocks along a fault slip into new positions, the rocks release energy in the form of vibrations called what?

What is the hypothesis that all the continents were once joined together called?

Where do S-waves get absorbed in the Earth?

What happens to P-waves when they go through liquids?

How many seismic stations are needed to find the exact epicenter and what is it called?

Which two layers are so hot and have pressures so great you would be squeezed into a ball?

What are the fastest wave and first waves to be detected after an earthquake?

What are the second fastest waves and are the second waves detected after an earthquake?

What is the literal tracing that the seismograph does?