Question | Answer |
an earthquake is measured by a .... | seismograph |
what is a tsunami? | an earthquake under water |
what is the crater on a volcano? | the hole at the top where the lava spills out |
what do rocks differ in ? | hardness,texture,colour,minerals |
name the types of volcanoes. | active, dormant, extinct |
do plates move together or apart? | together |
what are the 3 types of rocks ? | igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic |
how is an igneous rock formed? | volcanic activity |
how is a sedimentary rock formed? | it is made of living organisms compressed and cemented together |
how is a metamorphic rock formed ? | it is made from either a sedimentary or metamorphic rock that was either put under great heat or pressure |
is soil creep slow or fast ? | slow |
in what year was the sichuan earthquake ? | 2008 |
how may counties in ireland is limestone found in ? | 31/32 |
what colours are limestone ? | white to grey |
what rock do farmers sometimes use a fertilizer ? | limestone |
what is a cavern ? | a large cave |