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#1 A well tested concept that explains many observations What is a scientific theory?
#2 These are the kinds of waves geologists use to record and study evidence about the Earth's interior What are Sesmic waves?
#3 The shape of the land is referred to as What is topography?
#4 Liquefaction can trigger What are landslides?
#5 When friction is low rock do this What is slide past each other?
#1 Factors that change in an experiment are called What are independent variables?
#2 Almost all growth in the coral reef occurs here What is in shallow, warm water?
#3 The height above sea level What is elevation?
#4 Not all types of volcanic activity include this What is lava?
#5 In an Earthquake the thicker the layer of soil the more_______ the shaking will be What is more violent?
#1 The imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South poles What is the Equator?
#2 The way scientists test a hypothesis What is a controlled experiment?
#3 The Earth's oceans, lakes, rivers, and ice form the What is the hydrosphere?
#4 This increases as you go down the layers of Earth What is temperature and pressure?
#5 In an Earthquake, the futher the structure is from the fault the ______ shaking there will be What is less?
#1 Earthquakes can cause fires and floods by What is breaking water mains and gas pipes?
#2 A possible explanation for observation relating to a scientific question What is a hypothesis?
#3 This design decreases the amount of energy that reaches a building during an Earthquake What is base-isolated building design?
#4 These rocks form through melting and cooling What are igneous rocks?
#5 The imaginary line that divide the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres What is the Prime Meridian?
#1 The shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface What is an Earthquake?
#2 A house on soild rock will shake ________ then a house on sandy soil in an Earthquake What is shake less?
#3 These rocks form through weathering and erosion What are sedimentary rocks?
#4 What you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment What is the Dependent Variable?
#5 These rocks form through heat and pressure What are metamorphic rocks?
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