Earth Science

2. with no net electric charge and a mass slightly larger than that of a proton
6. a trough or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upward from the axis
9. is a statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together
11. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch
13. is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface, which is commonly refined into various types of fuels
14. is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity
15. It is a volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself, making it a large, special form of volcanic crater.

1. plates: are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
4. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
5. a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments (> 2 mm) within a matrix of finer grained material
7. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
8. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
10. a ridge-shaped fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downward from the crest
12. It is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas.