WORD BANK

Submitted to:

Maria Theresa U. Entrampas

Science Teacher

Submitted by:

Kassandra Khalil A. Alombro

Grade 8-Jose N. Rodriguez

A
fault that
is likelyearthquake
to become the
source
of another
sometime
inActive
the future
Fault
It
corresponds
to the sub-horizontal
boundary
in
continental
crust at
which
the
seismic
wave
velocity
Conrad
Discontinuity
increases in a discontinuous
way.
It
is the layerand
of igneous,
sedimentary
metamorphic
rocks
that
forms
the
continents
and the
Continental
Crust
areas
of
shallow
seabed
close
to
their
shores,
shelves.known as continental
The
central
part
of a celestial
body
(as
the
earth)
usually
having different
physical
properties
Core
surrounding
parts. from the
It
is the outermost solid shell of the
earth
Crust

Module
1. Earthquakes
Module
2. Understanding
Module
3. Comets, Asteroids
andTyphoons
Faults
and Meteors
Dip-slip Fault

Dip-slip
faults
can occur
reverse as
normal
fault either
Earthquake
A
suddensometimes
and violent
shaking
of the
ground,
causing
great
destruction,
as
a
result
movements
within
the
earthsofcrust
or volcanic
action.
Epicenter
The
point above
on the the
earths
surface
vertically
focus
of an
earthquake
Fault
It is the break in the Earths crust
Fault
Line
A
linetraces
on
a rock
surface or
the ground
that
a geological
fault

Earth and
Space
Unit

II.

Fault
Plane
It
is the
plane
that
the
fracture
surface
of represents
a fault
Footwall
The
faultmass
planeof rock lying beneath the
Hanging
Wall
The
faultmass
planeof rock lying above the
Hypocenter
The
underground focus point of an
earthquake
Intensity
It
is a number
(written
roman of
numeral)
describing
theas
severity
an
earthquake
in
terms
of
on
the earths
surface
and its
oneffects
humans
and their
structures.

Normal
Fault fault in which the
It
is a geological
hanging
wall
was move downward
relative
to
footwall. the
Oblique-slip
Fault of dip-slip and
It
is the combination
strike-slip
faults
Oceanic
Crust
It
is the uppermost
of the
oceanic
portion of alayer
tectonic
plate
Philippine
Institute
of
Volcanology
and
Seismology
(PHIVOLCS)
It
is a Philippine
national
institution
dedicated
to provide
information
on
the
activities
of
volcanoes,
earthquakes,
and
tsunamis,
as well
as
other
specialized
information
and
services
primarily
theinprotection
of life and
propertyfor
and
support of
economic,
and
sustainableproductivity,
development.
Reverse
Fault
It
forms to
if the
relative
the hanging
footwall wall
and rises
occur in
areas
undergoing
compression.

Liquefaction
Process
bystrength
which loose
saturated
sand
lose
during
anliquid
earthquake
and behave
like
Lithosphere
It
is the rigid, outermost
shell
of a
terrestrial-type
planet orby
natural
satellite
thatproperties.
is defined
its rigid
mechanical
Magnitude
It
is the energy
Earthquake
sizereleased or the
Mantle
It is the thickest layer of the Earth
Mohorovii
Discontinuity
It
is the crust
boundary
between the
earths
and mantle

Seismic
Waves
of Waves
energy
that
through
the
Earths
layers
andtravel
are results
of
earthquakes,
volcanic
eruptions,
magma
movement,
large
landslides
and
large
man-made
explosions
that
give
out low-frequency acoustic
energy.
Strike-slip
Fault
A
fault where
theparallel
blocks to
of rock
horizontally
and
eachmove
other.
Transition
Zone
The
transition
zone
is
of the
Earth's
mantle,
andmantle
is part
located
between
the
lower
and
the
upper mantle.
Tsunami
Series
ofbywaves
in a water body
caused
theofdisplacement
of a
large
volume
ocean or a largewater
lake generally in an
West
Valley Fault
It
is asystem
dominantly
dextral
strike-slip
fault
in Luzon,
Philippines

It
the
force
exerted
onto a surface
Air
Pressure
byisthe
weight
of the air.

It
iswhich
the
large-scale
movement
air
Atmospheric
Circulation
by
is distributed
on of
the
surface
ofheat
the Earth.
Bagyo
The
term usedofintropical
the Philippines
all categories
cyclonesfor

An
instrument
measuring
Barometer
atmospheric
pressure,
used
especially
in forecasting
and determining
altitude.the weather

The
direction
of the hurricane on the
Clockwise
south
of the equator

An
effect
whereby
a mass moving
in
Coriolis
Effect
a
rotating
system
experiences
a force
(the
Coriolis
force
)
acting
perpendicular
direction
of
motion and to to
thethe
axis
of rotation.

The
direction
of winds
the clouds that are
Counter-clockwise
being
blown by

It is the
spin direction of hurricanes
Cyclonic
The
eye
is
region
of mostly
calm
Eye
weather
atathe
center
of strong
tropical cyclones.

It
is a Eyewall
ring of towering thunderstorms
where
occurs.the most severe weather

It
is a High
regionPressure
where the
Area
atmospheric
pressure
the surface
of
the
planet
is greateratthan
its
surrounding environment.

The
term
used
in the
northeastern
part
ofHurricane
the
Pacific
Oceana
and
in the
northern
part
of
the
Atlantic
Ocean
for
all
categories
of
categories
of
tropical cyclones

The
angular
distance
ofequator,
a place or
north
Latitude
or
south
ofobject
the
earth's
a
celestial
north
or
south
of of
the
celestial
expressed
in equator,
degrees usually
and minutes.

The
angular
distance
of at
a place
east
Longitude
or
west
oforthe
meridian
Greenwich,
England,
west
of
the
standard
meridian
celestialand
object,
usually
expressedofinadegrees
minutes.

It
is a Low
region
where
the
atmospheric
Area
pressure
is Pressure
lower
than
that
of
surrounding
locations.

National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
It
is
an
American
scientific
agency
within
the
United
States
Department
of
Commerce
focused
on
the
conditions
of the oceans and the
atmosphere.

Signals
(PSWS)
Public
Storm
Warning
Are
warnings
raise
public weather
awareness
of to
the
incoming
disturbances

It
isleast
a Supertyphoon
storm
that
sees
speeds
at
150
miles
per wind
hour
for
a a of
minimum
of
one
minute
and
has
wind speed of greater than 200.

The
degree
of hotnesst or coldness of
Temperature
a body
or environmen

A storm
with lightning and thunder
Thunderstorm

It
posits
that
the
extinction
of
Alvarez
Hypothesis
the
dinosaurs
andmass
many
other living
things
during
the
CretaceousPaleogene
extinction
event was
caused
asteroidby
onthe
theimpact
Earth. of a large
Are
small,around
airless the
rocky
worlds
Asteroids
revolving
sun
that are too
small to be
called planets
Made
a very
close
approach to Earth
Asteroid
2012
DA14
as it orbited
the
Sun.
Positioned
orobserved
relating to
Celestial
outer
spaceinas
inthe sky, or
astronomy.
the
of gases that forms around
Coma
the cloud
nucleus

It
is moving
a Tropical
system
ofCyclone
thunderstorms
that
are
around
a center.

Forms
when a by
low-pressure
areathat
is
Tropical
Depression
accompanied
thunderstorms
produce
a
circular
wind
flow
and
has
a wind speed between 35 to 64 kph.

It
is one
stepbut
above
a tropical
Tropical
Storm
depression,
a step
below a and
hurricane
inspeed
terms
of intensity
has
a
wind
between
65 and
118 kph.

It
is anTyphoon
extremely
large,
powerful and
destructive
stormregion
that occurs
especially
the
Philippinesinorthe
the China of
Sea.

Water
vapor can
beboiling
produced
Water
Vapor
the
evaporation
or
of from
liquid
water
or
from
the
sublimation
of ice.

It
isitthe
rate from
or movement
of air flow
Wind
Speed
as
travels
high
low
pressure,
in relation
toto
the
Earth.

Comets
It
is an icy body that releases gas or
dust.
Comet
Hale-Bopp
It
is a widely
comet
that was perhaps
the
most
observed
ofbrightest
the 20th
century
and
one
of
the
seen
for many decades.
Dust
Tail
It
is composed
of
gases
andthe
tiny dust
particles
blown
away
from
nucleus
as
the
comet
is
heated
the most visible part of a comet.and is
Halleys
Comet
Most
famous
of the
20thshortcentury
and
iscomet
the only
known
period comet.
Ion
Tail
The
ionthat
tailare
is a stream
of ionized
gases
directly
from
thecontact
Sun asblown
a
result
theaway
comets
with
theof
solar
wind

Iron
meteorites
were once
partor
of the
Iron
meteorites
core
of
a long-vanished
planet
large
asteroid
and
are
believed
to
have
originated
within
Asteroid
Belt between
Mars
andthe
Jupiter.
A
region
of
solar system
beyond
Kuiper
Belt
the
orbitmany
of the
Neptune,
believed
to and
contain
comets,
asteroids,
other small bodies made largely of
ice
Are
any
observable
Light
phenomena
from
the
interactionevents
of lightthat
and result
matter
Come
from
thecomets
Oort
Cloud
(beyond
Long-period
our
Solar
System)
and
takes
200 to
hundred
millions
of
years
to
their orbit around the Sun. complete

It
is a lightoccurs
phenomenon
or a streak of
light
when
a meteoroid
Meteor
burnsthat
up at it enters
Earths
atmosphere.
A
meteoroid
that survives
its passage
through
Meteorite
that
partthe
of itearth's
strikesatmosphere
the ground such
It
is a broken
upasteroid,
rock andthe
dust
from or
either
a comet,
Moon,
Meteoroid
from
Mars.
A
meteor
is of
a celestial
event
in
which ashower
number
meteors
arefrom
Meteor
observed
to
originate,
one pointShower
in radiate,
the nightorsky.
Administration
(NASA)
NASA
is inAeronautics
charge
of to
U.S.
science
and
National
and
Space
technology
that
has
do
with
airplanes or
space.

This
belt
is theorized
by scientists
to
Main
Asteroid
be
remnants
of aBelt
planet
that did not
completely
form

Near-Earth
Objects
It
is anyorbit
small
Solar(NEO)
body
whose
brings
itSystem
into proximity
with Earth.

Minerals
that contain the elements
Silicates
silicon,
metal oxygen, and at least one
The
collection
of
eight
planets
and
Solar
System
their
moons
insmaller
orbit
around
the
sun,
together
with
bodies
in
the
form
of asteroids, meteoroids, and
comets
It
is a luminous
sphere
of plasma held
Stars
together
by its own
gravity
The
least
abundant
of the three
main
Stony-iron
meteorites
types.
They
are
comprised
ofand
roughly
equal
amounts
of
nickel-iron
stone
and
are divided
two
groups:
pallasites
and into
mesosiderites.
The
largest
group of
meteorites
and
Stony
meteorites
they
formed
of the outer
crust once
of a planet
orpart
asteroid.