Week 1 Science

In contrast to artificial wells, what natural formations are sites where underground water naturally comes to the surface?

What is the name given to a collection of debris accumulated by a glacier, which comes in "lateral" and "terminal" varieties?

What form of coal has a grade that is between that of lignite coal and anthracite coal?

What type of volcanoes have not erupted recently, but are considered to be more likely to erupt than extinct volcanoes?

What naval admiral gives his name to the scale that assigns wind speed a value between 0 and 12?

What scale named for an Italian scientist measures the intensity of earthquakes by examining the damage they do?

The inhalation of asbestos leads to lung cancer and what other dangerous tumor that affects a tissue of the same name?

Speleology is the study of what regions of the Earth, where one can find helictites?

Unlike the inner core, the outer core of the Earth is composed of matter in what phase?

Which sedimentary rock is composed of pebbles, boulders, and other relatively large-grained specimens whose components are rounded?