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Earth Science
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1. Long narrow beaches separated in many places from the mainland by lagoons.
barrier beaches
caldera
stalagmite
greenhouse gases
2. A deposit of partly decayed plant remains in a very wet environment; marsh or swamp deposit of plant remains containing more than 50 percent carbon.
prairie
period
peat
pipe
3. A collection of maps.
atlas
frost wedging
rain shadow deserts
ore deposit
4. Of or relating to or containing basalt & a dark & dense & extrusive rock that has a silica content of 40% to 50% and makes up most of the ocean floor.
divergent boundary
climate
compression fossil
basaltic
5. A zone in the Earth between 400 and 670 km below the surface separating the upper mantle from the lower mantle.
mesosphere
tidal inlet
floodplain
s- wave (secondary wave & shear wave)
6. The perpendicular or very steep descent of a stream.
waterfall
hardness
conserve
estuary
7. The great circle on the Earth's surface passing through The North and South Poles & which is considered 0 degrees longitude. The prime meridian passes through Greenwich & England & and is used as a reference point for measuring longitude east and w
global warming
Prime Meridian
epicenter
chlorophyll
8. The chronological sequence of units of Earth time.
wave trough
igneous rock
Global Positioning System (GPS)
geologic time scale
9. An individual grain or constituent of a rock.
clast
surf
crust
metamorphic rock
10. Lies half way between the north and south magnetic poles.
island arc
barrier beaches
lava lake
magnetic equator
11. A sea level change due to change in load on Earth's crust.
steppe
crust
peat
isostatic change in sea level
12. A lake in an abandoned meander.
snow line
oxbow lake
zone of saturation
magnetic polarity
13. A plate boundary in which plates on opposite sides of the boundary move past each other in opposite directions. The San Andreas fault of California is a good example.
hot spot
transform boundary
casts
Richter scale
14. The precipitation that runs directly off the surface to stream or body of standing water.
continental rise
runoff
strip mining
Galileo
15. The line separating land and water.
Milky Way
shoreline
drainage basin
cone of depression
16. A unit of length used in sea navigation based on the length of 1 minute of arc on a great circle. On Earth & 1 minute of latitude.
tide
seismograph
nautical mile
seafloor spreading
17. The processes of weathering by which physical actions such as frost wedging break down a rock into fragments & involving no chemical change.
clast
axis
disintegration (mechanical weathering)
frost wedging
18. A curved belt of volcanic islands lying above a subduction zone.
permafrost
cleavage
island arc
drainage basin
19. A conical volcano formed by the accumulation of pyroclastic debris around a vent.
crust
levees
suspended load
cinder cone
20. A soft compact calcite & CaCO3 & with varying amounts of silica & quartz & feldspar & or other mineral impurities & generally gray-white or yellow-white and derived chiefly from fossil seashells.
levees
isthmus
chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)
chalk
21. Where two plates collide to form mountains.
Richter scale
wave length
aftershock
collisional Boundary
22. The tectonic region in which two plates meet.
stalactite
boundary
elevation
basalt
23. A small ice sheet.
icecap
eustatic change in sea level
Laurasia
levees
24. Deposition of fine mineral particles (silt) on the beds of streams or lakes.
dust bowl
Pillow Lava
siltation
renewable resources
25. Heat transport by direct transfer of energy from one particle to another & without moving the particle to a new location.
conduction
stormwater runoff
compass Rose
drift
26. A community of plants and/or animals and its physical environment & regarded as a unit.
Pelean eruption
Laurasia
ecosystem
channelization
27. The amount of dissolved salt in water.
Sun
salinity
breakwater
ablation
28. A planetary satellite.
hydrologic cycle
chlorophyll
moon
gemstone
29. Deposits of wind-borne dust.
ecosystem
loess
oxbow lake
continental shelf
30. Forms along a coast as wave erosion cuts through a headland.
arch
spring
magnetic pole
biogenic sediment
31. An astronomical instrument for measuring angles & primarily altitude of celestial bodies to determine latitude.
sextant
island arc
suspension
zone of aeration
32. The galaxy where Earth is located.
pipe
constellation
clast
Milky Way
33. The acidity in rain due to gases from internal combustion engines and coal- and oil-burning power plants.
lahar
storm surge
geology
acid rain
34. A steep or vertical cliff & either above or below sea level.
silicate
galaxy
escarpment
estuary
35. The arrangement of rock units in the proper chronological order from youngest to oldest.
sod
geologic column
zone of leaching
pothole
36. All unconsolidated materials above bedrock. Natural earthy materials on the Earth's surface & in places modified or even made by human activity & containing living matter & and supporting or capable of supporting plants out of doors.
soil
scour
pipe
salinization
37. A sedimentary rock composed of combustible matter derived from the partial decomposition of plant material.
primary productivity
oal
thermal spring
atmosphere
38. A floating ice sheet extending across water from a land-based glacier.
ice shelf
transform boundary
continental slope
moraine
39. A zone in the Earth between 400 and 670 km below the surface separating the upper mantle from the lower mantle.
primary productivity
seismic sea wave (tsunami)
Laurasia
mesosphere
40. The region of a shore that is covered at high tide and exposed at low tide.
pH
atmosphere
intertidal zone
basin
41. Applies to igneous rocks that cool on the surface of the Earth & including beneath water; typically with small crystals due to the rapidity of cooling. Synonym of extrusive. Antonym of plutonic.
ablation
volcanic
strip mining
reserves
42. As applied to glacier ice & the process by which ice below the snow line is wasted by evaporation and melting.
ablation
asteroid
lahar
salinity
43. A reverse fault on which the dip angle of the fault plane is 15 degrees or less.
thrust fault
viscosity
seismology
star
44. A waste material that contaminates air & water & or soil.
peat
pollutant
legend
Copernicus & Nicholas
45. 1. Breach in a natural levee . 2. Deep crevice or open fracture in glacier ice.
crevasse
chlorophyll
fossil fuel
swash and back wash
46. A tool for measuring the relative clarity of water.
magnetic equator
spring
secchi disk
inertia
47. Distance over which wave-forming winds blow.
kettle
sandstorm
compass Rose
fetch
48. A roughly circular reef with an occasional small & low & coral sand island surrounding a shallow lagoon.
atoll
foreshock
continental slope
stratovolcano (composite volcano)
49. A measure of the size of an earthquake in terms of the damage it causes.
levees
intensity
permafrost
aa
50. A permeable region of rock or soil through which ground water can move.
groove
aquifer
oal
abundant metal