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Earth Science
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1. A large amount of gas and dust in space & spread out in an immense volume.
ice sheet
longitude
Hadean
nebula
2. The theory that states that the present-day continents are the fragmented pieces of preexisting larger landmasses called supercontinents.
Continntal Drift Theory
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
glaciation
swells
3. A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano & through Which magma has passed.
seastack
strip mining
Sun
pipe
4. The arrangement of rock units in the proper chronological order from youngest to oldest.
geologic column
specific gravity
abundant metal
star
5. The processes (mechanical and chemical) responsible for the wearing away & loosening & and dissolving of materials of the Earth's crust.
shield volcano
disintegration (mechanical weathering)
erosion
s- wave (secondary wave & shear wave)
6. The amount of dissolved salt in water.
ore
fjord
salinity
archipelago
7. All of space and everything in it.
superposition
escarpment
universe
sandstorm
8. A landscape that develops from the action of ground water in areas of easily soluble rocks. It is usually characterized by caves & underground drainage and sinkholes.
geothermal energy
swells
ozone layer
karst
9. A large amount of gas and dust in space & spread out in an immense volume.
nebula
barrier reef
Precambrian
intertidal zone
10. Lies half way between the north and south magnetic poles.
magnetic equator
seismology
column
volcanic
11. Flat land covered with tall grass and wildflowers.
prairie
basin
abyssal plain
oxbow
12. Formed when an organism is flattened (compressed) and a thin film of organic material from its body is left in the rock.
compression fossil
subduction
prairie
stratovolcano (composite volcano)
13. Occurs at the intersection of the water table with the ground surface.
cinder cone
spring
water table
cementation
14. Igneous. Antonym of intrusive. Synonym of volcanic. Pertaining to igneous rocks or features formed from lava released on the Earth's surface.
storm surge
epoch
extrusive
arch
15. A curved belt of volcanic islands lying above a subduction zone.
island arc
axis
abundant metal
inertia
16. The area immediately below the ground surface within which pore spaces are partially filled with water and partially filled with air.
plutonic
ozone depletion
zone of aeration
viscosity
17. A thickened elevated region of Earth's crust that is mainly (but not entirely) above sea level.
ozone layer
Richter scale
pyroclastic
continent
18. Sediment formed by chemical precipitation from water. Example: halite precipitated as the result of the evaporation of sea water.
longitude
chemical sediment
equator
cartographer
19. The upper horizons in a soil & through which gravitational moisture travels & removing soluble decomposition products.
scour
zone of leaching
lava flood (plateau basalt)
transcontinental
20. A lake of lava & usually basaltic & in a volcanic caldera.
meander
lava lake
chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)
convection cell
21. A vent in the surface of the Earth & from which lava & ash & and gases erupt.
core
volcano
barrier beaches
observator
22. The persistence of wind-formed waves after wind ceases.
hemisphere
fossil
wind farm
swells
23. An area in which a large number of windmills have been erected to generate electrical power.
wind farm
seafloor spreading
divergent boundary
aftershock
24. A roughly circular reef with an occasional small & low & coral sand island surrounding a shallow lagoon.
geothermal energy
fracture
Phanerozoic
atoll
25. Evidence in rock of the presence of past life & such as a dinosaur bone & an ancient clam shell & or the footprint of a long-extinct animal as well as life history artifacts.
floodplain
pathogen
conduction
fossil
26. Any of various minerals prized for beauty & durability & and rarity. A few noncrystalline materials of organic origin (e.g. & pearl & red coral & and amber) also are classified as gemstones.
gemstone
black hole
terrestrial
gravity
27. A permeable region of rock or soil through which ground water can move.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
aquifer
volcanic ash
period
28. The sum of the processes that result in the wearing away or the progressive lowering of the Earth's surface by weathering & erosion & mass wasting & and transportation.
denudation
crevasse
marine Chronometer
fossil
29. A mudflow composed chiefly of pyroclastic material on the flanks of a volcano.
back swamp
Modified Mercalli Scale
compass
lahar
30. The areas of & in & or constituting a city.
crevasse
Paleozoic
urban
steppe
31. The amount of material a stream carries in suspension.
isthmus
oxbow lake
barrier reef
suspended load
32. He area from which a stream and its tributaries receives its water.
hot spot
erratic
ozone layer
drainage basin
33. A community of plants and/or animals and its physical environment & regarded as a unit.
flood
petroleum
ecosystem
convection cell
34. Scratches & or small channels & gouged by glacier action. Occur on boulders & pebbles & and bedrock. Striations along bedrock indicate direction of ice movement.
arch
oceanic trench
striations
eclipse
35. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
epicenter
plate tectonics
hydrologic cycle
Phanerozoic
36. A valley caused by extension of the Earth's crust. Its floor forms as a portion of the crust moves downward along normal faults.
habitat
rift (graben)
collisional Boundary
intensity
37. A molecule composed of three atoms of oxygen and mostly found in the stratosphere. Though beneficial in the upper atmosphere & at ground level & ozone is called photochemical smog & and is a respiratory irritant and considered a pollutant.
fjord
delta
ozone
hemisphere
38. Flat land covered with tall grass and wildflowers.
wave trough
cementation
prairie
wave height
39. Highly mafic igneous volcanic rock & typically fine-grained and dark in color; rough volcanic equivalent of gabbro. Basalt is the most abundant volcanic rock in the Earth's crust.
basalt
cone of depression
compression fossil
axis
40. A molecule composed of three atoms of oxygen and mostly found in the stratosphere. Though beneficial in the upper atmosphere & at ground level & ozone is called photochemical smog & and is a respiratory irritant and considered a pollutant.
storm surge
ozone
compass
scientific model
41. The galaxy where Earth is located.
compaction
Milky Way
lithosphere
light-year
42. Any of various minerals prized for beauty & durability & and rarity. A few noncrystalline materials of organic origin (e.g. & pearl & red coral & and amber) also are classified as gemstones.
gemstone
region
inertia
cementation
43. That part of the continental margin that lies between the continental shelf and the continental rise. Slope relatively steep & 3o - 6o. The continental slope is underlain by crustal rocks of the continent.
flash flood
dust storm
luster
continental slope
44. An accumulation of wind driven sand into a distinctive shape.
continental rise
spring
sand dune
Greenhouse Effect
45. A depression in the ground formed by the melting of a block of glacier ice buried or partially buried by drift.
sod
kettle
zone of leaching
thermal spring
46. A study designed to collect critical data to be used for comparison or as a control in a later study.
Pelean eruption
Earth system
baseline study
igneous rock
47. The sum of the processes that result in the wearing away or the progressive lowering of the Earth's surface by weathering & erosion & mass wasting & and transportation.
denudation
conserve
Proxima Centauri
water clarity
48. The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
chemical sediment
thrust fault
core
equinox
49. The zone below the zone of aeration in which all pore spaces are filled with water.
divergent boundary
zone of saturation
inner core
jetty
50. A waterway from open ocean into a lagoon.
tidal inlet
foliated
stormwater runoff
subtropical deserts