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1. Jupiter is named after the Roman king of the gods. It is the fifth planet from the Sun.
streak
geology
Jupiter
fjord
2. Deposition of fine mineral particles (silt) on the beds of streams or lakes.
siltation
compaction
region
equinox
3. Jupiter is named after the Roman king of the gods. It is the fifth planet from the Sun.
reef
fissure eruption
Jupiter
exotic river
4. The straightening and/or deepening of a river channel.
water clarity
striations
channelization
acid
5. A steep-sided rounded extrusion of highly viscous lava squeezed out from a volcano and forming a dome-shaped or bulbous mass above and around the volcanic vent. The structure generally develops inside a volcanic crater.
Uranus
terrestrial
lava dome
ablation
6. Temporary accumulations of sediments that collect between low and high water marks.
Mesozoic
beach
levees
isostasy
7. Glacial deposits laid down directly by glaciers or laid down in lakes & ocean & or streams as result of glacial activity.
hemisphere
drift
density
rock
8. Occurs at the intersection of the water table with the ground surface.
marine Chronometer
fetch
transcontinental
spring
9. An instrument used to measure the speed of wind.
anemometer
tectonic Plates
atlas
zone of leaching
10. The breaking away of ice from the front of the glacier when it ends in a lake or an ocean. Produces icebergs.
asthenosphere
flood
calving
rain shadow deserts
11. A rock that has crystallized from a molten state.
epicenter
back swamp
absolute time
igneous rock
12. The reflection of light on a given mineral's surface & classified by intensity and quality.
stormwater runoff
luster
basin
chemical sediment
13. A large & basin-shaped volcanic depression & more or less circular in form. Typically steep-sided & found at the summit of a shield volcano.
light-year
tidal inlet
vesicle
caldera
14. A small & dust-bearing whirlwind.
aquifer
dust devil
Saturn
volcano
15. An ingredient in a food or other substance that nourishes or promotes growth.
nutrient
Paleozoic
constellation
strip mining
16. A glaciated valley now flooded by the sea.
seismic sea wave (tsunami)
groove
continental shelf
fjord
17. Elongated rises on the ocean floor where basalt periodically erupts & forming new oceanic crust.
open pit mining
you-shaped valley
mid-ocean ridges
ore
18. Water that flows across watersheds during and immediately after severe rainstorms. In populated areas & stormwater runoff is often water that cannot be handled by existing sewer systems. Stormwater runoff is the leading source of water pollution in t
stormwater runoff
drainage divide
viscosity
ozone layer
19. The rise and fall of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on the Earth.
bar
tide
flash flood
observator
20. Living on land.
hemisphere
mineral deposit
terrestrial
zone of saturation
21. The processes (mechanical and chemical) responsible for the wearing away & loosening & and dissolving of materials of the Earth's crust.
habitat
erosion
eon
equator
22. The point on the Earth's surface where a magnetic needle points vertically downward (north magnetic pole) or vertically upward (south magnetic pole).
magnetic pole
arch
rockfall
nautical mile
23. The speed at which water flows.
mid-ocean ridges
denudation
period
current speed
24. The portion of the continental margin that lies between the abyssal plain and the continental slope. The continental rise is underlain by crustal rocks of the ocean basin.
continental rise
Jupiter
solar system
isostasy
25. Occurs at the intersection of the water table with the ground surface.
spring
granitic
rift (graben)
aftershock
26. Deposits of wind-borne dust.
loess
sand dune
mineral deposit
mid-ocean ridges
27. An imaginary circle around the earth that represents the halfway mark between the North and South Poles and establishes the boundary between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
fetch
equator
basin
ablation
28. The partial or complete blocking from view of one object by another.
ground moraine
eclipse
period
seismoscope
29. The areas of & in & or constituting a city.
streak
urban
loess
runoff
30. The very small particles of dirt & soot & and other pollutants that are present in the air.
quarrying
renewable resources
particulate air pollution
shore
31. The process of one plate descending beneath another.
subduction
aftershock
aquifer
arch
32. 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.
rain shadow deserts
archipelago
hemisphere
continental slope
33. A period of dryness & that when prolonged & causes damage to crops; a shortage of water.
light-year
drought
specific gravity
breakwater
34. A narrow strip of land that has water on either side and connects two larger bodies of water.
seismic sea wave (tsunami)
isthmus
plate boundaries
precipitation
35. The layer of gases (air) & that surrounds a planet or moon.
trench
crater
collisional Boundary
atmosphere
36. Deposits of wind-borne dust.
landforms
flash flood
period
loess
37. The arrangement of rock units in the proper chronological order from youngest to oldest.
abundant metal
rain shadow deserts
geologic column
storm surge
38. Synonym of intrusive. Antonym of volcanic. Applies to igneous rocks formed beneath the surface of the Earth; typically with large crystals due to the slowness of cooling.
levees
deflation
plutonic
ozone
39. An imaginary circle around the earth that represents the halfway mark between the North and South Poles and establishes the boundary between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
acid
continental crust
constellation
equator
40. The oldest eon in Earth history & extending from the origin of the Earth to about 3.9 billion years ago.
Hadean
ore deposit
kettle
ground water
41. The dust-sized & sharp-edged & glassy particles resulting from an explosive volcanic eruption.
spring
volcanic ash
seamount
disintegration (mechanical weathering)
42. The processes (mechanical and chemical) responsible for the wearing away & loosening & and dissolving of materials of the Earth's crust.
humid
sod
geyser
erosion
43. The precipitation that runs directly off the surface to stream or body of standing water.
runoff
latitude
lithosphere
collisional Boundary
44. An area of land that delivers runoff water & sediment & and dissolved substances to surface water bodies & such as rivers or lakes. All watersheds consist of boundaries & a basin and collection areas.
watershed
region
precipitation
channelization
45. That portion of the resources for a valuable mineral commodity that can be extracted from the Earth at a profit today.
ore deposit
oal
reserves
strip mining
46. A rock changed from its original form and/or composition by heat & pressure &shearing stress & or chemically active fluids & or some combination of them.
fluctuate
metamorphic rock
tectonic Plates
hardness
47. 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.
geyser
rift (graben)
ozone
eustatic change in sea level
48. A collection of maps.
escarpment
magnitude
Hale-Bopp
atlas
49. An area in which a large number of windmills have been erected to generate electrical power.
focus
wind farm
seismoscope
nonfoliated
50. The solid innermost part of the core with a diameter of a little over 1 &200 km.
transcontinental
inner core
erratic
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