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Earth Science
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1. A collection of maps.
cartographer
latitude
atlas
Venus
2. The precipitation that runs directly off the surface to stream or body of standing water.
runoff
fringing reef
geyser
casts
3. The pattern of water circulation from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean.
ore deposit
continent
surf
hydrologic cycle
4. Pertaining to or composed of granite & a coarse-grained igneous rock dominated by light-colored minerals & consisting of about 50 percent orthoclase & 25 percent quartz & and balance of feldspars and ferromagnesian silicates. Granite is commonly foun
granitic
reef
outcrop
stalactite
5. A conical volcano formed by the accumulation of pyroclastic debris around a vent.
mesosphere
convergent boundary
cinder cone
stratum
6. The weak or 'soft' zone in the upper mantle just below the lithosphere & involved in plate movement and isostatic adjustments. It lies 70 to 100 km below the surface and may extend to a depth of 400 km.
convection cell
Greenhouse Effect
plutonic
asthenosphere
7. 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.
fjord
basaltic
mesosphere
crater
8. A delta formed at both sides of a tidal inlet.
tidal delta
luster
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
continental slope
9. A famous scientist who proposed that the Sun was the center of the solar system not the Earth. (Heliocentrism)
Copernicus & Nicholas
caldera
fracture
smelting
10. A type of volcanic eruption characterized by nuees ardentes and the development of lava domes.
dust devil
sod
Pelean eruption
inner core
11. The line that separates one drainage basin from another.
drainage divide
clast
pipe
disintegration (mechanical weathering)
12. 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.
chalk
baseline study
convection
icecap
13. An ingredient in a food or other substance that nourishes or promotes growth.
continental shelf
zone of leaching
loess
nutrient
14. A cavity in a lava & formed by the entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification of the lava.
nautical mile
vesicle
Uniformitarianism
stratum
15. A broad & mound-like mass of glacier ice that usually spreads radially outward from a central zone.
ice sheet
density
hemisphere
dust devil
16. One of several rock-forming minerals that contain at least 95% silica (quartz). and usually one or more other common elements.
fissure eruption
silicate
plate tectonics
Global Positioning System (GPS)
17. The low spot between two successive waves.
specific gravity
exotic river
mesosphere
wave trough
18. A layer of sedimentary rock; plural is strata.
gravity
siltation
prairie
stratum
19. A narrow & steep-walled depression in the ocean floor & much deeper than the adjacent ocean and associated with a subduction zone.
Mesozoic
moraine
Pillow Lava
trench
20. A device containing a free-swinging magnetic needle that is attracted to Earth's magnetic North Pole. Used to determine direction of travel.
permafrost
compass
continental shelf
metamorphic rock
21. A narrow strip of land that has water on either side and connects two larger bodies of water.
isthmus
equinox
Cenozoic
hardness
22. The part of the crust that directly underlies the continents and continental shelves. Averages about 35 km in thickness & but may be over 70 km thick under largest mountain ranges.
surf
stalactite
volcanic ash
continental crust
23. The study of earthquakes & and of the structure of the Earth by both natural and artificially generated seismic waves.
basaltic
equator
seismology
archaean
24. An area in which a large number of windmills have been erected to generate electrical power.
magnitude
Greenhouse Effect
wind farm
observator
25. An artificial hill formed by the debris of successive human settlements.
calving
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
continent
tell
26. The mass of an object divided by its volume.
eon
fold and thrust mountains
density
seafloor spreading
27. Objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
asteroid
thrust fault
Earth system
El Nino
28. The line separating land and water.
magnitude
shoreline
lithosphere
volcanic ash
29. Fossils formed when water containing minerals leaks into a mold. The minerals harden to form a copy of the original structure or organism.
denudation
casts
precipitation
Pluto
30. The remains of an extremely massive star pulled into a small volume by the force of gravity.
black hole
convection
renewable resources
crater
31. A rigid segment of the Earth's lithosphere that moves horizontally and adjoins other plates along zones of seismic activity. Plates may include portions of both continents and ocean basins.
chemical sedimentary rock
intertidal zone
plate
precipitation
32. A flat & dry plain covered with short grass.
steppe
swells
equator
Mars
33. The height of a place above sea level.
telescope
habitat
elevation
Mercury
34. A system that uses a constellation of 24 satellites & their ground stations & and individual GPS receivers to accurately locate points on Earth.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
wave length
mid-ocean ridges
metamorphic rock
35. A measure of the size of an earthquake in terms of the damage it causes.
baseline study
suspended load
compaction
intensity
36. A Hawaiian term for a basaltic lava flow with a smooth & or ropy surface.
plate tectonics
wave height
moon
pahoehoe
37. The rigid outer shell of the Earth. It includes the crust and uppermost mantle and is on the order of 100 km in thickness.
geothermal energy
lithosphere
crevasse
Proterozoic
38. The very small particles of dirt & soot & and other pollutants that are present in the air.
plain
particulate air pollution
biogenic sediment
breakwater
39. The zone below the zone of aeration in which all pore spaces are filled with water.
barrier reef
sod
zone of saturation
nebula
40. The portion of the continental margin that extends as a gently sloping surface from the shoreline seaward to a marked change in slope at the top of the continental slope . Seaward depth averages about 130 m.
Mercury
superposition
continental shelf
decomposition (chemical weathering)
41. A narrow & elongate region in which one lithospheric plate descends relative to another.
isostasy
subduction zone
fracture
basin
42. A large ridge or mound-like structure within a body of water that is built by calcareous organisms such as corals & red algae & and bivalves.
desertification
Saturn
abundant metal
reef
43. A large & basin-shaped volcanic depression & more or less circular in form. Typically steep-sided & found at the summit of a shield volcano.
caldera
dust bowl
resources
fossil
44. Ratio between weight of given volume of material and weight of equal volume of pure water.
geologic column
volcano
smelting
specific gravity
45. A reverse fault on which the dip angle of the fault plane is 15 degrees or less.
Proxima Centauri
thrust fault
ground water
natural resources
46. A conical volcano formed by the accumulation of pyroclastic debris around a vent.
foreshock
satellite
cinder cone
geology
47. The height of a place above sea level.
fringing reef
elevation
hardpan
rock cycle
48. 1. A mass of sand & gravel & or alluvium deposited on the bed of a stream & sea & or lake & or at the mouth of a stream 2. A unit of pressure & approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.
desertification
constellation
bar
mineral
49. Shapes & like mountains or hills that make up the Earth's surface.
landforms
delta
dust devil
liquefaction
50. A type of volcanic eruption characterized by nuees ardentes and the development of lava domes.
hot spot
Paleozoic
Pelean eruption
water table