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1. An instrument that merely indicates the occurrence of an earthquake.
convection cell
particulate air pollution
fissure eruption
seismoscope
2. 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.
igneous rock
equator
zone of leaching
scientific model
3. A large area with common features that set it apart from other areas.
Mesozoic
region
Pluto
tidal inlet
4. The relationship between distances in the area being mapped and distances in the map itself.
Continntal Drift Theory
Richter scale
lava lake
scale
5. Heat transport by direct transfer of energy from one particle to another & without moving the particle to a new location.
conduction
magnetic polarity
magma
gemstone
6. A depression in the ground formed by the melting of a block of glacier ice buried or partially buried by drift.
oceanic crust
rain shadow deserts
kettle
pollutant
7. The height of a place above sea level.
elevation
baseline study
collisional Boundary
Proterozoic
8. A detailed mathematical description of the cause-and-effect relationships between events that can be used to predict or explain other such events.
peat
groove
steppe
scientific model
9. Reduction of pore space between individual particles as the result of overlying sediments or of tectonic movements.
compass
intertidal zone
compaction
ozone layer
10. The theory of Plate Tectonics states that the Earth's crust is fragmented into a dozen or more large and small pieces floating on a semi-molten mantle.
flash flood
plate tectonics
latitude
convection cell
11. A hydrocarbon (coal or petroleum) that can be extracted from the Earth for use as a fuel. Fossil fuels are non-renewable energy sources.
lava dome
nuee ardente
fossil fuel
star
12. A thickened elevated region of Earth's crust that is mainly (but not entirely) above sea level.
hardpan
secchi disk
continent
axis
13. An accumulation of wind driven sand into a distinctive shape.
sand dune
fault
primary productivity
back swamp
14. A fracture or zone of fractures along the boundaries of tectonic plates where movement has taken place.
magnitude
fault
precipitation
habitat
15. An abandoned meander .
quarrying
magma
oxbow
volcanic
16. The dust-sized & sharp-edged & glassy particles resulting from an explosive volcanic eruption.
transcontinental
volcanic ash
fossil
subduction
17. 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.
trench
continental rise
ozone
universe
18. Open pit mining & typically for coal.
strip mining
petroleum
wave crest
collisional Boundary
19. The precipitation that runs directly off the surface to stream or body of standing water.
fluctuate
constellation
fault
runoff
20. 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.
frost wedging
galaxy
star
volcanic
21. The precipitation that runs directly off the surface to stream or body of standing water.
runoff
thermal spring
rift (graben)
water clarity
22. Fossils formed when water containing minerals leaks into a mold. The minerals harden to form a copy of the original structure or organism.
Laurasia
soil
casts
fossil
23. Distance over which wave-forming winds blow.
aftershock
fetch
Pluto
prairie
24. A vent in the surface of the Earth & from which lava & ash & and gases erupt.
ice sheet
volcano
rock cycle
acid
25. 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.
ice shelf
current speed
gemstone
nova -- (Supernova)
26. Objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
asteroid
mantle
ecosystem
global warming
27. An atmospheric shield providing the Earth with protection from ultra-violet rays which can cause sun burn & skin cancer and the destruction of the delicate plant life which supports the planet's food chain.
hardness
fracture
lava
ozone layer
28. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
epicenter
longitude
swells
convergent boundary
29. Molten rock & containing dissolved gases and suspended solid particles. At the Earth's surface & magma is known as lava.
orogeny
magma
snow line
mineral deposit
30. A vent in the surface of the Earth & from which lava & ash & and gases erupt.
tide
volcano
tidal inlet
legend
31. 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.
escarpment
acid
transform boundary
shield volcano
32. The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
Uniformitarianism
reef
inertia
focus
33. A statement of relative age in layered rocks: In a series of sedimentary rocks that has not been overturned & the topmost layer is always the youngest and the bottommost layer is always the oldest.
era
superposition
ablation
volcanic
34. 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.
scientific model
equator
elevation
current speed
35. 1. Breach in a natural levee . 2. Deep crevice or open fracture in glacier ice.
crevasse
smelting
trench
abundant metal
36. The layer of gases (air) & that surrounds a planet or moon.
urban
metamorphic rock
atmosphere
aftershock
37. A type of disintegration in which jointed rock is forced apart by the expansion of water as it freezes in fractures.
specific gravity
frost wedging
barrier beaches
divergent boundary
38. Heat transport by moving particles & and the thermal energy that they carry & to a new location.
nova -- (Supernova)
convection
volcanic ash
landforms
39. The Earth's crust underlying the ocean basins which is formed at mid-oceanic ridges. It is typically 5 to 10 kilometers thick composed of basalt.
oceanic crust
shoreline
transform boundary
geologic time scale
40. A supercontinent that existed from the the end of the Permian to the Jurassic & 300 to 200 million years ago & assembled from large continents like Euramerica & Gondwana & and Siberia & as well as smaller landmasses like the Cathaysian and Cimmerian
observator
Pangea
zone of aeration
s- wave (secondary wave & shear wave)
41. A volcano that is composed of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material & along with abundant dikes and sills. Viscous & intermediate lava may flow from a central vent. Example: Mt. Fuji in Japan.
sandstorm
glaciation
stratovolcano (composite volcano)
transcontinental
42. A large area with common features that set it apart from other areas.
barrier beaches
Paleozoic
delta
region
43. A device built to study distant objects by making them appear closer.
telescope
igneous rock
primary productivity
legend
44. A steep or vertical cliff & either above or below sea level.
escarpment
intensity
compression fossil
nova -- (Supernova)
45. The first scientist to make systematic use of the telescope in looking at the heavens.
inner core
epicenter
Galileo
erosion
46. A process by which salts accumulate in soil.
rockslide (rock avalanche)
salinization
stratum
open pit mining
47. Till deposited from main body of glacier during ablation.
Milky Way
ground moraine
foliated
archipelago
48. A rock changed from its original form and/or composition by heat & pressure &shearing stress & or chemically active fluids & or some combination of them.
metamorphic rock
continental shelf
chemical sediment
continental slope
49. A hot & gaseous & self-luminous celestial body & as the Sun.
star
wave length
lahar
Copernicus & Nicholas
50. The southern portion of the late Paleozoic supercontinent known as Pangea. It means & literally 'Land of the Gonds' (a people of the Indian subcontinent).The supercontinent existed from Cambrian to Jurassic time & mainly composed of South America &
sinkhole
eustatic change in sea level
Gondwana
shield volcano
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