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Earth Science
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1. A period of dryness & that when prolonged & causes damage to crops; a shortage of water.
black smoker
pothole
drought
marine Chronometer
2. The condition of equilibrium & comparable to floating & of units of the lithosphere above the asthenosphere.
acid
isostasy
disintegration (mechanical weathering)
Modified Mercalli Scale
3. A region of high heat flow on the Earth's surface & thought to lie above a mantle plume .
storm surge
hot spot
flood
Proterozoic
4. The explosion of a dying giant or supergiant star.
tide
magnetic pole
wave crest
nova -- (Supernova)
5. An artificial hill formed by the debris of successive human settlements.
fjord
epicenter
tell
frost wedging
6. 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.
triangulation
erosion
transform boundary
particulate air pollution
7. A rock that has crystallized from a molten state.
igneous rock
siltation
natural resources
delta
8. Any place where bedrock is visible on the surface of the Earth.
cinder cone
outcrop
fluctuate
geologic column
9. The process of one plate descending beneath another.
arid
subduction
surf
atoll
10. Plutonic. Antonym of extrusive. Pertaining to igneous rocks or features formed by the emplacement of magma in pre-existing rocks.
desertification
intrusive
erratic
water clarity
11. A type of thermal spring which ejects water intermittently with considerable force.
continental slope
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
geyser
aquifer
12. The process by which a binding & or cementing & agent is precipitated in spaces among individual particles of a deposit. Common cementing agents are calcite & quartz & and dolomite.
cementation
fault
s- wave (secondary wave & shear wave)
fringing reef
13. A broad & deep & generally straight furrow carved in bed rock by the abrasive action of debris embedded in a moving glacier. Larger and deeper than a glacial striation.
foliated
stalagmite
groove
open pit mining
14. Reduction of pore space between individual particles as the result of overlying sediments or of tectonic movements.
Prime Meridian
transcontinental
prairie
compaction
15. Saturn is named after the Roman god of the harvest. It is the sixth planet from the Sun.
arch
Saturn
era
sandstorm
16. A large amount of gas and dust in space & spread out in an immense volume.
mantle
nebula
zone of leaching
salinity
17. A narrow strip of land that has water on either side and connects two larger bodies of water.
moon
bedrock
inner core
isthmus
18. The process by which building stone & usually in blocks or sheets & is extracted from the Earth. radiation -- (Electromagnetic radiation) -- energy that travels through space in the form of waves without the intervention of matter & as in the transp
sediment
granitic
groove
quarrying
19. The solid innermost part of the core with a diameter of a little over 1 &200 km.
inner core
runoff
geologic column
stratum
20. The low spot between two successive waves.
s- wave (secondary wave & shear wave)
aftershock
wave trough
estuary
21. Glacial deposits laid down directly by glaciers or laid down in lakes & ocean & or streams as result of glacial activity.
oxbow lake
water clarity
lahar
drift
22. The explosion of a dying giant or supergiant star.
ozone depletion
compaction
water clarity
nova -- (Supernova)
23. 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 shelf
Mars
continental rise
fracture
24. The amount of material a stream carries in suspension.
crevasse
pyroclastic
suspended load
lahar
25. The point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake.
moraine
scour
epicenter
dust storm
26. The area immediately below the ground surface within which pore spaces are partially filled with water and partially filled with air.
volcanic
solar system
Laurasia
zone of aeration
27. Mars is named after the Roman god of war. It is the fourth planet from the Sun.
strip mining
Mars
lahar
beach
28. 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.
fossil
lava
tidal delta
fold
29. A Hawaiian term for a basaltic lava flow with a smooth & or ropy surface.
fluctuate
frost wedging
pahoehoe
geologic column
30. Open pit mining & typically for coal.
strip mining
transform boundary
magnetic polarity
conserve
31. A commonly used scale of earthquake intensity.
elevation
kettle
Mesozoic
Modified Mercalli Scale
32. Plutonic. Antonym of extrusive. Pertaining to igneous rocks or features formed by the emplacement of magma in pre-existing rocks.
intrusive
till (unstratified drift)
crevasse
moraine
33. Pluto is named after the Roman god of the Underworld. No longer considered a planet.
eclipse
Pluto
cave
secchi disk
34. The mass of an object divided by its volume.
density
runoff
rainforest
striations
35. The partial or complete blocking from view of one object by another.
eclipse
fjord
igneous rock
tide
36. Long narrow beaches separated in many places from the mainland by lagoons.
Earth
Modified Mercalli Scale
barrier beaches
Pillow Lava
37. The very small particles of dirt & soot & and other pollutants that are present in the air.
precipitation
particulate air pollution
wave length
glaciation
38. A process of erosion in which wind carries off particles of dust and sand.
deflation
nautical mile
chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)
wave length
39. Forms along a coast as wave erosion cuts through a headland.
pathogen
era
arch
seismograph
40. A sedimentary rock composed primarily of biogenic sediments.
biogenic sedimentary rock
particulate air pollution
fault
seamount
41. A general term for a relatively hard layer of soil at or just below the ground surface & cemented by silica & iron oxide & calcium carbonate & or organic matter.
oceanic crust
cave
hardpan
jetty
42. The solid innermost part of the core with a diameter of a little over 1 &200 km.
inner core
Uniformitarianism
base
asteroid
43. The upper horizons in a soil & through which gravitational moisture travels & removing soluble decomposition products.
urban
zone of leaching
reserves
solstice
44. A natural depression in the surface of the land caused by the collapse of the roof of a cavern or subterranean passage & generally occurring in limestone regions.
sinkhole
wave trough
abundant metal
bar
45. A valley caused by extension of the Earth's crust. Its floor forms as a portion of the crust moves downward along normal faults.
rift (graben)
Pillow Lava
cleavage
geologic time scale
46. 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.
abyssal plain
asthenosphere
solar system
water table
47. A type of disintegration in which jointed rock is forced apart by the expansion of water as it freezes in fractures.
geologic column
strip mining
estuary
frost wedging
48. A sea level change due to change in load on Earth's crust.
ground moraine
isostatic change in sea level
latitude
cementation
49. A flood that rises and falls very rapidly.
Continntal Drift Theory
hydrologic cycle
flash flood
caldera
50. A narrow strip of land that has water on either side and connects two larger bodies of water.
period
isthmus
pahoehoe
sand dune