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Earth Science
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1. A permeable region of rock or soil through which ground water can move.
ozone layer
aquifer
mesosphere
stormwater runoff
2. The amount of material a stream carries in suspension.
Prime Meridian
Milky Way
outcrop
suspended load
3. A mass of ice & formed by the recrystallization of snow & that flows forward & or has flowed at some time in the past.
acid rain
glacier
Earth system
suspension
4. A rock that has crystallized from a molten state.
solar system
Hadean
cementation
igneous rock
5. The precipitation that runs directly off the surface to stream or body of standing water.
Milky Way
runoff
arid
delta
6. Imaginary lines on a map or globe that measure distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude lines extend vertically & from pole to pole on a globe.
groove
precipitation
absolute time
longitude
7. The two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5
fossil fuel
solstice
liquefaction
scale
8. Reduction of pore space between individual particles as the result of overlying sediments or of tectonic movements.
stratification
biogenic sediment
lava flood (plateau basalt)
compaction
9. A coral reef separated from the mainland by a lagoon.
tectonic Plates
flash flood
barrier reef
stalactite
10. The outermost part of the core. It is liquid & about 1 &700 km thick & and separated from the inner & solid core by a transition zone about 565 km thick.
outer core
foliated
rain shadow deserts
stratum
11. The formation & advance and retreat of glaciers and the results of these activities.
glaciation
soil
rapids
levees
12. Pluto is named after the Roman god of the Underworld. No longer considered a planet.
wind farm
seastack
Pluto
magnetic pole
13. A device containing a free-swinging magnetic needle that is attracted to Earth's magnetic North Pole. Used to determine direction of travel.
compass
snow line
pyroclastic
reserves
14. 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.
natural resources
humus
equator
fringing reef
15. Any place where bedrock is visible on the surface of the Earth.
solstice
outcrop
foreshock
weathering
16. A cavity in a lava & formed by the entrapment of a gas bubble during solidification of the lava.
hot spot
moraine
vesicle
Saturn
17. Living in water.
bedrock
peat
Laurasia
aquatic
18. A wall built out from the shore & usually at perpendicular to it to trap sand carried by longshore currents .
baseline study
cartographer
salinization
groin
19. A type of volcanic eruption characterized by nuees ardentes and the development of lava domes.
sedimentary rock
Pelean eruption
isostatic change in sea level
scientific model
20. The principle that states the processes operating to change the Earth in the present also operated in the past.
Uniformitarianism
jetty
sod
chalk
21. The current geologic era & which began 66.4 million years ago and continues to the present.
disintegration (mechanical weathering)
suspended load
Cenozoic
wave length
22. A protective wall built offshore and usually parallel to the shore.
meteoroid
rain shadow deserts
resources
breakwater
23. The internal resistance to flow in a liquid.
viscosity
stratovolcano (composite volcano)
Precambrian
urban
24. The seaward edge of coast between low tide and effective wave action.
crust
surf
drought
shore
25. The effect of water and carbon dioxide absorbing outgoing infrared radiation & raising a system's temperature. The term is generally used with reference to the Earth's temperature & although it can also be applied to other systems & such as greenhous
inertia
fjord
water table
Greenhouse Effect
26. A collection of maps.
dust devil
sextant
elevation
atlas
27. 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.
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
superposition
Paleozoic
ozone
28. (Latin- Terra & Greek- Gaia) Earth is named after the ancient Germanic Goddess of the soil. It is the third planet from the Sun.
gemstone
coast
lithosphere
Earth
29. Where two plates collide to form mountains.
Saturn
collisional Boundary
steppe
sinkhole
30. The generally dark & more or less stable part of the organic matter in a soil & so well decomposed that the original sources cannot be identified.
pathogen
rapids
sinkhole
humus
31. Banks of sand and silt along stream bank built by deposition in small increments during successive floods.
outcrop
seismic sea wave (tsunami)
continental slope
levees
32. A waste material that contaminates air & water & or soil.
igneous rock
resources
pollutant
lithosphere
33. The point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake.
extrusive
stratification
epicenter
epoch
34. Bent rock strata.
fold
ozone layer
caldera
El Nino
35. A blanket of wind-driven sand with an upper surface about a meter above ground level.
sandstorm
seismic gap
stratum
abyssal plain
36. A low & nearly flat accumulation of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river or stream & commonly triangular or fan-shaped.
delta
acid rain
oxbow
epoch
37. 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.
casts
stalactite
ice shelf
reef
38. The galaxy where Earth is located.
fissure eruption
Milky Way
erosion
pahoehoe
39. A study designed to collect critical data to be used for comparison or as a control in a later study.
baseline study
oxbow lake
magnetic equator
geothermal energy
40. The great circle on the Earth's surface passing through The North and South Poles & which is considered 0 degrees longitude. The prime meridian passes through Greenwich & England & and is used as a reference point for measuring longitude east and w
baseline study
Prime Meridian
acid rain
epicenter
41. 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.
suspension
geothermal energy
geologic column
sinkhole
42. The partial or complete blocking from view of one object by another.
core
subduction
eclipse
magnitude
43. The peak flow of water that tops the banks of a stream channel.
icecap
isostasy
flood
dust devil
44. 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.
humus
groove
storm surge
terrestrial
45. 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.
Uranus
tectonic Plates
bar
convection cell
46. The region of a shore that is covered at high tide and exposed at low tide.
casts
lithosphere
intertidal zone
rock
47. Heat extracted from the Earth for use as an power source.
Greenhouse Effect
geothermal energy
pollutant
wave length
48. A term applied to large areas of basaltic lava presumably extruded from fissures.
atlas
Milky Way
mineral deposit
lava flood (plateau basalt)
49. A time of unusual winds and currents in the Pacific Ocean . El Nino generally causes warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures and increased rainfall and storm activity.
landforms
El Nino
soil
breakwater
50. A waterway from open ocean into a lagoon.
convection
tidal inlet
discharge
ice sheet