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Earth Science
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1. 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.
sediment
longitude
zone of leaching
wave height
2. The rise and fall of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on the Earth.
tide
star
wave length
galaxy
3. A large area of flat or nearly flat land.
sand dune
pyroclastic
era
plain
4. A substance that produces negatively charged hydroxide ions ( OH- ) in water and reacts with acids to form salts.
base
wave crest
deposition
seismology
5. An icicle-shaped accumulation of dripstone hanging from cave roof.
isostasy
barrier reef
aquatic
stalactite
6. A guide to reading a map that typically contains distance scales & arrows indicating direction & and/or explanations of symbols used.
fracture
hot spot
legend
sand dune
7. Any molten material that is extrusive or volcanic & or the rock that forms from a molten extrusive. Molten rock that flows at the Earth's surface.
wave trough
Mesozoic
lava
nutrient
8. An accumulation of wind driven sand into a distinctive shape.
lithosphere
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
sand dune
eustatic change in sea level
9. The pattern of water circulation from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean.
mantle
cave
biogenic sedimentary rock
hydrologic cycle
10. A worldwide change in sea level & such as caused by melting glaciers.
water table
conserve
mineral deposit
eustatic change in sea level
11. 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.
divergent boundary
plate
compaction
transform boundary
12. The elevation at which snow persists throughout the year.
snow line
continental divide
black hole
geologic time scale
13. Lacking in rainfall & very dry.
wind farm
arid
fetch
silicate
14. Gases that can be dissociated by solar radiation & which releases chlorine & which in turn destroys ozone.
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15. Soil conditions prevailing in area whose mean annual temperature is 0o C.
granitic
convection
permafrost
Uranus
16. Any natural concentration of a valuable material in the Earth's crust & whether that material can be extracted profitably or not.
salinity
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
kettle
mineral deposit
17. A sedimentary rock made up of chemical sediments. Example: rock salt.
acid
sedimentary rock
chemical sedimentary rock
atoll
18. Pertaining to clastic material formed by volcanic explosion or aerial expulsion from a volcanic vent.
star
Sun
pyroclastic
Greenhouse Effect
19. The low spot between two successive waves.
hydrologic cycle
crust
tell
wave trough
20. Pertaining to clastic material formed by volcanic explosion or aerial expulsion from a volcanic vent.
you-shaped valley
fossil
pyroclastic
isostatic change in sea level
21. In a stream & the volume of water passing through a channel in a given time.
island arc
Hale-Bopp
discharge
humus
22. A system involving continuous interaction of the solid Earth & the atmosphere & the oceans and living things.
solstice
magnitude
Earth system
compaction
23. Any porous and permeable rock that yields oil or natural gas.
reservoir rock
geyser
triangulation
pipe
24. A Hawaiian term for a lava flow that has a rough & jagged surface.
secchi disk
aa
greenhouse gases
ablation
25. 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.
granitic
volcanic
Precambrian
crystal
26. A reverse fault on which the dip angle of the fault plane is 15 degrees or less.
chemical sediment
comet
thrust fault
erratic
27. A process by which salts accumulate in soil.
dust storm
absolute time
salinization
sandstorm
28. The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
Andromeda
inertia
axis
crevasse
29. Long narrow beaches separated in many places from the mainland by lagoons.
barrier beaches
fracture
magnetic equator
glaciation
30. 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
sand dune
stormwater runoff
scale
continental divide
31. No identifiable layers of minerals in a rock sample
back swamp
nonfoliated
isostasy
equator
32. Any accumulation of material & by settling from water or air & chemical precipitation & evaporation from solution & etc.
epoch
deposition
foliated
Saturn
33. 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.
plate
ecosystem
stratification
Hadean
34. Containing moisture.
humid
gravity
breakwater
s- wave (secondary wave & shear wave)
35. The presence of layers in some rocks caused by parallel alignment of minerals.
terrestrial
flood
foliated
black smoker
36. 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.
rock cycle
density
El Nino
arch
37. 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
moraine
stormwater runoff
Pillow Lava
divergent boundary
38. A major drainage divide separating the drainage to one ocean from another.
lithification
basaltic
drainage divide
continental divide
39. A ball of ice and dust & whose orbit is a long & narrow ellipse.
urban
comet
hydrologic cycle
nova -- (Supernova)
40. An instrument that detects & magnifies & and records vibrations of the Earth & especially earthquakes.
Greenhouse Effect
natural resources
fluctuate
seismograph
41. The oldest eon in Earth history & extending from the origin of the Earth to about 3.9 billion years ago.
strip mining
seismoscope
stalactite
Hadean
42. 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.
aa
humus
tide
Phanerozoic
43. A process of land degradation initiated by human activity & particularly in the zones along the margins of deserts.
biogenic sediment
ground water
desertification
magnetic polarity
44. A measure of acidity.
pyroclastic
pH
Hadean
compass Rose
45. Large area of extremely flat ocean floor lying near a continent and generally over 4 km in depth.
mineral
abyssal plain
basaltic
Phanerozoic
46. Any seismic wave that travels through the body of Earth & rather than along its surface.
constellation
region
body wave
fissure eruption
47. A Hawaiian term for a lava flow that has a rough & jagged surface.
terrestrial
drift
Hale-Bopp
aa
48. The distance light travels through a vacuum in one year.
steppe
light-year
rock cycle
foliated
49. Temporary accumulations of sediments that collect between low and high water marks.
scale
permafrost
biogenic sediment
beach
50. An icicle-shaped accumulation of dripstone hanging from cave roof.
stalactite
soil
continental slope
stormwater runoff