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1. The zones of seismic activity long which plates are in contact.
zone of saturation
Global Positioning System (GPS)
storm surge
plate boundaries
2. A seismic body wave that involves particle motion & alternating compression and expansion & in the direction of wave propagation. It is the fastest seismic wave. compare S-wave .
atmosphere
greenhouse gases
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
Mesozoic
3. The uprush of a wave onto the beach followed by the return flow of the water down the beach slope in the intervals between waves.
Hadean
abyssal plain
tide
swash and back wash
4. 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.
reserves
isthmus
chalk
Sun
5. To change back and forth uncertainly.
climate
sand dune
fluctuate
tide
6. A flood that rises and falls very rapidly.
asteroid
secchi disk
erosion
flash flood
7. Gases that can be dissociated by solar radiation & which releases chlorine & which in turn destroys ozone.
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8. A low & nearly flat accumulation of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river or stream & commonly triangular or fan-shaped.
delta
rock cycle
magnetic equator
soil
9. A ridge of high water associated with a hurricane and which floods over the shore .
cave
reef
El Nino
storm surge
10. Mercury is named after the Roman messenger of the gods. It is the closest to the Sun.
mesosphere
isostatic change in sea level
Mercury
lava lake
11. The surface between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration.
water table
renewable resources
quarrying
isthmus
12. The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
permafrost
sandstorm
inertia
creep
13. An abandoned meander .
oxbow
ore
body wave
subduction zone
14. Woodland that usually gets at least 100 inches of rain each year.
subtropical deserts
drought
calving
rainforest
15. Rock formed from the accumulation of sediment & Which may consist of fragments and mineral grains of varying sizes from pre-existing rocks & remains or products of animals and plants & the products of chemical action & or mixtures of these.
snow line
nebula
sedimentary rock
biogenic sedimentary rock
16. A collection of maps.
stormwater runoff
axis
atlas
pipe
17. Deposition of fine mineral particles (silt) on the beds of streams or lakes.
biogenic sedimentary rock
siltation
cone of depression
continent
18. An icicle-shaped accumulation of dripstone hanging from cave roof.
exotic river
stalactite
storm surge
lava
19. A sedimentary rock made up of chemical sediments. Example: rock salt.
watershed
seismology
meander
chemical sedimentary rock
20. 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.
crater
ozone
rockslide (rock avalanche)
Laurasia
21. The two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5
strip mining
solstice
geologic column
era
22. The line that separates one drainage basin from another.
light-year
drainage divide
Precambrian
geologic column
23. Either the northern or southern half of the Earth as divided by the equator & or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian.
groin
plate
hemisphere
kettle
24. The elevation at which snow persists throughout the year.
crust
sediment
elevation
snow line
25. Sediments produced directly by the life processes of plants or animals.
biogenic sediment
greenhouse gases
oxbow
Pangea
26. A sedimentary rock made up of chemical sediments. Example: rock salt.
galaxy
crystal
ice shelf
chemical sedimentary rock
27. Where two plates are moving in opposite directions as in a mid-ocean ridge.
gravity
Proxima Centauri
divergent boundary
geyser
28. An aggregate of one or more minerals in varying proportions.
crevasse
base
rock
calving
29. A substance that produces positively charged hydrogen ions (H+) when dissolved in water.
wave height
Greenhouse Effect
watershed
acid
30. A commonly used scale of earthquake intensity.
Modified Mercalli Scale
beach
moraine
groove
31. Any place where bedrock is visible on the surface of the Earth.
isostatic change in sea level
outcrop
asthenosphere
marine Chronometer
32. The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
fault
deposition
inertia
climate
33. That part of the continental margin that lies between the continental shelf and the continental rise. Slope relatively steep & 3o - 6o. The continental slope is underlain by crustal rocks of the continent.
acid
volcanic
continental slope
seismoscope
34. Weathering processes that are the result of chemical reactions. Example: the transformation of orthoclase to kaolinite.
decomposition (chemical weathering)
intrusive
disintegration (mechanical weathering)
nutrient
35. An earthquake that follows and has its epicenter near a larger earthquake.
epoch
caldera
aftershock
drainage divide
36. A Hawaiian term for a lava flow that has a rough & jagged surface.
cinder cone
hemisphere
aa
drainage basin
37. The condition of equilibrium & comparable to floating & of units of the lithosphere above the asthenosphere.
lava
sandstorm
isostasy
streak
38. Glacial drift composed of rock fragments that range from clay to boulder size and randomly arranged without bedding.
till (unstratified drift)
wave trough
drought
Hale-Bopp
39. A measure of the strength of an earthquake based on the amount of movement recorded by a seismograph . compare Richter scale.
delta
humus
magnitude
transcontinental
40. The pattern of water circulation from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean.
nuee ardente
Uranus
hydrologic cycle
transcontinental
41. A thickened elevated region of Earth's crust that is mainly (but not entirely) above sea level.
eustatic change in sea level
continent
geologic column
compaction
42. A large area with common features that set it apart from other areas.
denudation
region
satellite
isostatic change in sea level
43. The very small particles of dirt & soot & and other pollutants that are present in the air.
open pit mining
lithification
foliated
particulate air pollution
44. Similar to a groin but built to keep sand out of a harbor entrance.
conserve
fringing reef
jetty
region
45. Reduction of pore space between individual particles as the result of overlying sediments or of tectonic movements.
compaction
Hale-Bopp
decomposition (chemical weathering)
wind farm
46. The average weather conditions of an area over many years & as measured by temperature & wind speed & and precipitation.
subtropical deserts
chalk
climate
clast
47. A floating ice sheet extending across water from a land-based glacier.
pyroclastic
viscosity
foliated
ice shelf
48. (Greek-Aphrodite)named after the Roman goddess of love. It is the planet closest in size to Earth and the second planted from the Sun.
Venus
Greenhouse Effect
mesosphere
delta
49. A method of sediment transport in which the turbulence of a fluid is able to keep particles supported in the fluid.
observator
urban
suspension
sinkhole
50. An era of geologic time lasting from 570 to 245 million years ago.
basalt
comet
Paleozoic
Phanerozoic