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1. Sediment formed by chemical precipitation from water. Example: halite precipitated as the result of the evaporation of sea water.
chemical sediment
triangulation
El Nino
marine Chronometer
2. A collection of maps.
Copernicus & Nicholas
atlas
seismograph
zone of leaching
3. A group of stars that appear to make a pattern in the sky. The Big Dipper is a constellation.
stratovolcano (composite volcano)
superposition
rock cycle
constellation
4. The closest galaxy to the Milky way. It is approximately 2 million light-years away.
glacier
open pit mining
Andromeda
reservoir rock
5. A commonly used scale of earthquake intensity.
basaltic
Modified Mercalli Scale
igneous rock
longitude
6. 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.
casts
chemical sedimentary rock
mid-ocean ridges
lava
7. The surface between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration.
water table
compression fossil
atmosphere
erratic
8. A broad & mound-like mass of glacier ice that usually spreads radially outward from a central zone.
ice sheet
subtropical deserts
continent
continental crust
9. The sudden fall of one or more large pieces of a rock from a cliff.
Richter scale
rockfall
geologic time scale
basaltic
10. A unit of length used in sea navigation based on the length of 1 minute of arc on a great circle. On Earth & 1 minute of latitude.
mineral
seismic gap
nautical mile
groove
11. An artificial hill formed by the debris of successive human settlements.
tell
convection cell
Proterozoic
Greenhouse Effect
12. The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
equinox
chlorophyll
climate
Pelean eruption
13. A ball of ice and dust & whose orbit is a long & narrow ellipse.
landforms
magnetic polarity
superposition
comet
14. A flood that rises and falls very rapidly.
bar
arch
geothermal energy
flash flood
15. A valley caused by extension of the Earth's crust. Its floor forms as a portion of the crust moves downward along normal faults.
aa
rift (graben)
Mars
outcrop
16. A planetary satellite.
drift
groove
continent
moon
17. The presence of layers in some rocks caused by parallel alignment of minerals.
peat
continental divide
outer core
foliated
18. Living parts of the environment that can renew or replace themselves.
orogeny
dust bowl
crystal
renewable resources
19. Pertaining to or composed of granite & a coarse-grained igneous rock dominated by light-colored minerals & consisting of about 50 percent orthoclase & 25 percent quartz & and balance of feldspars and ferromagnesian silicates. Granite is commonly foun
channelization
smelting
current speed
granitic
20. A vent in the surface of the Earth & from which lava & ash & and gases erupt.
meteoroid
hardpan
hot spot
volcano
21. Any solid material that has settled out of a state of suspension in liquid.
Gondwana
renewable resources
sediment
conserve
22. The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
inertia
magnitude
compass
thermal spring
23. The presence of layers in some rocks caused by parallel alignment of minerals.
foliated
Mesozoic
basaltic
Prime Meridian
24. A conical volcano formed by the accumulation of pyroclastic debris around a vent.
hardpan
crust
fossil
cinder cone
25. A roughly circular reef with an occasional small & low & coral sand island surrounding a shallow lagoon.
atoll
atlas
cave
erosion
26. The part of the crust that directly underlies the continents and continental shelves. Averages about 35 km in thickness & but may be over 70 km thick under largest mountain ranges.
geology
chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's)
continental crust
lahar
27. 1. A steep-walled & usually conical depression at the summit or on the flanks of a volcano & resulting from the explosive ejection of material from a vent. 2. A bowl-shaped depression with a raised & overturned rim produced by the impact of a meteori
gemstone
scientific model
crater
rainforest
28. A device built to study distant objects by making them appear closer.
glacier
telescope
aa
sedimentary rock
29. A system that uses a constellation of 24 satellites & their ground stations & and individual GPS receivers to accurately locate points on Earth.
pH
Global Positioning System (GPS)
seismology
acid
30. The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
stalagmite
beach
inertia
geyser
31. 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
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
isthmus
pothole
32. That portion of the Earth below the crust and reaching to about 2 &780 km & where a transition zone of about 100 km thickness separates it from the core.
Mercury
continental divide
Richter scale
mantle
33. The top of a wave.
you-shaped valley
wave crest
fold
bar
34. An instrument that detects & magnifies & and records vibrations of the Earth & especially earthquakes.
swash and back wash
seismograph
Pluto
Precambrian
35. A Hawaiian term for a basaltic lava flow with a smooth & or ropy surface.
trench
meander
pahoehoe
eclipse
36. A sedimentary rock composed of combustible matter derived from the partial decomposition of plant material.
oal
axis
continental shelf
hardpan
37. Lacking in rainfall & very dry.
arid
Cenozoic
tell
snow line
38. A measure of the strength of an earthquake based on the amount of movement recorded by a seismograph . compare Richter scale.
fold
magnitude
Pluto
equator
39. A fracture or zone of fractures along the boundaries of tectonic plates where movement has taken place.
global warming
siltation
fault
fetch
40. An isolated & steep-sided & rocky mass or island just offshore from a rocky headland & usually on a shore platform.
geothermal energy
lava lake
Hale-Bopp
seastack
41. A large area with common features that set it apart from other areas.
region
aquifer
eon
zone of leaching
42. Any accumulation of material & by settling from water or air & chemical precipitation & evaporation from solution & etc.
volcanic
deposition
humid
oal
43. Where two plates are moving in opposite directions as in a mid-ocean ridge.
swash and back wash
cleavage
divergent boundary
Phanerozoic
44. A detailed mathematical description of the cause-and-effect relationships between events that can be used to predict or explain other such events.
urban
archipelago
scientific model
chemical sedimentary rock
45. The surface between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration.
Proterozoic
epicenter
water table
erosion
46. A delta formed at both sides of a tidal inlet.
tidal delta
latitude
geothermal energy
geologic column
47. A floating ice sheet extending across water from a land-based glacier.
archipelago
hydrologic cycle
scale
ice shelf
48. 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.
El Nino
cartographer
decomposition (chemical weathering)
eclipse
49. The arrangement of rock units in the proper chronological order from youngest to oldest.
seismoscope
Venus
geologic column
Modified Mercalli Scale
50. 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.
gravity
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
collisional Boundary