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Earth Science
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1. Flat land covered with tall grass and wildflowers.
prairie
renewable resources
you-shaped valley
steppe
2. A thickened elevated region of Earth's crust that is mainly (but not entirely) above sea level.
outer core
density
continent
rain shadow deserts
3. Till deposited from main body of glacier during ablation.
kettle
ground moraine
fetch
acid rain
4. A steep-sided rounded extrusion of highly viscous lava squeezed out from a volcano and forming a dome-shaped or bulbous mass above and around the volcanic vent. The structure generally develops inside a volcanic crater.
seismology
nutrient
lava dome
compression fossil
5. 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.
renewable resources
Laurasia
spring
El Nino
6. 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.
Pillow Lava
Mesozoic
continental slope
nova -- (Supernova)
7. A sedimentary rock made up of chemical sediments. Example: rock salt.
thrust fault
chemical sedimentary rock
aquifer
Precambrian
8. Named after the Roman god of the sea. It is the eighth planet from the Sun.
neptune
nutrient
moon
cleavage
9. A sedimentary rock made up of chemical sediments. Example: rock salt.
chemical sedimentary rock
cinder cone
stormwater runoff
mesosphere
10. The formation & advance and retreat of glaciers and the results of these activities.
solstice
seismic sea wave (tsunami)
Proxima Centauri
glaciation
11. A post of dripstone growing up from a cave floor.
meander
lithosphere
stalagmite
oceanic trench
12. Any place where bedrock is visible on the surface of the Earth.
magma
dust bowl
outcrop
igneous rock
13. A permeable region of rock or soil through which ground water can move.
aquifer
zone of saturation
sinkhole
fjord
14. The direction & north (normal) or south (reversed) & that a magnetic compass needle points.
kettle
ice shelf
magnetic polarity
Hale-Bopp
15. The reflection of light on a given mineral's surface & classified by intensity and quality.
luster
ozone depletion
deflation
shield volcano
16. Heat transport by direct transfer of energy from one particle to another & without moving the particle to a new location.
black smoker
conduction
triangulation
sextant
17. A term applied to large areas of basaltic lava presumably extruded from fissures.
climate
deposition
lava flood (plateau basalt)
scour
18. A sedimentary rock composed primarily of biogenic sediments.
collisional Boundary
biogenic sedimentary rock
reservoir rock
aquatic
19. The point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake.
continental shelf
epicenter
isthmus
stratum
20. Heat extracted from the Earth for use as an power source.
geothermal energy
geologic column
stratum
salinity
21. A mound or ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier.
eon
moraine
atoll
latitude
22. Any porous and permeable rock that yields oil or natural gas.
coast
reservoir rock
conduction
waterfall
23. Igneous. Antonym of intrusive. Synonym of volcanic. Pertaining to igneous rocks or features formed from lava released on the Earth's surface.
rift (graben)
isostatic change in sea level
Mercury
extrusive
24. Forms along a coast as wave erosion cuts through a headland.
arch
magnitude
tell
abyssal plain
25. Any natural concentration of a valuable material in the Earth's crust & whether that material can be extracted profitably or not.
crystal
era
fault
mineral deposit
26. The solid innermost part of the core with a diameter of a little over 1 &200 km.
continental shelf
transform boundary
mid-ocean ridges
inner core
27. The accumulation of material in layers or beds.
salinization
stratification
Hale-Bopp
Saturn
28. As applied to glacier ice & the process by which ice below the snow line is wasted by evaporation and melting.
ablation
casts
subduction zone
pollutant
29. 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
nonfoliated
particulate air pollution
stormwater runoff
atlas
30. A measure of the size of an earthquake in terms of the damage it causes.
intensity
denudation
rainforest
continental divide
31. Where two plates are moving in opposite directions as in a mid-ocean ridge.
galaxy
metamorphic rock
divergent boundary
icecap
32. The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
lithification
arid
nebula
equinox
33. To wash or scrub away.
hardness
fluctuate
scour
water table
34. Turbulent stream water flow down a steep gradient & but not as steep as in a waterfall.
zone of aeration
hardpan
longitude
rapids
35. 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.
Mesozoic
ground moraine
bar
volcanic
36. The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
weathering
convection
intensity
inertia
37. A period of dryness & that when prolonged & causes damage to crops; a shortage of water.
zone of leaching
drought
seismograph
scientific model
38. An era of geologic time lasting from 570 to 245 million years ago.
moon
Paleozoic
biogenic sediment
lava flood (plateau basalt)
39. The surface between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration.
fold and thrust mountains
orogeny
water table
ice shelf
40. 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.
column
Mars
plate
wave crest
41. Mars is named after the Roman god of war. It is the fourth planet from the Sun.
oxbow lake
moraine
Mars
epicenter
42. An area where fresh water comes into contact with seawater & usually in a partly enclosed coastal body of water; a mix of fresh and salt water where the current of a stream meets the tides.
shield volcano
estuary
collisional Boundary
basalt
43. Pluto is named after the Roman god of the Underworld. No longer considered a planet.
soil
stratovolcano (composite volcano)
Pluto
renewable resources
44. Sediments produced directly by the life processes of plants or animals.
inertia
Sun
isostasy
biogenic sediment
45. The relationship between distances in the area being mapped and distances in the map itself.
rainforest
chlorophyll
cartographer
scale
46. Any object that revolves around another object in space.
denudation
atmosphere
satellite
zone of leaching
47. A mass of ice & formed by the recrystallization of snow & that flows forward & or has flowed at some time in the past.
ozone
weathering
ozone layer
glacier
48. A volcano that is composed of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material & along with abundant dikes and sills. Viscous & intermediate lava may flow from a central vent. Example: Mt. Fuji in Japan.
groin
stratovolcano (composite volcano)
flash flood
meander
49. A rock that has crystallized from a molten state.
swells
igneous rock
barrier reef
seafloor spreading
50. A depression in the ground formed by the melting of a block of glacier ice buried or partially buried by drift.
kettle
neptune
island arc
basalt