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Earth Science
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1. (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
stalactite
hot spot
chemical sedimentary rock
2. Imaginary lines on a map or globe that measure distance in degrees north or south of the equator. Latitude lines extend horizontally & from east to west on a globe.
Earth
latitude
crust
Phanerozoic
3. 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.
geologic time scale
dust devil
biogenic sediment
plate
4. 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.
lava
stratum
tidal inlet
bar
5. The symbol used on a map to indicate directions & both cardinal and ordinal.
transform boundary
compass Rose
prairie
anemometer
6. A waste material that contaminates air & water & or soil.
pollutant
Mesozoic
sand dune
equinox
7. A naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a well-defined chemical composition and in which atoms are arranged in an ordered fashion.
neptune
Earth system
mineral
shield volcano
8. The Sun with all the celestial bodies that revolve around it.
Gondwana
geyser
solar system
Galileo
9. A group of stars that appear to make a pattern in the sky. The Big Dipper is a constellation.
sinkhole
geology
constellation
density
10. Materials that are found in nature that are useful or necessary for people to live.
natural resources
drainage basin
telescope
oxbow lake
11. Gases (primarily water and carbon dioxide & but also a variety of sulfur and nitrogen compounds and gaseous hydrocarbons) that trap the Sun's heat in the atmosphere.
greenhouse gases
Modified Mercalli Scale
exotic river
atlas
12. Containing moisture.
humid
rockfall
pollutant
mineral deposit
13. The average weather conditions of an area over many years & as measured by temperature & wind speed & and precipitation.
Gondwana
granitic
climate
spring
14. Objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
weathering
asteroid
geologic column
magnetic equator
15. 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.
Modified Mercalli Scale
plate tectonics
reef
seismology
16. 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.
Saturn
nova -- (Supernova)
basaltic
ozone
17. A large area of flat or nearly flat land.
clast
mineral deposit
plain
seismoscope
18. A sea wave produced by any large-scale & short duration disturbance on the seafloor & commonly a shallow submarine earthquake but possibly also a submarine slide or volcanic eruption.
wave trough
lahar
seismic sea wave (tsunami)
wave length
19. A narrow strip of land that has water on either side and connects two larger bodies of water.
quarrying
convection cell
isthmus
oxbow
20. Geologic time expressed in years before the present.
elevation
galaxy
axis
absolute time
21. The dust-sized & sharp-edged & glassy particles resulting from an explosive volcanic eruption.
superposition
soil
volcanic ash
stalagmite
22. Any solid material that has settled out of a state of suspension in liquid.
silicate
sediment
erosion
rainforest
23. The science that deals with the study of the planet Earth--the materials of which it is made & the processes that act to change these materials from one form to another & and the history recorded by these materials; the forces acting to deform the ou
geology
desertification
climate
outcrop
24. Any seismic wave that travels through the body of Earth & rather than along its surface.
shield volcano
nebula
body wave
granitic
25. The sum of the processes that result in the wearing away or the progressive lowering of the Earth's surface by weathering & erosion & mass wasting & and transportation.
wave length
denudation
continental shelf
spring
26. A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano & through Which magma has passed.
pipe
latitude
stratovolcano (composite volcano)
lithosphere
27. A detailed mathematical description of the cause-and-effect relationships between events that can be used to predict or explain other such events.
triangulation
siltation
scientific model
hardness
28. A lake in an abandoned meander.
oxbow lake
hydrologic cycle
pahoehoe
lithosphere
29. The reflection of light on a given mineral's surface & classified by intensity and quality.
cinder cone
inner core
crater
luster
30. The seaward edge of coast between low tide and effective wave action.
global warming
shore
soil
region
31. An earthquake that follows and has its epicenter near a larger earthquake.
Laurasia
aftershock
transcontinental
plutonic
32. The processes (mechanical and chemical) responsible for the wearing away & loosening & and dissolving of materials of the Earth's crust.
wave length
nova -- (Supernova)
mineral
erosion
33. Refers to rock or sediments made up primarily of broken fragments of pre-existing rocks or minerals.
chemical sedimentary rock
clastic
beach
Galileo
34. 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.
sedimentary rock
rain shadow deserts
transform boundary
era
35. A process by which salts accumulate in soil.
salinization
abundant metal
equinox
zone of saturation
36. Lava extruded beneath water characterized by pillow shapes.
climate
subtropical deserts
fringing reef
Pillow Lava
37. A term applied to large areas of basaltic lava presumably extruded from fissures.
swells
lava flood (plateau basalt)
quarrying
intertidal zone
38. A method of sediment transport in which the turbulence of a fluid is able to keep particles supported in the fluid.
striations
compaction
suspension
period
39. A mass of ice & formed by the recrystallization of snow & that flows forward & or has flowed at some time in the past.
asthenosphere
crevasse
subtropical deserts
glacier
40. The speed at which water flows.
subduction
you-shaped valley
current speed
scale
41. One of several rock-forming minerals that contain at least 95% silica (quartz). and usually one or more other common elements.
base
petroleum
silicate
meander
42. A large & basin-shaped volcanic depression & more or less circular in form. Typically steep-sided & found at the summit of a shield volcano.
hot spot
escarpment
thrust fault
caldera
43. A wall built out from the shore & usually at perpendicular to it to trap sand carried by longshore currents .
groin
galaxy
renewable resources
aquatic
44. A sea level change due to change in load on Earth's crust.
nova -- (Supernova)
isostatic change in sea level
fold
dust devil
45. An area subject to dust storms & especially south central United States .
dust bowl
estuary
ozone depletion
p- wave (primary wave & compressional wave)
46. Scratches & or small channels & gouged by glacier action. Occur on boulders & pebbles & and bedrock. Striations along bedrock indicate direction of ice movement.
shield volcano
striations
isostasy
outer core
47. Bent rock strata.
frost wedging
basalt
latitude
fold
48. A downward distortion or dimple in the water table that forms as a well pumps water faster than it can flow through the aquifer.
deposition
volcano
cone of depression
latitude
49. Heat extracted from the Earth for use as an power source.
siltation
sod
spring
geothermal energy
50. All unconsolidated materials above bedrock. Natural earthy materials on the Earth's surface & in places modified or even made by human activity & containing living matter & and supporting or capable of supporting plants out of doors.
lithification
beach
mantle
soil