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Converge / Convergent
Diverge / Divergent
Transform
Earthquake
two tectonic plates move towards each other... creates mountains,…
two tectonic plates move away from each other... creates new crus…
two tectonic plates slide past each other... creates earthquakes…
shaking caused by energy released when tectonic plates move
Converge / Convergent
two tectonic plates move towards each other... creates mountains,…
Diverge / Divergent
two tectonic plates move away from each other... creates new crus…
Renewable resource
Nonrenewable resource
Fossil fuel
Ore
a resource that is virtually inexhaustible or that can be repl…
resource that takes millions of years to form
general term for any hydrocarbon that may be used as a fuel, i…
a material from which a useful mineral or minerals can be mine…
Renewable resource
a resource that is virtually inexhaustible or that can be repl…
Nonrenewable resource
resource that takes millions of years to form
density
geosphere
gravity
sphere
amount of mass, or substance, in a material
solid part of Earth, including the soil and Earth's rocky cent…
force of attraction between every object and every other objec…
a shape like a ball
density
amount of mass, or substance, in a material
geosphere
solid part of Earth, including the soil and Earth's rocky cent…
greenhouse gas
global warming
deforestation
smog
an atmospheric gas that traps heat
increase in the average temperatures on Earth caused by humans
when trees are cut and not replaced
air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
greenhouse gas
an atmospheric gas that traps heat
global warming
increase in the average temperatures on Earth caused by humans
Nearly _____% of the Earth's surface is…
The world ocean can be divided into fou…
Pacific Ocean is the _______
Bathymetry
71
Pacific,Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Ocean
largest
measurement of ocean depths
Nearly _____% of the Earth's surface is…
71
The world ocean can be divided into fou…
Pacific,Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Ocean
Specific Heat
Hydroshpere
Evaporation
Condensation
The amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature o…
All the water on & below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere
The process of a liquid changing into a gas at the surface of…
The process of gas changing to a liquid
Specific Heat
The amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature o…
Hydroshpere
All the water on & below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere
Nearly _____% of the Earth's surface is…
The world ocean can be divided into fou…
Pacific Ocean is the _______
Bathymetry
71
Pacific,Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Ocean
largest
measurement of ocean depths
Nearly _____% of the Earth's surface is…
71
The world ocean can be divided into fou…
Pacific,Atlantic, Indian and Arctic Ocean
Renewable resource
Nonrenewable resource
Fossil fuel
Ore
a resource that is virtually inexhaustible or that can be repl…
resource that takes millions of years to form
general term for any hydrocarbon that may be used as a fuel, i…
a material from which a useful mineral or minerals can be mine…
Renewable resource
a resource that is virtually inexhaustible or that can be repl…
Nonrenewable resource
resource that takes millions of years to form
weathering
sediment
deposition (deposit)
erosion (erode)
the action of wind, water, temperature changes, and other fact…
small pieces of rock
the dropping of sediments by water, wind, or melting ice onto…
the movement of sediment by wind, water, or ice
weathering
the action of wind, water, temperature changes, and other fact…
sediment
small pieces of rock
Mineral
Silicate Mineral
Nonsilicate Mineral
Crystal
A natural, usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic c…
A mineral that contains a combination of silicon and oxygen, a…
A mineral that doesn't contain compounds of silicon and oxygen
A solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in a regu…
Mineral
A natural, usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic c…
Silicate Mineral
A mineral that contains a combination of silicon and oxygen, a…
rock cycle
divergent, mid-ocean ridge. Mid-Atlanti…
transform plate boundary, San Andreas f…
Convergent plate boundary, ocean-to-con…
rock cycle
This is an example of which type of plate boundary? What is th…
This is an example of which type of plate boundary? Give me an…
This is an example of which type of plate boundary? What type…
rock cycle
rock cycle
divergent, mid-ocean ridge. Mid-Atlanti…
This is an example of which type of plate boundary? What is th…
Oceanography
SONAR
Submersibles
Salinity
The exploration and scientific study of the ocean and its phen…
An acronym for sound navigation and ranging. It is also referr…
Small underwater craft
The total amount of solid material dissolved in water
Oceanography
The exploration and scientific study of the ocean and its phen…
SONAR
An acronym for sound navigation and ranging. It is also referr…
Planet
Mass
Cassini's Division
Ellipse
One of the eight largest bodies orbiting the sun
A measure of the amount of matter an object contains; NOT depe…
The large central gap in Saturn's ring system when viewed from…
A special geometric figure that can be best described as a fla…
Planet
One of the eight largest bodies orbiting the sun
Mass
A measure of the amount of matter an object contains; NOT depe…
sphere
atmo
bio
geo
an entity's physical or non-physical manifestation is spherica…
meaning "air," used as a prefix in the formation of compound w…
meaning "life", used as a prefix in the formation of compound…
meaning "Earth", used as a prefix in the formation of compound…
sphere
an entity's physical or non-physical manifestation is spherica…
atmo
meaning "air," used as a prefix in the formation of compound w…
Pressure:
Prominence:
Granule:
Solar flare:
Total amount of force exerted over a standard area, such as a…
Streams of material that rise and descend from the sun's coron…
Bumps on the sun's photosphere.
Extremely violent eruption on the surface of the sun. They are…
Pressure:
Total amount of force exerted over a standard area, such as a…
Prominence:
Streams of material that rise and descend from the sun's coron…
Earthquake
Focus
Epicenter
Fault
the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy
the point within Earth where an earthquake originates
the location on Earth's surface directly above the focus, or o…
a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
Earthquake
the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy
Focus
the point within Earth where an earthquake originates
Sea-Floor Spreading
Earth's Magnetic Field Reversal
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics-
The idea that new crust is forming at the ridges in the sea fl…
The north and south poles switched back and forth. The rocks o…
is the name of hypothesis that Pangaea split into pieces and d…
a model which describes Earth's crust has broken into pieces o…
Sea-Floor Spreading
The idea that new crust is forming at the ridges in the sea fl…
Earth's Magnetic Field Reversal
The north and south poles switched back and forth. The rocks o…
Pressure
Plasma
Solar Flare
Milky Way
Total amount of force exerted over a standard area, such as sq…
Superheated matter that is neither solid, liquid , or gas
Extremely violent eruption on the surface of the sun.
Galaxy that contains our solar system
Pressure
Total amount of force exerted over a standard area, such as sq…
Plasma
Superheated matter that is neither solid, liquid , or gas
Crust
Mantle
Core
Inner Core
Outermost layer of Earth... Solid... Varies in thickness ... Very Thin…
Under the Crust... Flowing Solid... Convection currents transfer hea…
Innermost layer... Highest density, pressure, & temperature... Made…
Solid... Innermost layer... Highest density, pressure, & temperature…
Crust
Outermost layer of Earth... Solid... Varies in thickness ... Very Thin…
Mantle
Under the Crust... Flowing Solid... Convection currents transfer hea…
What is the 1st major geologic layer of…
Describe the crust layer
What are the 2 types of crust?
What is the 2nd major geologic layer of…
Crust
cool temps; solid rock
oceanic & continental
mantle
What is the 1st major geologic layer of…
Crust
Describe the crust layer
cool temps; solid rock
Delta
Coastline
Deposition
Discharge Rate
An area where sediment from a river deposits into a lake/ocean.
An area where a large body of water erodes the land.
The dropping of sediment on Earth's surface.
The speed in which water and any suspended sediment moves thro…
Delta
An area where sediment from a river deposits into a lake/ocean.
Coastline
An area where a large body of water erodes the land.
Earthquake
Focus
Epicenter
Fault
the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy
the point within Earth where an earthquake originates
the location on Earth's surface directly above the focus, or o…
a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
Earthquake
the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy
Focus
the point within Earth where an earthquake originates
Mid Ocean Ridge
Rift Valley
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
surface feature found at divergent plate boundaries where ocea…
Surface feature found at a new divergent plate boundary as a c…
place where tectonic plates move apart.
place where tectonic plates move together or push into one ano…
Mid Ocean Ridge
surface feature found at divergent plate boundaries where ocea…
Rift Valley
Surface feature found at a new divergent plate boundary as a c…
crust
mantle
core
lithosphere
the thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle.
the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core.
the central part of earth below the mantle.
the solid,outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and…
crust
the thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle.
mantle
the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core.