Study sets matching "vocabulary test science earth environmental"
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Lithosphere
Biosphere
Cryosphere
Hydrosphere
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and…
Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in wh…
A term referring to all water that is temporarily frozen in po…
All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of whi…
Lithosphere
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and…
Biosphere
Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in wh…
Rotation
Revolution
Barycenter
Precession
The movement of the Earth around the axis.
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun.
The center of mass of two or more bodies that are orbiting aro…
The slow movement of the Earths axis.
Rotation
The movement of the Earth around the axis.
Revolution
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun.
red shift
universe
galaxy
Milky Way
used to prove the universe is expanding
everything that physically exists
the universe is made up of these and includes our solar system
the name of our galaxy
red shift
used to prove the universe is expanding
universe
everything that physically exists
red shift
universe
galaxy
Milky Way
used to prove the universe is expanding
everything that physically exists
the universe is made up of these and includes our solar system
the name of our galaxy
red shift
used to prove the universe is expanding
universe
everything that physically exists
Kepler's first law
Kepler's second law
Kepler's third law
precession
The path of the planets about the sun is elliptical in shape,…
An imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the cent…
The ratio of the squares of the periods of any two planets is…
change in direction of the axis, but without any change in til…
Kepler's first law
The path of the planets about the sun is elliptical in shape,…
Kepler's second law
An imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the cent…
Precipitation
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's s…
The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and t…
Gas to Liquid; gas gets colder and changes back to liquid , fo…
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant gives of purif…
Precipitation
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's s…
evaporation
The change of a liquid to a gas; the sun heats energy up and t…
Matter
Mass
Volume
Chemical Properties
anything that has mass or takes up space
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
the amount of space occupied by an object
a property of matter that describes a substances ability to pa…
Matter
anything that has mass or takes up space
Mass
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
red shift
universe
galaxy
Milky Way
used to prove the universe is expanding
everything that physically exists
the universe is made up of these and includes our solar system
the name of our galaxy
red shift
used to prove the universe is expanding
universe
everything that physically exists
Dike
Epicenter
Exfoliation
Fault
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across…
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
Extreme high temperatures cause the outer rock layer to be str…
A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement o…
Dike
A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself across…
Epicenter
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
Abiotic Factor
Agriculture/Aquaculture
Air Mass
Air Pressure
A non-living thing that influences or affects an ecosystem
The production and/or farming of crops, livestock, seafood, et…
An immense body of air that is characterized by similar temper…
The force exerted by the weight of a column of air above a giv…
Abiotic Factor
A non-living thing that influences or affects an ecosystem
Agriculture/Aquaculture
The production and/or farming of crops, livestock, seafood, et…
Data
Control
Variable
Hypothesis
Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observatio…
In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison
A factor that can change in an experiment
A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Data
Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observatio…
Control
In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison
Pressure gradient
cT
Cold Front
Warm Front
a change in pressure over a given distance
symbol for a continental tropical air mass
the boundary of an advancing cold air mass, characterized by h…
the boundary of an advancing warm air mass, characterized by l…
Pressure gradient
a change in pressure over a given distance
cT
symbol for a continental tropical air mass
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Autumnal Equinox
Spring Equinox
June 21, ... Day with the most hours of sunlight and the fewest h…
Earth's position near or on December 21, at which the northern…
The day of the year that marks the beginning of fall in the No…
March 20th or 21st in the Northern Hemisphere, when both hemis…
Summer Solstice
June 21, ... Day with the most hours of sunlight and the fewest h…
Winter Solstice
Earth's position near or on December 21, at which the northern…
solar system
galaxy
universe
precession
sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around th…
large group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity;…
all matter and energy that exists in space
a slow motion of Earth's axis that traces out a cone over a pe…
solar system
sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around th…
galaxy
large group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity;…
Geologic Time Scale
Superposition
Earth's timeline
Cenozoic Era
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
=3.5-4.5 billion years ago: Earth cools... =1.5-3.5 billion years…
-Most recent of the geological eras and covers the period from…
Geologic Time Scale
-Earth is about 4.5 billion years old... -Rock layers(strata) are…
Superposition
Any given stratum is older than those above it and younger tha…
solar system
galaxy
universe
precession
sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around th…
large group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity;…
all matter and energy that exists in space
a slow motion of Earth's axis that traces out a cone over a pe…
solar system
sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around th…
galaxy
large group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity;…
Epicenter
Exfoliation
Fault
Focus
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
Extreme high temperatures cause the outer rock layer to be str…
A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement o…
Point at the depth where the rocks ruptured to produce earthqu…
Epicenter
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
Exfoliation
Extreme high temperatures cause the outer rock layer to be str…
Hydrologic Cycle
Alpine Glacier
Continental Glacier
Lateral Moraine
how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into…
These glaciers can be recognized by mountains with jagged peak…
These glaciers are also known as ice sheets and cover large pa…
a ridge of glacial sediment along the sides of a glacier
Hydrologic Cycle
how water evaporates from the surface of the earth, rises into…
Alpine Glacier
These glaciers can be recognized by mountains with jagged peak…
Rock
Magma
Lava
Weatherig
Any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs n…
The molten material that forms deep beneath the Earth's surface
Magma that reaches the surface
A process in which rocks are physically and chemically broken…
Rock
Any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs n…
Magma
The molten material that forms deep beneath the Earth's surface
Rotation
Revolution
Barycenter
Precession
The movement of the Earth around the axis.
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun.
The center of mass of two or more bodies that are orbiting aro…
The slow movement of the Earths axis.
Rotation
The movement of the Earth around the axis.
Revolution
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun.
Permeable/Permeabillty
Aquifer
groundwater
porosity
When materials allow liquids to flow through it.
Underground porous rock that collect and store water.
water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and…
the % of pore space in a material
Permeable/Permeabillty
When materials allow liquids to flow through it.
Aquifer
Underground porous rock that collect and store water.
Pressure gradient
cT
Cold Front
Warm Front
a change in pressure over a given distance
symbol for a continental tropical air mass
the boundary of an advancing cold air mass, characterized by h…
the boundary of an advancing warm air mass, characterized by l…
Pressure gradient
a change in pressure over a given distance
cT
symbol for a continental tropical air mass
Spit
Alluvial Fan
Base Level
Column
Long, narrow bar of sand that forms as waves transport sand al…
Curved, fan-shaped, coarse-sediment deposit that forms when a…
Where a stream meets a large body of standing water, usually t…
A cave deposit formed by the merging of a stalactite and a sta…
Spit
Long, narrow bar of sand that forms as waves transport sand al…
Alluvial Fan
Curved, fan-shaped, coarse-sediment deposit that forms when a…