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LAGUNA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL EARTH SCIENCE GLOSSARY English/Fill In 2009 Compiled by J. Campbell Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 1 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English aa absolute time abrasion absolute magnitude absorption spectrum abyssal hill abyssal plain acid rain active continental margin aftershock air mass air pollutant air pressure ammonite anticline apogee apparent magnitude aqueous solution aquifer artesian formation asteroid asthenosphere astronomical unit atmosphere atomic number aurora autumnal equinox base level batholith beach bed load big bang model Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 2 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English biogeneous sediments biosphere bipedal black hole black smoker blizzard body waves boiling point buffer caldera calving capacity capillary action carbon cycle carbonate cartographer cast cavern cementation Cepheid variable chemical weathering chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) chromosphere cinder cone cirque cirrus cleavage climate climate controls closed system cold front cold-core ring Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 3 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English collision boundary comet competence composite volcano compound condensation condensation nuclei conduction conservation constellation continental drift continental glacier continental margin continental rise continental shelf continental slope continuous spectrum contour interval contour lines convection convergent boundary coral coral atoll core sampling Coriolis effect corona correlation countercurrent crater craton creep crevasse Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 4 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English crinoid crust crystal cumulus cycle daughter isotope deep-sea trench deficit deflation deform delta density current deposition desert pavement dew point diatom dinosaur discharge divergent boundary divide dome mountain Doppler effect drainage basin drumlin dust storm Earth system science earthflow earthquake echo sounding electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic spectrum element Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 5 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English emission spectrum emissions energy cycle environment eon epicenter epoch equator era erosion erratic esker eurypterid evapotranspiration evidence evolution exfoliation false-color image fault fault-block mountains felsic fetch firn fjord flash flood flood flood plain focus folded mountains foraminifera fossil fossil fuel Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 6 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English fracture fracture zone freezing point freezing rain front frost wedging fusion galaxies geocentric geologic time scale geosphere geothermal energy geyser giant star gibbous glacial valley glacier gradient graptolite gravitation groundwater guyot hail half-life headward erosion heat heliocentric hemisphere high-pressure area (high) hominid hot spot hurricane Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 7 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English hydrogen bonding hydrolysis hydrosphere hypothesis hydrogenous sediments ice age ice cap ice front igneous index fossil inner core inner planets insolation International Date Line intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) ion ionosphere island arc isobar isotherm isotope jet stream joint kame karst topography kettle key bed lahar landslide latitude lava lava plateau Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 8 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English law lightning light-year liquefaction lithosphere load loess longitude Love waves low-pressure area (low) luminosity lunar eclipse luster mafic magma magnetic declination magnetic field magnitude main sequence mantle mantle convection map map scale maria mascons mass movement mass number meanders mechanical weathering mesosphere metal metamorphic Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 9 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English metamorphism meteor meteor shower meteorite meteoroid meteorology micrometeoroid middle latitudes mid-ocean ridge mid-ocean ridge mineral mineral deposit mineralogy mixed layer model mold molecule monsoon moraine mountain mudflow natural gas natural levees natural selection nebula nekton neutron star nonmetal nonrenewable resource normal fault occluded front ocean current Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 10 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English oceanography open system ordinary well ore mineral outer core outer planets outwash outwash plain oxbow lake oxidation oxide ozone P waves pahoehoe paleontology Pangea parallax parallax parent isotope parent material parent rock parsec passive continental margin peer review penumbra perigee period period permeability petroleum phases photosphere Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 11 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English photosynthesis phytoplankton pillow lava planetary nebula plasma plate tectonics pluton polar front polarity pollution porosity pothole Precambrian precipitation pressure gradient prevailing winds prime meridian prime meridian projection pulsar pyroclastic flow pyroclastic material quasar radar radiation radioactive decay radiometric dating ray Rayleigh waves recharge recycle refraction Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 12 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English regoltih relative dating relative humidity renewable resource reserve residual soil respiration reverse fault revolution rift rift valley rille river system rock rock cycle rock-forming mineral rotation S waves salinity salinization salinization sand dune sandbar saturated scientific inquiry seamount sediment sedimentary seismic gap seismogram seismograph shield Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 13 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English shield volcano silica tetrahedron silicate sleet slope slump snow line soil soil depletion soil fertility soil horizon soil profile solar eclipse solar energy solar wind specific gravity specific humidity spring squall line standard time zones station model stationary front storm surge strata stratification stratosphere stratus streak stream piracy striations strike-slip fault stromatolite Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 14 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English subduction boundary submarine canyon subsoil sulfide summer solstice sunspot supercell supergiants supernova surface current surface waves surplus suspension syncline system talus technology temperature temperature inversion terrane terrigenous sediments theory thermocline thermosphere thrust fault thunderstorm tidal energy tides till time meridian topographic map topography Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 15 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English topsoil tornado toxic wastes trace fossil trade winds transform boundary transported soil tributary trilobite troposphere tsunami turbidity current Ultraviolet Rays umbra unconformity upwelling usage valley glacier vernal equinox ventifact viscosity volcanic neck volcano waning warm front warm-core ring water budget water cycle water mass water table water vapor watershed Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 16 Earth Science English-Fill In Glossary English waveheight wavelength waxing weathering white dwarfs wind energy winter solstice zooplankton Earth Sci Glossary EnglishFillin jrc 2009 17
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