Science 1
The theory that crustal plate activity can cause geological events and processes
Plate Tectonic
The type of rock that is formed from Magma and Lava
Igneous Rock
Rock changed in form by heat and pressure
Metamorphic Rock
An enormous wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor
Tsunami
The large stream that moves through the ocean
Ocean Current
The geosphere is the ___________ part of the earth
Solid
The type of seafloor mud made from minerals and the remains of tiny ocean organisms
Ooze
The abyssal plain is the flat mostly level _________________ of the ocean
Floor
The first stage of Noah's flood
Flooding Stage
The idea that present observations can explain all the geological features of the earth
Uniformitarianism
An opening in the ocean floor the releases hot, mineral-rich water
Hydrothermal Vent
Tectonic plate activity in which heavier plates are believed to have slid under lighter plates
subduction
A low area of land near the coast that floods with the tide
Salt Marsh
An island parallel to the mainland's shore
Barrier Island
The process in which sediments are transported along the coast with the current
longshore drift
Mineral containing metal
Ore
Sedimentary Rock formed from the remains of living things instead of minerals
Coal
Vaporous Fossil Fuel
Natural Gas
Thick, dark liquid called crude oil
Petroleum
Use of plant and animal products to create alternative fuel
Biofuel
What is geology?
The study of the earth
What is the hydrosphere?
All the water of the earth (example: Precipitation, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.)
What causes neap tides to be weak?
The gravitational force of the Sun and Moon oppose each other.
The organic material in soil
Humus
A thick ice sheet that slowly moves under its own weight
Glacier
The remains or impressions of living things, usually preserved in sedimentary rock
Fossil
A term evolutionists use to describe the "missing link" between two kinds of animals to show how one kind of animal could have turned to another kind of animal
Transitional Form
A high ridge that separates two river systems
Drainage divide
A body of water where the river meets the ocean
estuary
Underwater plains that border the continents
Continental shelf