definitions
Geology
The study of planet earth including its composition and structure
A glacier slowly carving a path toward the sea
Gradualism
nitrogen
N
Tropical
Hot with lots of precipitation
evaporation
solar energy heats and changes water from liquid to gas vapor
uniformitarianism
changes in earth crust are due to gradual particle changes over time
A volcanic explosion in Hawaii
Catastrophism
Oxegen
O
Dry
Hot with very little precipitation
Transpiration
liquid water that evaporates into gas vapor
core
the metal center of the earth
Mud slowly settling at the bottom of a lake
Uniformitarianism
carbon dioxide
CO2
temperature marine
warm dry summers and cool mild winters
condensation
gases water vapor cools and forms water droplets
Gradualism
Changes in earth's crust are due to small constant events over time
Formation of a valley due to river erosion
Gradualism
Krypton
Kr
temperate continental
hot dry summers and cold snowy winters
precipitation
heavy water droplets in clouds that fall to the ground
mantle
A inner thick layer of hot solid rock
Snow slowly compacted into a glacier
uniformitarianism
Xenon
Xe
Highlands
cool with lots of precipitation in the mountains
percolation
water filtering over and throught the earths rocky surface