Ocean Motion
The Moon’s gravity exerts a strong pull-on Earth. This causes ___________________________.
Lunar tides
_____________________ - died out
extinct
_________________________ - Air mass that forms over water
maritime
______________________________ - the vibration of Earth produces by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere.
Earthquake
The _________ orbits the Sun
earth
___________________________ - Measure the distance from the crest to crest of the next wave from trough to trough
Wavelength
_______________________________ - a record that includes both geological events and major developments in the evolution of life.
Geological Time Scale
____________________________ - white, puffy clouds that tend to have flat bottoms
cumulus clouds
___________________________ - the point within Earth where an earthquake starts
focus
The _________ orbits the Earth
moon
Currents flow in the shape of the basin called _________________
gyres
Periods are divided into still smaller units called ___________________
epochs
________________________________ - A large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture throughout
air mass
_________________________________ - is the location on the surface directly above the focus.
epicenter
The natural satellite of the earth
Moon
The area of ocean away from the Moon are the ___________________________
low tides
True or False: relative dating tells us how long ago the events occurred. ______________
false
__________________________ - A device used to measure wind direction
windsock
The energy released by the earthquake travels in all directions from the focus in the form of ______________________________
seismic waves
smaller bodies that orbit larger ones
satellites
Each particle moves up and down called an ___________________________.
oscillation
Each atom has a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons and the number of neutrons can vary. The different forms of an element are called ________________________.
isotopes
____________________________ - The boundary that forms between two different air masses
front
___________________________ - compress, or push, and expand, or pull, particles in the direction the waves travel.
P waves
What is the 6th planet from the sun?
saturn