Solutions for Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Human Body

A continuous spectrum with dark lines superimposed.

Very level area of the deep-ocean floor, usually lying at the foot of the continental rise.

A well in which the water rises above the level where it was initially encountered.

A depression excavated by the wind in easily eroded deposits.

A cloud that has its base in the low-height range but extends upward into the middle or high altitudes.

Layers of rock that were deposited without interruption.

An apparent group of stars originally named for mythical characters. The sky is presently divided into 88 constellations.

In addition to the tasks performed by conventional radar, this new generation of weather radar can detect motion directly and hence greatly improve tornado and severe storm warnings.

A hill or ridge of wind-deposited sand.

Large, dome-shaped structure, usually composed of granite, formed by sheeting.

The large circular surface current pattern found in each ocean.

A rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma.

A measure of the degree of earthquake shaking at a given locale based on the amount of damage.

An eclipse of the Moon.

Date that specifies the actual number of years that have passed since an event occurred.

A naturally occurring concentration of one or more metallic minerals that can be extracted economically.

A mechanism that contributes to plate motion in which cool, dense oceanic crust sinks into the mantle and “pulls” the trailing lithosphere along.

A small, very intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds, most often produced along cold fronts in conjunction with severe thunderstorms.

The lowermost layer of the atmosphere. It is generally characterized by a decrease in temperature with height.

A bench or shelf in the bedrock at sea level, cut by wave erosion.