- 5.1: P-type seismic waves are observed a. everywhere on Earth, except in...
- 5.2: P-type seismic waves will a. pass through liquid, just as S waves d...
- 5.3: Earths inner core and outer core take up about a. half the size of ...
- 5.4: Compared to Earths outer core, Earths inner core is a. liquid, just...
- 5.5: What are the different types of seismic waves? Why are seismic wave...
- 5.6: Describe the interior structure of Earth.
- 5.7: The deepest wells and mines go down only a few kilometers. What, th...
- 5.8: Describe the process of plate tectonics. Give specific examples of ...
- 5.9: Explain how convection in Earths interior drives the process of pla...
- 5.10: What are the differences among igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphi...
- 5.11: Describe Earths magnetosphere. If Earth did not have a magnetic fie...
- 5.12: Ozone and carbon dioxide each make up only a fraction of a percent ...
- 5.13: What is the difference between ozone depletion and global warming?
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Banded iron formations
A finely layered iron and silica-rich (chert) layer deposited mainly during the Precambrian.
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Beach drift
The transport of sediment in a zigzag pattern along a beach caused by the uprush of water from obliquely breaking waves.
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Black dwarf
A final state of evolution for a star, in which all of its energy sources are exhausted and it no longer emits radiation.
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Chemical compound
A substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements in definite proportions and usually having properties different from those of its constituent elements.
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Coral reef
Structure formed in a warm, shallow, sunlit ocean environment that consists primarily of the calcite-rich remains of corals as well as the limy secretions of algae and the hard parts of many other small organisms.
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Crevasse
A deep crack in the brittle surface of a glacier.
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Disseminated deposit
Any economic mineral deposit in which the desired mineral occurs as scattered particles in the rock but in sufficient quantity to make the deposit an ore.
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End moraine
A ridge of till marking a former position of the front of a glacier.
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Epoch
A unit of the geologic calendar that is a subdivision of a period.
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Foreshore
That portion of the shore lying between the normal high and low water marks; the intertidal zone.
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Highland climate
Complex pattern of climate conditions associated with mountains. Highland climates are characterized by large differences that occur over short distances.
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Hurricane
A tropical cyclonic storm having winds in excess of 119 kilometers (74 miles) per hour.
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Magnitude (stellar)
A number given to a celestial object to express its relative brightness.
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Meteor shower
Many meteors appearing in the sky caused when Earth intercepts a swarm of meteoritic particles.
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Peridotite
An igneous rock of ultramafic composition thought to be abundant in the upper mantle.
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Protostar
A collapsing cloud of gas and dust destined to become a star.
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Regolith
The layer of rock and mineral fragments that nearly everywhere covers Earth’s surface.
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Snowfield
An area where snow persists yearround.
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Stratopause
The boundary between the stratosphere and the mesosphere.
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Tectonics
The study of the large-scale processes that collectively deform Earth’s crust.