Earth Science Vocabulary

 

acid rain                                                                                                                                             

atmospheric cycle                                                                                                                                     

Big Bang Theory

boundaries (divergent, convergent)

cleavage                                                                                                                                             

convection currents

fossil record                                                                                                                                         

fracture

geo-chemical cycle                                                                                                                                    

geologic cycles                                                                                                                                      

geologic time                                                                                                                                         

glaciers

global warming                                                                                                                                       

gravitational effects                                                                                                                                

hydrologic cycle                                                                                                                                      

inclination                                                                                                                                          

oscillating/pulsating theory

paleoclimates

paleomagnetism

physiographic region                                                                                                                                 

radioactive decay                                                                                                                                     

solar flares                                                                                                                                         

superposition

tectonic cycle                                                                                                                                        

time (relative & absolute)                                                                                                                           

topographic map                                                                                                                                       

tsunami                                                                                                                                               

uniformitarianism  

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