Earth Science SOL Vocab Review Part 1

Weathering that causes a rock's composition to change.

Region in VA with folded igneous and metamorphic rock caused by African and NA colliding.

A large, jagged, steep volcano with alternate quiet and very explosive eruptions.

A "dirty snowball" that has a tail as it melts close to the sun.

A clastic sedimentary rock of broken minerals and rock pieces cemented together.

How much elevation changes between contour lines on a topographic map.

Wegener's idea that the continents have moved over time.

A cold, dry air mass.

An organic limestone rock made of shell fragments.

Tool to measure air pressure.

Water vapor changing into a liquid.

Layer of the sun seen during an eclipse.

A map that shows depth of water bodies and shows underwater features.

The main greenhouse gas on Earth. Humans are a main reason it is increasing.

The least useful property for identifying a mineral.

An imaginary pattern of stars in the sky.

Region of VA that has lots of coal and once experienced a tropical climate.

Huge, towering thunderstorm clouds.

The theory that the Universe started in a hot, dense state and expanded outwards.

Transfer of heat by the flow of a heated substance.

Forms when more water is taken out of wells than is put in.

When this rock is found, it tells us the past environment was probably a tropical swamp.

Thick, low density crust.

A small "dead" star that no longer emits light.

Extrusive igneous rock that is mafic and makes up most of the ocean floor.

This is anything kept the same during an experiment.

A mineral breaking with a flat, smooth, regular pattern.

The flattest area on Earth, located at the bottom of the ocean.

Place where sediments build up and form a gentle slope from the bottom of the ocean.

Term for the actual brightness of a star.

Blue-green algae that created the first oxygen on Earth.

This is used to compare experimental results.

Soil layer that is mostly weathered bedrock.

Front that causes heavy rain, storms, and dropping temperatures.

Tool that measures wind speed.

High, thin, wispy clouds usually made of ice crystals.

Weight of air pushing down, measured in mb (millibars)

Formed when a river empties from a mountain and drops sediments in a fan shape.

Which one is NOT one of the major rock types?

When sediments are buried and squeezed together.

Line that connects areas of equal elevation on a topographic map.

Pieces of dust, pollen, or pollution where water vapor condenses.

How bright a star looks from Earth.

A region in space that is so dense that nothing, not even light, can escape.

An isotope commonly used to measure the absolute age of fossils.

A large body of air with the same humidity and temperature.

A hot, dry air mass.

Rock or soil that stores and transports water underground.

The area of VA found closest to the Atlantic Ocean. Has sediments eroded from the Appalachians.

Part of the continent that extends from the shoreline to the drop-off.

Water vapor that has condensed into water droplets on condensation nuclei.

Water and air on Earth bend from a straight path as Earth rotates.

A boundary where two plates are crashing towards each other.

A carbonate mineral that fizzes in acid.

Which one is NOT a galaxy shape

Heat transferred when objects are touching.

The main chemical responsible for destroying the ozone layer.

Small, steep, explosive volcano.

Layer of Earth where convection happens. Plastic-like.

The pattern of weather in an area over a long time.

When a natural "glue" holds sediments together to make sedimentary rocks.

Rocky, solid object that orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter.

Rock below all the soil layers.

Sedimentary rock formed from pieces of other rock that are compacted and cemented together.

The reason tectonic plates move.

The place where the continent "drops-off" very quickly.

A sedimentary rock composed of sand and pebbles cemented together.

Soil horizon that is made mostly of clay size particles.