| A | B |
|---|
| Geologist | a scientist that studies the Earth and it's processes |
| lithosphere | The crust and the upper mantle |
| asthenosphere | The flowy middle layer of the Earth's mantle |
| mesosphere | the innermost layer of the mantle |
| metamorphic rock | rock formed by heat and pressure on other rocks. |
| igneous rock | rock formed from lava or magma |
| sedimentary rock | rock deposited in layers |
| earthquake | sudden movement of the Earth's lithosphere |
| lava | molten rock that flows out of a volcano |
| magma | molten rock under ground |
| moon | a natural body that orbits a planet |
| continental drift | theory that the continents move slowly over the Earth's surface |
| focus | location in the Earth where an earthquake begins |
| epicenter | location on Earth above the focus of an earthquake |
| viscosity | thickness |
| magma chamber | where molten rock collects before a volcano erupts |
| heliocentric | Sun centered |
| geocentric | Earth centered |
| light year | used to measure the distance between stars or galaxies |
| astronomical units | used to measure the distance between planets in our solar system |
| Solar eclipse | eclipse with moon in middle |
| Lunar eclipse | eclipse with Earth in the middle |
| transpiration | giving off of moisture by leaves |
| evaporation | a liquid turning into a gas |
| condensation | a gas turning into a liquid |
| tornado | a small intense storm with a cylinder of rotating air |
| Big bang theory | theory that the universe started in an |
| cosmic microwave radiation | along w/ red shift, is evidence of universal expansion |
| Hubble's Law | the speed a star or galaxy is moving away from us is proportional to its distance |
| nebula | a baby star |
| cyclone | counterclockwise weather pattern |
| anticyclone | clockwise weather pattern (nice weather) |
| occluded front | warm front trapped between 2 colder air masses |
| prominences | large loops of fiery gas on the Sun |
| Solar flares | large explosions on the Sun (give off EMR) |
