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| Geology | the study of the physical matter of the Earth |
| Geologist | scientist that specializes in geology |
| Geologic process | any process that results in geologic change. |
| Faulting | the process by which cracks (faults) form in the earth |
| Volcanism | the process by which volcanoes form |
| Erosion | the process by which soil and rock are moved from one place to another |
| Soil | dirt, earth |
| Solid | hard, different from liquids and gases |
| Liquid | able to flow, take the shape of its container |
| Thin | having little extent, skinny |
| Thick | having great extent, wide |
| Rocky | made of rocks, jagged |
| Brittle | weak and easy to break or crack |
| Layer | level |
| Dynamic | constantly in motion, constantly changing |
| Smash | crash, collide |
| Slide | to move smoothly along a surface |
| Geology | In college, Mr. Crosson studied _____________. |
| Geologist | Mr. Crosson stopped studying geology because he realized he did not want to be a ____________. |
| Geologic process | There are many different ___________ __________ that shape the Earth. |
| Faulting | _________ happens at plate boundaries, but also sometimes in the middle of plates. |
| Volcanism | __________ causes volcanoes all along plate boundaries. |
| Erosion | Farmers have to worry about __________ because erosion can destroy their farms. |
| Soil | When you work in a garden, you will get __________ under your fingernails |
| Solid | Ice is _________. Water is liquid. Steam is gas. |
| Liquid | Ice is solid. Water is _________. Steam is gas. |
| Thin | You probably will not be a football player if you are too ________. |
| Thick | I like a _______, juicy hamburger, not those nasty meat frisbees from McDonald’s. |
| Rocky | He fell down the _______ hill, breaking both of his legs. |
| Brittle | The old lady was in the hospital for three weeks after her fall; her bones are so _________. |
| Layer(s) | When you are talking about a cake, the Earth, or clothing, you can talk about __________. |
| Dynamic | Soccer is a __________ sport. |
| Smash | I’m so mad I want to _________ my computer against the wall! |
| Slide | Hockey is a sport in which players __________ a puck on ice. |
| Subduction | One plate getting pushed under another |
| Subdution | Convergent boundaries result in collision and __________. |
| Trench | A long depression in the earth |
| Trench | Subduction results in _________, volcanoes, and mountains. |
| Hot spot | A place in the mantle where a lot of magma comes up |
| Hot spot | Hawaii was formed by a _____________. |
| Collision | Smashing, crashing |
| Collision | Continental _________ results in mountains. |
| Ridge | A continuous group of hills or mountains |
| Ridge | A mid-ocean _________ forms at an underwater divergent boudary. |
| Fissure | A tear in the earth |
| Fissure | _________ volcanoes occur happen at divergent boundaries |
| Rift | A really big fissure |
| Rift | There is a divergent boundary in Africa which has caused a huge _______ valley |
| dynamic | changing; highly energetic |
| dynamic | The oceans are very _______________. |
| mild | Not extreme, gentle |
| mild | The stored heat in the oceans causes _________ weather near the coast. |
| reservoir | a place where you keep a large quantity of something |
| reservoir | The oceans are a vast __________________ of heat. |
| store | to keep something you need |
| store | The oceans ____________ much of the earth's heat. |
| profound | deep; deeply significant or important |
| profound | Pollution can have a ___________ effect on the oceans |
| profound | I am _______ly saddened by the death of my father. |
| dispose | To throw away |
| dispose | You need to be careful how you _________ of pollutants. |
| drain | to draw away liquid (such as water) |
| drain | Faucets bring water in, ______ take water out. |
| drain | All rivers _________ into the oceans. |
| deplete | to use up |
| deplete | Overfishing can ______________ a population of fish. |
| topography | surface features (of the Earth) |
| topography | The ______________ of the ocean floor is not flat. |
| slope | a steep decline; hill; mountainside |
| slope | I was afraid to ski down the _________. It was dangerous! |
| vary | to change, be different |
| vary | I like to _______ my routine. I love change! |
| mechanism | the process, way, or system for achieving a goal |
| mechanism | Convection is the __________ by which the earth transfers heat. |
| sediment | small pieces of rock and sand |
| sediment | The ocean floor is covered by _______________. |
| Evolution | the process by which organisms change over time |
| Fossil | Any evidence of ancient life, such as a bone or impression |
| Impression | A fossil created by an organism leaving a print in rock |
| Organisms | Living beings, living entities |
| Population | A group of organisms that lives in the same place at the same tim |
| Ancient | Really old, from a long time ago |
| Evolution | ________ has caused sharks to get smaller. |
| Fossil | The scientists look for ___________ in rock. |
| Impression | They didn't find bones, but they did find ___________ of bones. |
| Organism | There are many ____________ living in the ocean. |
| Population | The wasp ____________ has not evolved for 34 million years. |
| Ancient | Dinosaurs existed in _____________ times, but they do not exist today. |
| Heredity | The passing of characteristics from parent to offspring |
| Genes | Genetic information |
| Offspring | Babies/Product of reproduction |
| Breed | To reproduce/make babies |
| Diversity | Variety |
| Mutation | A change in a gene |
| Heredity | I have good genes because of _______________. |
| Genes | I have big muscles because I have good ________. |
| Offspring | My __________ will probably have blue eyes. |
| Breed | Some people are really stupid; I hope they never ________. |
| Diversity | Many different kinds of people go to MPHS. MPHS has ________. |
| Mutation | A _________ caused that dog to have those crazy muscles. |
| Natural selection | The process by which characteristics become more or less common. |
| Species | the basic unit of biological classification. |
| Fertile | able to produce offspring |
| Natural selection | The peppered moth population became more black because of __________. |
| Species | A dog and a cat can't have babies; they are not the same _______. |
| Fertile | My friend cannot have babies. She is not ________. |
| punctuated equilibrium | populations change very quickly after long periods of stability |
| species | a population of organisms that can produce fertile offspring |
| gradualism | populations change slowly and gradually. |
| gene pool | all the genes in a population |
| adaptation | a change in an organism that helps it survive |
| environmental pressure | anything that makes it harder for a population to survive |
| punctuated equilibrium | The bird was the same for many years, but then suddenly changed. |
| species | If two animals cannot have fertile offspring, they are not the same _______. |
| gradualism | The fossils showed that the bird changed slowly over time. |
| gene pool | A population with a small ________ is less likely to survive. |
| adaptation | An elephant's trunk is an _____________. |
| environmental pressure | An example of an ___________ is climate change. |
