Geology and Earth Sciences Terminology, Quizzes of Environmental Science

Download Geology and Earth Sciences Terminology and more Quizzes Environmental Science in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 geology DEFINITION 1 study of Earth TERM 2 oceanography DEFINITION 2 study of Earth with respect to the oceans TERM 3 Meteorology DEFINITION 3 study of the atmosphere TERM 4 astronomy DEFINITION 4 study of the universe TERM 5 hydrosphere DEFINITION 5 dynamic mass of water that is continually on the move, evaporating from the oceans to the atmosphere, precipitating to the land, and flowing back to the ocean TERM 6 atmosphere DEFINITION 6 a life-giving gaseous envelope TERM 7 geosphere DEFINITION 7 beneath atmosphere and ocean; the solid earth TERM 8 core DEFINITION 8 dense inner sphere TERM 9 mantle DEFINITION 9 less dense TERM 10 crust DEFINITION 10 light and very thin outer skin of Earth TERM 21 temperature DEFINITION 21 average kinetic energy of a material's atoms or molecules TERM 22 conduction DEFINITION 22 transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity TERM 23 convection DEFINITION 23 transfer of heat by mass movement by circulation within a substance TERM 24 radiation DEFINITION 24 solar energy reaches our planet TERM 25 electromagnetic radiation DEFINITION 25 radiation that emits from the sun; i.e. heat or ultraviolet rays TERM 26 visible light DEFINITION 26 only portion of the color spectrum we can see TERM 27 infrared DEFINITION 27 cannot see but detected as heat TERM 28 ultraviolet (UV) DEFINITION 28 closest invisible waves to violet TERM 29 reflection DEFINITION 29 process where light bounces back from an object at the same angle at which it encounters a surface and with the same intensity TERM 30 scattering DEFINITION 30 larger number of weaker rays that travel in different directions TERM 31 albedo DEFINITION 31 fraction of total radiation that is reflected by a surface TERM 32 diffused light DEFINITION 32 how light reaches into the area beneath a shaded tree TERM 33 catastrophism DEFINITION 33 Earth's varied landscapes are formed by various catastrophes TERM 34 uniformitarianism DEFINITION 34 physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today have also operated in the geologic past (inference) TERM 35 numerical date DEFINITION 35 specific numbers of years since an event has occurred