Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
31 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
The New Testament word for the Flood.
|
cataclysm
|
|
|
An island, usually large and high, formed near a continent out of the same landmass.
|
continental island
|
|
|
The formation of many mountains appearing together.
|
mountain range
|
|
|
A river that flows into and feeds another river.
|
tributary
|
|
|
An area of stagnant water, such as a swamp, marsh, or bog.
|
wetlands
|
|
|
A partially enclosed arm of the ocean.
|
sea
|
|
|
A crack in the earth's suface where two pieces of land have moved in different directions.
|
fault
|
|
|
A soil ingredient produced by the slow decomposition of leaves and other organic materials.
|
humus
|
|
|
A bend in a portion of the earth's crust caused by pressure.
|
fold
|
|
|
Islands that rise from the ocean floor (the lower layer of the crust called sima).
|
oceanic islands
|
|
|
Wide areas of level land.
|
plain
|
|
|
The main river and all its tributaries.
|
river system
|
|
|
Water-soaked area covered with organic materials, particularly mosses.
|
bog
|
|
|
A sheltered body of deep water nest to the shore.
|
harbor
|
|
|
The natural breakdown and removal of materials on the earth's surface.
|
erosion
|
|
|
Main landmasses of the earth.
|
continents
|
|
|
The whole system of oceans flowing into each other.
|
world ocean
|
|
|
Sediment deposited by flowing water.
|
alluvium
|
|
|
Total land area drained by the main river and its tributaries.
|
drainage basin
|
|
|
A wetland area with standing water, grasses, and small water plants.
|
marsh
|
|
|
According to this theory, plates crash into one another and pull apart, releasing energy from the earth's interior and causing earthquakes and volcanoes
|
plate tectonics theory
|
|
|
The degenerative process that contributes to the breaking up and alteration of rock materials.
|
weathering
|
|
|
A large mass of ice that forms at high elevations and flows downward.
|
glacier
|
|
|
Landmasses surrounded by water.
|
island
|
|
|
Wide areas of relatively flat land, but they rise abruptly above surrounding lands.
|
plateau
|
|
|
The belief that only those forces that are presently acting on the earth have shaped the earth in the past.
|
uniformitarianism
|
|
|
One feature of the land, such as a hill, peninsula, or mesa.
|
landform
|
|
|
Bodies of water fully enclosed by land.
|
lake
|
|
|
Wetland area of standing water in which large trees grow.
|
swamp
|
|
|
The movement of the earth's crustal plates and the resulting seismic and volcanic activity.
|
tectonic activity
|
|
|
Particles of sand, silt, and clay produced by the weathering of rock.
|
sediment
|
