Earth Science Lecture Exam 1

Chapters 1 - 7 Key Terms

Earth Science

1.1:

Geology

1.1:

Oceanography

1.1:

Metoerology

1.1:

Astronomy

1.1:

Geologic Time

1.1:

Hypothesis

1.2:

Theory

1.2:

Scientific Method

1.2:

Nebular Theory

1.3:

Earth System

1.4:

Hydrosphere

1.4:

Atmosphere

1.4:

Biosphere

1.4:

Geosphere

1.4:

Core

1.4:

Mantle

1.4:

Crust

1.4:

Lithosphere

1.4:

Asthenosphere

1.4:

Earth System Science

1.4:

System

1.4:

Ocean Basin

1.5:

Continent

1.5:

Continental Margin

1.5:

Continental Shelf

1.5:

Continental Slope

1.5:

Continental Rise

1.5:

Deep Ocean Basin

1.5:

Abyssal Plain

1.5:

Deep Ocean Trench

1.5:

Seamount

1.5:

Mid Ocean Ridge

1.5:

Mountain Belt

1.5:

Craton

1.5:

Shield

1.5:

Stable Platform

1.5:

Mineralogy

2.1:

Mineral

2.1:

Rock

2.1:

Atom

2.2:

Nucleus

2.2:

Proton

2.2:

Neutron

2.2:

Electron

2.2:

Valence Electron

2.2:

Atomic Number

2.2:

Element

2.2:

Periodic Table

2.2:

Chemical Compound

2.2:

Octet Rule

2.3:

Chemical Bond

2.3:

Ionic Bond

2.3:

Ion

2.3:

Covalent Bond

2.3:

Metallic Bond

2.3:

Diagnostic Property

2.4:

Ambiguous Property

2.4:

Luster

2.4:

Color

2.4:

Streak

2.4:

Crystal Shape

2.4:

Hardness

2.4:

Mohs Scale

2.4:

Cleavage

2.4:

Fracture

2.4:

Tenacity

2.4:

Density

2.4:

Specific Gravity

2.4:

Rock Forming Mineral

2.5:

Economic Mineral

2.5:

Silicate

2.5:

Nonsilicate

2.5:

Silicon Oxygen Tetrahedron

2.5:

Light Silicate Mineral

2.5:

Potassium Feldspar

2.5:

Plagioclase Feldspar

2.5:

Quartz

2.5:

Muscovite

2.5:

Clay

2.5:

Dark Silicate Mineral

2.5:

Olivine

2.5:

Augite

2.5:

Hornblende

2.5:

Biotite

2.5:

Garnet

2.5:

Calcite

2.5:

Dolomite

2.5:

Halite

2.5:

Gypsum

2.5:

Renewable

2.6:

Nonrenewable

2.6:

Mineral Resource

2.6:

Ore Deposit

2.6:

Rock Cycle

3.1:

Igneous Rock

3.2:

Magma

3.2:

Lava

3.2:

Extrusive Rock

3.2:

Intrusive Rock

3.2: