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| the height of something measured starting at it base |
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| visible formation of minute particle matter in the atmosphere. |
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| objects revolving around the sun too small to be considered actual planets. |
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| a device used for measuring atmospheric pressure. |
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| a natural open space underground large enough for a person to enter. |
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| the average weather conditions of an area over time. |
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| the merging of 2 water droplets into a single water drop. |
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| the study of the universe |
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| is a pure substance composed of 2 or more elements. |
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| a shaking of the earth's crust. |
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| made up of the same kind of atoms and can't be broken down ... |
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| a group of stars that appear to make a pattern in the sky. |
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| the temperature at which relative humidity in the air reaches 100% |
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| the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above an earthquake. |
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| the process of wearing away, loosening, or dissolving materials on the earth's crust. |
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| a fracture along the boundaries of the tectonic plates. |
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| the initial point within the earth that ruptures during an earthquake; directly under the epicenter. Center of earthquake. |
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| a cloud formation near the ground. |
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| a rock with an imprint on it of an artifact |
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| when 2 different air masses meet. |
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| a giant structure that contains hundreds of billions of stars |
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| the study of the earth and materials and structures that make it up |
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| a tropical storm on the water with winds that reach at least 74 mph. |
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| measures the water vapor content in the atmosphere (air) |
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| the study of water cycles on the earth |
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| molten rock that flows at the earth's surface; product of a volcano |
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| the distance light travels through a vacuum in one year. (through space) |
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| the science of all forms of surface and underground fresh water including lakes and rivers |
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| when meteoroid enters the atmosphere; known as a shooting star. |
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| a chunk of rock or dust in space. |
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| study of earth's atmosphere; weather |
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| a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite structure and chemical combination |
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| 2 or more substances mixed together but not chemically combined. |
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| materials found in nature that are useful and necessary for people to live |
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| the study of life that existed in the past; study of fossils |
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| the amount of dissolved salt in water |
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| a volcanic mountain on the seafloor. |
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| the two days of the year in which the noon sun is directly overhead. |
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| the Sun with all the celestial bodies that surround it. |
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| substance, usually liquid, which dissolves other substances |
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| an icicle-shaped dripping handing from the cave roof. |
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| dripstone growing up from the cave floor. |
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| large sea wave caused by volcano or earthquake. |
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| an opening in the surface of the earth from which lava, ash, and gases erupt |
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| the state of the atmosphere on a particular day. |
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| philosophical position from which a person interprets events in the world and upon which he makes life decisions. |
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| the height of a point above sea level |
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