Earth Science Glossary
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aquifer
atmosphere
cavern
chemical rock
chloroflourocarbons
cinder cone
clastic rock
composite volcano
contour lines
convection current
convection current
convergent boundary
crater
crust
crystal
delta
divergent boundary
dome
ecology
emeralds
erosion
exosphere
fault block mountain
flood plain
fold
foot wall
fossil
glacier
iceberg
ionosphere
jetstream
latitude
lava
levee
lithosphere
longitude
magma
magnetosphere
mantle
map
mesosphere
mid-ocean ridge
mineral
moho
normal fault
Oxbow lake
ozone
Pangaea
plateau
precipitation
primary wave (P-wave)
prime meridian
reserve fault
Richter scale
Ring of Fire
rock cycle
sand bar
scale
secondary wave (S-wave)
seismograph
shield volcano
stratosphere
strike-slip boundary
subduction
surface wave (L-wave)
theory of continental drift
theory of plate tectonics
thermocline
thermosphere
thrust fault
topographic map
transform fault
trench
troposhere
tsunami
volcanic ash
volcanic dust
volcano
water cycle
water well
watershed
weathering, chemical
weathering, mechanical

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