https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4 Geosystems Vocab en-us 2019-02-05 18:59:06 UTC 2020-04-03 03:50:33 UTC hello@padlet.com mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/327967220  geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface]]> 2019-02-05 19:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/327967220 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/327967257   geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the Earth's surface.]]> 2019-02-05 19:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/327967257 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328343856  each layer of rock is older than the layer above it and younger than the rock layer below it.]]> 2019-02-06 16:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328343856 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328344037 the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.]]> 2019-02-06 16:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328344037 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328344126 the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection]]> 2019-02-06 16:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328344126 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328344171 the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), usually a species]]> 2019-02-06 16:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328344171 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328344272 Radiocarbon dating is essentially a method designed to measure residual radioactivity]]> 2019-02-06 16:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328344272 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328937347 layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity.]]> 2019-02-07 19:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328937347 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328938339 2019-02-07 19:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328938339 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328938845 the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.]]> 2019-02-07 19:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328938845 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328941906 the forms of life which existed during limited periods of geologic time and thus are used as guides to define periods of geologic time ]]> 2019-02-07 19:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328941906 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328943309 2019-02-07 19:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328943309 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328943671 a major division of time that is a subdivision of an eon and is itself subdivided into periods.]]> 2019-02-07 19:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328943671 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328944472 Subdivision of a geologic era]]> 2019-02-07 19:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328944472 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328946291 A subdivision of a geological period on the geological time scale.]]> 2019-02-07 19:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328946291 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328946359 Age of Invertebrates 543-290 Million years ago]]> 2019-02-07 19:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328946359 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328946407 2019-02-07 19:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328946407 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328946466 2019-02-07 19:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/328946466 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776541 Volcanic rock formed at the Earth's surface (cooled lava). These rocks cool and solidify quickly to form small crystals.]]> 2019-02-21 18:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776541 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776667 Volcanic rock that cools and solidify within Earth's surface. These rocks cool slowly and allow for large crystal formation.]]> 2019-02-21 18:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776667 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776731 An intrusive volcanic rock that forms as a result of magma squeezing into a crevice or crack]]> 2019-02-21 18:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776731 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776775 Magma that reaches Earth's surface (p 200)]]> 2019-02-21 18:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776775 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776809 A type of magma that is rich in silica and aluminum that forms light-colored igneous rock containing minerals such as quartz and feldspar.]]> 2019-02-21 18:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776809 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776893 Type of magma rich in iron and magnesium. Forms dark-colored igneous rock containing minerals such as hornblende, augite, and biotite.]]> 2019-02-21 18:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776893 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776935 Process by which sediments are compacted under pressure to become sedimentary rocks. ]]> 2019-02-21 18:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776935 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776991 Clastic sedimentary rocks are made up of pieces of other rocks]]> 2019-02-21 18:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333776991 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777042 Sedimentary rock whose sediment is made of plants and animals or fossils
.
Examples include limestone and coal.]]> 2019-02-21 18:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777042 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777103 A void within a rock, which can contain air, water, hydrocarbons or other fluids. In a rock, the percentage of pore space is the porosity.]]> 2019-02-21 18:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777103 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777136  Process by which a sediment progressively loses its porosity due to the effects of loading.]]> 2019-02-21 18:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777136 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777175 Lightly compressed mass of plant remains. p149]]> 2019-02-21 18:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777175 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777329 Any rock composed mainly of carbonate minerals. The principal members of the group are the sedimentary rocks dolomite and limestone]]> 2019-02-21 18:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777329 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777454 A change in the type of sediment being laid down. The arrangement of visible layers. Bedding planes (lines between different layers) are usually horizontal. ]]> 2019-02-21 18:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777454 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777513 The remains, impression, or any other evidence of a plant or animal preserved in rock.]]> 2019-02-21 18:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777513 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777594 2019-02-21 18:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777594 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777652 2019-02-21 18:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777652 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777701 2019-02-21 18:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777701 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777756 2019-02-21 18:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777756 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777797 2019-02-21 18:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777797 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777843 2019-02-21 18:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777843 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777890 2019-02-21 18:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777890 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777939 2019-02-21 18:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777939 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777985 2019-02-21 18:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/333777985 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336026279 Process by which a rock's Structure is changed by pressure, heat, and moisture. p133]]> 2019-02-27 17:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336026279 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336026331 Change in shape due to heat from friction, stress and pressure. p134]]> 2019-02-27 17:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336026331 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336026380 epetitive layering in metamorphic rocks]]> 2019-02-27 17:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336026380 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336028125 Hot, molten rock p 118]]> 2019-02-27 17:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336028125 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336028269 Occurs when hot magma moves into rock, heating and changing it.
 p 134]]> 2019-02-27 17:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336028269 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336028362 Metamorphism that's due only to the consequences of very deep burial.]]> 2019-02-27 17:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336028362 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336055302 The breakup of rock due to exposure to processes that occur at Earth's surface. p 258]]> 2019-02-27 18:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/336055302 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337592365 An occurrence of rock or sediment that contains sufficient minerals with economically important elements, typically metals, that can be economically extracted from the deposit. ]]> 2019-03-04 18:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337592365 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337622970 Processes involving interactions between hot water or steam and rocks and minerals. Process in which ore forms as a result of interactions between hot water or steam, dissolved metals, and rocks and minerals.]]> 2019-03-04 19:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337622970 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623636 A surface mineral deposit formed by the mechanical concentration of mineral particles (usually by water) from weathered debris.]]> 2019-03-04 19:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623636 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623733 A chemically precipitated sedimentary rock that formed when dissolved ions were concentrated by evaporation of water.]]> 2019-03-04 19:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623733 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623817 A gray, yellow, or reddish brown rock composed of a mix of aluminum oxides and hydroxides. It is the principal ore of aluminum.]]> 2019-03-04 19:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623817 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623885 The known supply of ore in the ground.]]> 2019-03-04 19:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623885 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623958 Fuels formed from the partially decayed remains of plants and animals. Most common examples are petroleum, coal, and natural gas.]]> 2019-03-04 19:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337623958 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624007 Coal is an organic sedimentary rock that forms from the accumulation and preservation of plant materials, usually in a swamp environment.]]> 2019-03-04 19:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624007 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624122 A natural occurring liquid composed of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons. ]]> 2019-03-04 19:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624122 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624453 Porous and permeable Rock in which liquid petroleum or gas accumulate.]]> 2019-03-04 19:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624453 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624630 A mixture of naturally occurring light hydrocarbons composed mainly of methane.]]> 2019-03-04 19:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624630 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624714 Sand deposits permeated with heavy oil and an oil-like substance called bitumen.
Tar sands are dug up and heated with steam to make bitumen fluid, which is separated out from the sand. The bitumen is then treated chemically and heated to convert it to crude oil.]]> 2019-03-04 19:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337624714 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337626824 Lightly compressed mass of plant remains. p149]]> 2019-03-04 19:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/337626824 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/338477170 A dry desert lake bed]]> 2019-03-06 16:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/338477170 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/338477244 A large elevated area of comparatively flat land.]]> 2019-03-06 16:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/338477244 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/338477292 A flat-topped mountain, with several steep cliff faces. A butte is smaller and more tower-like than a mesa.]]> 2019-03-06 16:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/338477292 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/338477394 Wind-deposited sediment consisting of fine, silt-sized particles.]]> 2019-03-06 16:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/338477394 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339035812 Weathering is the breakdown of rocks at the Earth’s surface, by the action of rainwater, extremes of temperature, and biological activity.]]> 2019-03-07 18:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339035812 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339035840 Erosion is the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water. A similar process, weathering, breaks down or dissolves rock, but does not involve movement.]]> 2019-03-07 18:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339035840 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339036608 2019-03-07 18:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339036608 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339036726 2019-03-07 18:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339036726 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339037158 2019-03-07 19:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339037158 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339037212 The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. ]]> 2019-03-07 19:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339037212 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339037300 The upper layer of the earth’s mantle. Below the lithosphere. Extends about 100km (60 miles) to about 700km (450 miles) below the Earth’s surface.]]> 2019-03-07 19:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339037300 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038156 The formation of new areas of oceanic crust. Occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and it’s subsequent outward movement on either side.]]> 2019-03-07 19:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038156 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038276 Locations were tectonic plates are moving away from one another.]]> 2019-03-07 19:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038276 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038445 Locations where tectonic plates are moving towards each other.]]> 2019-03-07 19:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038445 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038532 Area where two tectonic plates slide past each other ]]> 2019-03-07 19:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038532 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038704 Subduction is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced to sink due to gravity into the mantle.[]]> 2019-03-07 19:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/339038704 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398067242 The shaking of Earth's crust caused by a release of energy.]]> 2019-10-15 17:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398067242 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398068295 Body waves that squeeze and stretch rock materials as they pass through Earth. Also known as compressional waves or primary waves]]> 2019-10-15 17:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398068295 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398069827 Body waves that cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling. Also known as shear waves or secondary waves]]> 2019-10-15 17:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398069827 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398070776 Earthquake waves that travel along Earth's surface: Love waves and Rayleigh waves are two types of surface waves.]]> 2019-10-15 17:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398070776 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398072607 An instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes.]]> 2019-10-15 17:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398072607 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398073420 A temporary state in which loose soil and rock materials take on the property of liquid, often the result of severe ground shaking.]]> 2019-10-15 17:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398073420 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398077295 The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.]]> 2019-10-15 17:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/398077295 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399126808 The scientific study of the ocean using chemistry, biology,physics,geology and other sciences.]]> 2019-10-17 16:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399126808 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399127665 A technique that involves the use of a special hollow drill to remove cylindrical samples from sediment or rock, so they can be analyzed for certain properties or features.

]]> 2019-10-17 16:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399127665 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399130405 The flat or gently sloping submerged part of the continent: extends from the shoreline out to the continental slope.]]> 2019-10-17 16:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399130405 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399132868 The steep boundary between the continental shelf and the continental rise.]]> 2019-10-17 16:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399132868 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399133701 A large flat area on the ocean floor, composed of sediments that originated mostly on continents.]]> 2019-10-17 16:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/399133701 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402208630 A comparison of the actual amount of water vapor in the air with the maximum amount of water vapor that can be present in the air at a given temperature and pressure.]]> 2019-10-24 18:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402208630 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402209506 The temperature at which saturation occurs and condensation begins; a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.]]> 2019-10-24 18:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402209506 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402211180 Microscopic particle on which water vapor condenses to form cloud droplets.]]> 2019-10-24 18:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402211180 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402212038 Clouds that form in low, horizontal layers]]> 2019-10-24 18:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402212038 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402215287 Thick fluffy clouds with flat bases, formed by vertically rising air currents.]]> 2019-10-24 18:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402215287 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402216171 High-altitude clouds that are thin, feathery tufts of ice crystals]]> 2019-10-24 18:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/402216171 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407607367 The percent of a material's volume that is pore space.]]> 2019-11-06 17:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407607367 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407609705  the capacity of a rock to transmit a fluid]]> 2019-11-06 17:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407609705 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407610187 A well that is dug or drilled down to the water table.]]> 2019-11-06 17:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407610187 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407612231 An arrangement of a permeable layer or rock sandwiched between two layers of impermeable rock.]]> 2019-11-06 17:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407612231 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407683706 Loose, weathered rock and organic material in which plants with roots can grow.]]> 2019-11-06 19:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407683706 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407685386 The rock rock material from which a soil is formed.]]> 2019-11-06 19:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407685386 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407686303 a cross section of soil layers that displays all soil horizons.]]> 2019-11-06 19:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407686303 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407686901 A soil layer with physical and chemical properties that differ from those of adjacent layers.]]> 2019-11-06 19:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/407686901 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/409595006 Capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by bacteria.]]> 2019-11-11 17:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/409595006 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/409595614 When there is a single identifiable source of pollution]]> 2019-11-11 18:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/409595614 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/409595948 Pollution that comes from many different sources.]]> 2019-11-11 18:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/409595948 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/410100908 A large mass of ice and snow that exists year-round and moves under the influence of gravity.]]> 2019-11-12 17:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/410100908 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/410105085 A great fissure or crack in a glacier.]]> 2019-11-12 17:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/410105085 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/410105562 Unsorted and unstratified rock material deposited directly by glacial ice.]]> 2019-11-12 17:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/410105562 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/410107276 A deposit of till left behind when a glacier retreats.]]> 2019-11-12 17:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/410107276 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411980684 A group of stars that appear to form a pattern in the sky.]]> 2019-11-15 18:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411980684 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411982303 A model of the solar system that has the sun at its center.]]> 2019-11-15 18:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411982303 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411983684 The turning of a body, such as Earth, on its axis.]]> 2019-11-15 18:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411983684 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411984721 The movement of one body around another, such as the Earth in its orbit around the sun.]]> 2019-11-15 18:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411984721 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411986010 The transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves.]]> 2019-11-15 18:45:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411986010 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411986588 A periodic backward loop made by a planet in front of the background of constellations.]]> 2019-11-15 18:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/411986588 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/412920277 The eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth and the moon's shadow strikes Earth's surface.]]> 2019-11-18 18:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/412920277 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/412922418 The eclipse that occurs when the moon passes into Earth's total shadow, or umbra, preventing sunlight from reaching the moon: it occurs only at the full-moon phase.]]> 2019-11-18 18:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/412922418 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/412925419  the smallest angle between close objects that can be seen clearly to be separate.]]> 2019-11-18 18:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/412925419 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/413513836 Planet closest to the sun. 88 Earth day orbit. Spins on its axis once every 59 days. Weak gravity prevents atmosphere. Temperatures range from more than 400 degrees C to -200 degrees C every day. ]]> 2019-11-19 17:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/413513836 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/413518381 Called Earth's sister planet because it is similar in diameter, mass, and gravity. Very weak magnetic field. Rotates from east to west. Rotates on its axis every 243 days. One year  equals 225 days. 80% of the surface is covered in lava. Dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide and 3% nitrogen. Has a surface temperature of 475 degrees Celsius. ]]> 2019-11-19 17:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/413518381 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/413527454 Extensive dark areas on the moon that represent great basins and level plains.]]> 2019-11-19 17:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/413527454 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/413528184 Fourth planet from the sun. One year is 687 days. Diameter is about one half of Earth's. Has a weak magnetic field. Axis is tilted at almost the same angle and in the same direction of Earth's. The thin atmosphere is about 95% carbon dioxide and 5% nitrogen and argon. Has polar ice caps made of water ice covered by frozen CO2.]]> 2019-11-19 17:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/413528184 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/414176639 2019-11-20 17:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/414176639 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/414183359 2019-11-20 17:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/414183359 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/414183828 2019-11-20 17:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/414183828 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/414184861 2019-11-20 18:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/414184861 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/419775118 A mass of rock, ice, dust, and gas traveling around the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit.]]> 2019-12-04 17:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/419775118 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/419778710 A solid, rock-like mass that revolves around the sun; most asteroids are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.]]> 2019-12-04 17:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/419778710 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/419781025 The light made by a meteoroid as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere. ]]> 2019-12-04 17:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/419781025 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/419781842 The part of a large meteoroid that survives its trip through the atmosphere and strikes Earth's atmosphere. ]]> 2019-12-04 17:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/419781842 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/425118505 a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.]]> 2019-12-17 17:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/425118505 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/425119943 a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.]]> 2019-12-17 17:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/425119943 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/458514659 Stress that acts to shorten an object by squeezing it.]]> 2020-03-11 16:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/458514659 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/458517885 Stress that acts in parallel but opposite directions.]]> 2020-03-11 16:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/458517885 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/458520639 A fracture in rock along which displacement has occurred.]]> 2020-03-11 16:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/458520639 mncaponio https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/458521829 A gently curving chain of volcanic islands in the ocean formed by the convergence of two oceanic plates, and the resulting subduction of one plate beneath the other.]]> 2020-03-11 16:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mncaponio/mtbci3pkdgr4/wish/458521829