Geoscience Vocabulary
Across
- 2. The measurement of the frequency in a wave
- 5. How many oscillations over a period of time
- 7. Movement of something from one state to another and back
- 10. Force applied over a distance
- 12. A giant cloud of dust in space
- 13. Inside the earth, cools and forms intrusive igneous rocks
- 14. A diagram showing the relation between variables and quantities
- 20. Less dense material rises while more dense sinks
- 22. Water that collects as droplets
- 23. Meaning rock layers
- 25. Rocks formed when magma cools and hardens
Down
- 1. A disturbance such as the motion of waves that transmits through a medium
- 3. Takes place in core of stars
- 4. A quantity that has a magnitude but no direction
- 6. A force pushing inwards on an object
- 8. On the earth's surface, cools and forms extrusive igneous rocks
- 9. Two forces going in opposite directions but offset and slide past each other
- 10. The distance over 1 oc
- 11. Height of the wave crest above equilibrium
- 13. Formed when an existing rock is altered by heat and pressure
- 15. The force by which a plant or other body draws objects towards its center
- 16. A quantity with components of both magnitude and direction
- 17. Naturally occurring contains other pieces of rocks and dirts
- 18. Opposite of compression
- 19. Ability to do work
- 21. A disturbance that moves through space and time that transfers energy without transferring mattar
- 24. An opening in the ground that releases volcanic material