lesson1.gr10.vocab

The branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it.

• seismic

• geodesy

• magnetic

• gravity

Intrusive, felsic, and common only on Earth.

• andesite

• basalt

• deorite

• granite

Operating by or producing electricity.

• geodesy

• seismic

• gravity

• electrical

Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.

• plate

• seismic

• gravity

• magnetic

Exhibiting or relating to magnetism.

• magnetism

• gravity

• seismic

• electrical

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.

• geodesy

• gravity

• basalt

• granite

Land part of the earth

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• troposphere

Extrusive, mafic, and common throughout the Solar System.

• granite

• andesite

• diorite

• basalt

A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.

• plate

• tectonic

• seismic

• pangaea

Refers to changes in the crust because of plate interaction.

• seismic

• plate

• tectonic

• earthquake