T3W6 Vocab Review

A mature tropical cyclone that develops over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean

• ocean current
• tropical cyclone
• typhoon
• meteor impact
• climate

A layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core.

• geosphere
• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

Horizontal and vertical streams of circulation in ocean waters that are produced by gravity, wind friction, temperature differences, and water density variation in different parts of the ocean; move in predictable patterns around Earth

• ocean current
• tropical cyclone
• typhoon
• meteor impact
• climate

A galaxy exhibiting a central nucleus or barred structure from which extend curved arms of higher luminosity.

• irregular galaxy
• Milky Way galaxy
• spiral galaxy
• superposition
• plate tectonics

An intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds (74 mph or greater), and heavy rain.

• ocean current
• tropical cyclone
• typhoon
• meteor impact
• climate

The geologic law that states that sedimentary layers are deposited in a time sequence, with the oldest on the bottom and the youngest on the top.

• irregular galaxy
• Milky Way galaxy
• spiral galaxy
• superposition
• plate tectonics

A mature tropical cyclone that develops the Northeast Pacific Ocean, east of the dateline, or the North Atlantic Ocean.

• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• weather
• air mass
• hurricane

The innermost geologic layer of planet Earth primarily a solid ball believed to be composed of an iron-nickel alloy with some other elements

• geosphere
• crust
• inner core
• mantle
• outer core

Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.

• deforestation
• greenhouse gases
• carbon cycle
• solar system
• elliptical galaxy

Result that occurs when a rocky, metallic, or icy body that had been orbiting the Sun passes through the atmosphere and hits the Earth's surface.

• ocean current
• tropical cyclone
• typhoon
• meteor impact
• climate