groups | | the bending of a wave as it passes around an obstacle |
covalentbond | | this group of elements occupies the upper right corner of the periodic table |
wavelength | | the size of the waves disturbance |
pulse | | the time it takes for earth to make one revolution around the sun |
reflection | | the crust and upper mantle make up this |
Mendeleev | | the milky way is this type of galaxy |
divergent | | how long does it take the earth to make one complete rotation on its axis |
oneyear | | the distance light travels in one year |
chemicalbond | | the horizontal rows on the periodic table are organized into these |
superposition | | s-waves can only travel through this |
bigbangtheory | | NaCl is an example of this type of bond |
epicenter | | the exact age of a fossil |
tectonicplates | | an opening in the earth's crust through which an eruption takes place |
lithosphere | | a chemical reaction that releases energy |
gamma | | the top of a wave |
era | | all of earths weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere |
spiral | | an attractive force that holds atoms together |
earthquake | | the point on the earths surface directly above the focus |
metalloid | | the first person to successfully use a telescope |
volcano | | the vertical columns on the periodic table are organized into these |
diffraction | | a crack in the earth's crust |
product | | this person is credited for developing the first periodic table |
electron | | the theory that suggests all matter that exists today was concentrated in a small object then exploded |
pluton | | ___ rays have the highest frequency on the EMS |
nova | | HCl is an example of this type of bond |
fault | | the supercontinent that means "all earth" |
oneday | | the substance that participates in the chemical reaction |
ringoffire | | a metal that can be hammered out or rolled into thin sheets |
absoluteage | | the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another |
refraction | | the sudden brightening of a white dwarf |
exothermic | | the place where over 50% of earth's volcanoes are locates |
troposphere | | a metal that can be pulled through a wire is |
amplitude | | an element with properties of both metals and nonmentals |
three | | the skaking of earths crust caused by a release of energy |
fossil | | the number of seismograph stations needed to determine the epicenter of an earthquake |
periods | | the bottom of the wave |
luster | | the tendancy of a surface to be a good or poor reflector of light |
lightyear | | the law of ___ states that the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the youngest rocks are at the top |
synthetic | | elements that are manufactured in the laboratory are called |
period | | the smallest unit of geologic time |
pangaea | | another name for an igneous intrusion |
galileo | | the point on the fault plane at which the first earthquake movment occurs |
focus | | the average weather over a long period of time |
trough | | the subatomic particle that is actively involved in bonding |
crest | | a chemical reaction that absorbs energy |
endothermic | | any evidence of earlier life |
ionicbond | | ___ boundaries are moving away from each other |
ductile | | a ___ is what an era in geologic time is divided into |
malleable | | when the angle of reflection = the angle of incidence it is called the law of ____ |
galaxy | | a single back and forth motion of a wave |
astronomy | | pieces of lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere |
climate | | the end result in a chemical reaction |
nonmetals | | ___ boundaries are moving towards each other |
solids | | a large grouping of billions of stars clustered together |
convergent | | the distance from the top of one wave to the top of the next wave |
reactant | | the study of the universe |