Geology Vocabulary
Geology
Physical Geology
Historical Geology
Geophysics
Geochemistry
Seismology
Paleontology
Volcanology
Mineralogy
Seismology
Aristotle
Eratosthenes
Theophrastus
James Ussher
Catastophism
James Hutton
Unifomitarism
Grand Canyon
Garnets
Hindu River
Spillover Theory
Lithosphere/Geosphere
Athenosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Charles Lyell
Geologic Time
Absolute Dating
Relative Dating
Principle of Original Horizontality
Law or Superposition
Principle of Cross-cutting
Intrusions
Principle of Inclusions
Principle of Lateral Continuity
Principle of Faunal Succession
Unconformity
Discomformity
Nonconformity
Radioactive Decay
Alpha Decay
Beta Decay
Electron Capture
Half Life
Carbon-14
Uranium 238
Thorium-232
Potassium-40
Eon
Era
Period
Nebulae
Accretion
Iron Catastrophe
Precambrian
Hadean
Methane
Water Vapor
Nescient Life
Late Heavy Bombardment
Theia Impact
Zircon Crystals
Acasta Gneiss
Archean
Ur
Pillow Lava
Basalt
Pillow Lava
Granite
BIF’’s
Craton
Stromatilites
Chemical Fossils
Anoxic Organism
Aerobic Organism
Proterozoic
Rodinia
Eukaryotes
Snowball Earth
Paleozoic
Cambrian
Ordovician
Devonian
Silurian
Trilobite
Rhynia
Placoderms
Orogeny
Dunkleosteus
Carboniferous
Cyclothem
Peat
Lignite
Permian
Pangaea
Dimetrodon
Gorgonopsid
Dictodon
Siberian Traps
Permian-Triassic Extinction
Hydrogen Sulfide
Mesozoic Era
Triassic Period
Dinosaur
Pleisiosaurs
Icthyosaurs
Cycads
Coelophysis
Jurassic Period
Sauropd
Seismosaurus
Archaopteryx
Cretaceous
Tyranosaurs
Gondwanaland
Laurasia
K-T Extinction
Chicxulub Impact/Crater
Deccan Traps
Iridium Layer
Cenozoic
Paleocene
Neogene
Quaternary
Terror Birds
Smilodon
Glyptodont
Himalaya Formation
Ice Ages
Minerals
Homogenous
Crystalline Structure
Luster
Metallic
Non-Metallic
Vitreous
Light Transmission
Streak
Crystal Habit
Tenacity
Hardness
Cleavage
Fracture
Silicates
Ferromagnesians
NonFerromagnesians
Feldspar
Mica
Quartz
Clay
Olivine
Pyroxene
Amphibole
Biotite
Non-Silicate
Native Elements
Rocks
Rock Cycle
Magma
Melt
Volatiles
Mafic
Felsic
Pahoehoe
Aa
Block Lava
Igneous
Glassy Texture
Aphanetic
Phaneritc
Porphyritic
Pyroclastic
Granite
Basalt
Gabbro
Rhyolite
Sedimentary
Detrital
Chemical
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Exfoliation
Shale
Sandstone
Breccia
Conglomerate
Limestone
Metamorphic
Contact Metamorphism
Marble
Slate
Gneiss
Schist
Quartzite
Plate Tectonics
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Plate Boundaries
Divergent Boundaries
Mid-Ocean Rifts
Rift Valleys
Convergent Boundaries
Subduction Zones
Oceanic Trenches
Volcanic Arc
Orogenesis
Slip- Strike (Transform) Boundary
Transform Faults
Ring of Fire
Volcano
Magma
Lava
Basaltic Magma
Andesitic Magma
Rhyolitic Magma
Volatiles
Gas Content
Tephra
Volcanic Dust and Ash
Lapilli
Volcanic Blocks
Lava Bombs
Pyroclastic Flow
Lahar
Vent /Cone
Parasitic Cone
Conduit
Caldera
Magma Chamber
Shield Volcano
Composite/Strombolian Volcano
Composite/Strato- Volcano
Cerro Negro
Manua Loa
Krakatoa
Tsunami
Supervolcano
Anak Krakatau
Earthquake
Focus
Epicenter
Seismic Waves
Seismometer
P-Wave
S-wave
L-wave
Subsidence
Liquefaction
Aftershock
Foreshock
Richter Scale
Modified Mercalli Scale
Moment Magnitude Scale
San Francisco 1906
Alaskan Quake 1964
Japan 3/11/11
Megathrust Quake
Atmosphere
Troposphere
Tropopause
Stratosphere
Stratopause
Mesosphere
Mesopause
Exosphere
Aurora
Radiation
Convection
Wind
Air Pressure
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
Westerlies
Trade Wind
Doldrums
Easterlies
Jet Stream
Air Mass
CP
CT
MT
MP
CA
Front
Warm Front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
Condensation Evaporation
Condensation Nucleus
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
Nimbus
Fog
Radiant Fog
Lightning
Stepped Leader
Precipitation
Rain
Sleet
Hail
Snow
Freezing Rain
Tornado
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Supercell
Moore, Ok
Joplin, Mo
Hurricane
Easterly Wave
Cylcone,Typhoon
Tropical Depression
Tropical Storm
Eye
Eyewall
Rain Bands
Storm Surge
Landfall
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Superstorm Sandy
Evolution
Natural Selection
Punctuated Equilibrium
Variability
Hominid
Bipedalism
Opposable Thumbs
Proconsul
Aegyptopithecus
Sahelanthropus
Ardipithecus Ramidus
Australopithecus Afarensis
Australopithecus Africanus
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Homo sapiens
floresiensis
Homo sapiens
neanderthalensis
Homo sapiens
heidelbergensis
Homo sapiens sapiens