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

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

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

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