Ch. 12
Terms
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- wave
- the time required for identical points on consecutive waves to pass a given point
- topography
- the size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including its relief
- mineralogist
- a person who examines, analyzes, and classifies minerals
- till
- unsorted rock material that is deposited directley by a melting glacier
- porosity
- the percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces
- seismograph
- an instrument that records vibrations in the ground
- tide
- the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water
- radar
- radio detection and ranging, a system that uses reflected radio waves to determine the velocity and location of objects
- solar system
- the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
- ventifact
- any rock that is pitted, grooved, or polished by wind abrasion