- Aa: Hawaiian word for sharp, pointy lava flow (opposite of pahoehoe)
- Yazoo: tributary that is parallel to the river into which it flows until the confluence (named for the Yazoo River of Mississippi)
- Stream: small body of water similar to a river
- Flora: plants
- Isobar: lines used to show atmospheric pressure on a map; each line symbolizes a different level of pressure
- Reg: rocky desert (opposite of erg)
- Abrasion: eroding of rock by the rock being hit with sand from the wind or being carried away by a stream or river
- Eye: calm center of a storm or hurricane; very low pressure
- Mesa: flat-topped hill with steep sides; bigger than a butte (the Spanish word for "table" is mesa)
- Abyssal Plain: flat area of the ocean floor
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Friday, August 16, 2013
Vocabulary Sheet #1
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