Earth Science - Origin of the Universe

A farming practice that avoids tilling the soil to conserve soil health.

Creating stepped levels on slopes to prevent soil erosion and manage water.

Farming practiced along the contour lines of the land to reduce soil erosion.

Surfaces that do not allow water to pass through, contributing to runoff.

A garden designed to collect and manage rainwater runoff.

Everyday items disposed of by households like food and clothes.

Wastes produced by businesses and organizations like schools and factories.

Waste resulting from the demolition of buildings and structures.

Color of a mineral in its powdered form.

Theory explaining the solar system's formation from a rotating gas cloud.

Scale measuring mineral hardness from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest).

Mineral breakage along crystalline structure; smooth surfaces.

Mineral's resistance to stress; indicates brittle or malleable properties.

Contain almost 90% of Earth's freshwater, located in glaciers and ice caps.

Water located beneath the Earth's surface, stored in aquifers and essential for irrigation and drinking.

Water that collects on the Earth's surface in lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, commonly used for drinking.

Industrial waste that is hazardous due to properties like corrosiveness, ignitability, and toxicity.

Waste generated from medical institutions and facilities, requiring special handling.

A diverse class of metallic minerals important for Earth's magnetic field.

Any garbage from homes and industries, can be dry or wet, includes plastics, food waste.

Waste that is dissolved or liquid-based, including sludge from plants and households.

Energy produced from the movement of water, mainly used in power plants.

Non-liquid waste, including plastics, bottles, and other solid materials.

Structure that raises water level in rivers to create falling water.

Device that spins when struck by falling water, converting energy.

Organic material that can be broken down by organisms into natural elements.

The displacement of the upper layer of soil due to various factors, leading to degradation.

Connected to the turbine, it converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

Cables that carry electricity from hydro plants to users.

Rocks formed from the solidification of molten rock materials.

Rocks formed by accumulation, compaction, and cementation of sediments.

Rocks that change due to transformation of existing rocks.

Largest source of water, containing 97% of Earth's water, salty.

Distinct smell released from chemicals when mixed with water, heat, or air.

Measure of density; weight of a mineral compared to water.

Largest group of minerals, made of silicon and oxygen.

Minerals found in marine settings, high evaporation areas; includes nitrates and borates.

Forms in high evaporation areas; includes sulphates and halides.

Contains natural salts, forms in lakes or ponds like halite and fluorite.

Power harnessed from Earth's internal heat; thermal energy below the crust.

Oldest geothermal plant; requires pure steam from geothermal reservoirs.

Common plant using hot water turning into steam under pressure.

Uses heat from underground water to vaporize hydrocarbons to spin turbines.