| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward |
artesian well
|
| domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata |
diapir
|
| forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation |
intrusion
|
| geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction |
monocline
|
| population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum |
proportional sample
,
representative sample
,
stratified sample
|
| population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum |
proportional sampling
,
representative sampling
,
stratified sampling
|
| condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group |
social stratification
,
stratification
|
| act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata |
stratification
|
| branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata |
stratigraphy
|
| spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata |
transgression
|
