Transcript Earth Science Exam Review 1st Semester

A(n) ______________
could tell us if
it is going to rain
all weekend.
A(n) _______________
looks at the gulf
stream and
circulation of
ocean currents.
A(n) ____________ gazes
at the moon and
does not see
swiss cheese.
A(n) _______________
reads weather
data from
weather maps.
A(n) ___________
studies the
disappearance of
dinosaur.
A(n) _______________
studies sea water
and its effect on
erosion.
The metric base
unit for mass is
______.
What does a meter
stick measure?
The metric base
unit for volume is
_______.
The metric base
unit for length is
_______.
A cubic centimeter
is a measure of
________.
cm³
When an object
with a density of
3.5 g/ml is placed in
water, the object
will ________________.
To calculate the
density of a cube
of metal, a
scientist must
measure its volume
and ______.
What is the volume
of a rock if the
change in water
level by
displacement is 3 mL?
If you wanted to
find the mass of
your textbook,
what would you
do?
If you wanted to
find the volume of
a nail, what
would you do?
How many meters
are in a kilometer?
A Milky Way bar has
a density of 2.5 g/cm³.
If Mr. Strine ate half
of the candy bar,
what would the
density be of the
remaining half?
What metric unit
would you use to
measure the mass
of a piano?
What metric unit
would you use to
measure the
thickness of a
nickel?
What metric unit
would you use to
measure the
length of your
pencil?
What metric unit
would you use to
measure the
volume of liquid
medicine?
What metric unit
would you use to
measure the height
of the Godwin
flagpole?
What metric unit
would you use to
measure the
temperature of the
room?
A student notices that one kind
of fossil is always found in the
same type of rock. What part of
the scientific method has the
student used?
A meteorologist reads a rain
gauge and records it. What part
of the scientific method has the
student used?
Allen noticed the rock along the
side of the highway and thought “I
wonder how those rocks were
formed?” What part of the
scientific method has the student
used?
David said, “I think that by
observing the clouds, I can
predict rain.” What part of the
scientific method has the student
used?
Travis decided after all of his
research, that his hypothesis
about predicting volcano
eruptions, was false. What part of
the scientific method has the
student used?
Lines of longitude
measure distances
Latitude measures
The International Date
Line is located at the
The general name for
the shape of the land
surface of an area is
What kind of line
connects points of
equal elevation?
A map scale tells you
about
A list of symbols and
colors that are used
on a map is
The top of a road map
is
A closed contour line
with teeth means
Two points on the
same contour line
means
Two contour lines next
to each other are
labeled 20m and 40m.
What is the contour
interval?
Closed circular
contour lines on a
map mean
A star’s color is most
directly related to its
The star closest to the
Earth is
Stars are formed out of
Our Sun makes its
energy from this
reaction:
The hottest stars are
what color?
Stars that seem to be
arranged in a pattern
are known as
The biggest stars are
called
The Big Bang
Theory is based on
the assumption
that
The star Polaris is
interesting because it is
Magnitude refers to a
star’s
Which of the following
objects make their own
light?
Planets, moons, stars,
or satellites
True or False
Our sun has about 10
billion MORE years to
live.
It takes light from the
sun about 8 _________
to reach the Earth.
The distance light can
travel in one year is
The speed of light is
An exploding star is
called a
Which energy wave is
NOT given off by our sun?
seismic, infrared, gamma,
or micro
What do all
circumpolar
constellations have in
common?
The life span of a star
is most dependent on
the star’s
Our sun has been shining
for __________ years
and is expected to shine
for another __________
years.
Where are the
brightest are
found?
Give an example
of a bright, cool
star .
What season is it in the
northern hemisphere in
position 1?
What season is it in the
northern hemisphere in
position 2?
What season is it in the
northern hemisphere in
position 3?
What season is it in the
northern hemisphere in
position 4?
September 23 is also known
as the
How many hour of light and
dark are we receiving on
September 23?
The reason we have seasons
is because
How long is the period of
revolution for the Earth?
The person who looked through a
telescope at the moon and thought
he saw continents and oceans was
The moon’s rotation equals
The light areas of the moon that
look like mountains are called
True or False
The same side of the moon
always faces the Earth.
Tides are mainly caused by
There are more craters on the
moon than on the Earth because
The lunar maria are the
_____ areas of the moon.
The phases of the moon are
caused by the
The agency in charge of
space exploration is
Astronomy is the study of:
moons, stars, planets, or galaxies
The eclipse that is happening
in the diagram is
The eclipse that is happening
in the diagram is
The type of tides that would
occur in the diagram are called
The type of tides that would
occur in the diagram are called
The year that man landed
on the moon
This uses lens, can see close
objects like planets
The mission to put man on
the moon was
The first man on the moon was
The name of the first
Russian satellite was
The first American woman
in space was
Skylab and Mir are examples of
The name of the rocket that
took man to the moon was
These can be used more
than once
Holes on the moon’s surface
are called
Pluto, Neptune, Saturn,
Uranus, and Jupiter
are known as the
A planet that rotates
clockwise is called
A chunk of rock or metal that
burns up in the atmosphere
Earth, Mars, Venus, and
Mercury are known as the
The large outer planets made
mostly of helium, hydrogen, or
methane are called the
The ________ theory states
that the solar system began
as a nebula which later
condensed to form the sun
and it’s nine planets.
Our Sun is made of which
two gasses?
How many planets are in
our solar system?
Mars looks red because it has
True or False
Orbits of the planets are
in circular shape.
The largest moon in the
solar system is
True or False
Earth is the only planet
known to have life.
The largest volcano in the
solar system is
The “Cloud Planet”, has
tremendous Greenhouse Effect
which makes Temperatures
up to 900°, Earth’s twin
Has 2 moons, Phobos and
Deimos, is red in color, has
active volcanoes and ice caps
Has rings, could float in
nd
Water, 2 largest planet
Has the Great Dark Spot,
th
8 planet from the Sun.
Largest planet, has the
most moons, Red Spot
Has a moon named Charon,
9th planet from the Sun
Has a lot of craters,
closest planet to the Sun
and no moons
7th planet from the Sun,
rotates on its side like a
rolling ball
When minerals break along
flat surfaces
The mineral that tastes salty
Minerals that are rare,
beautiful, and durable are
called
Anything that takes up space
and has mass is
Are amber and pearls
minerals?
The powder left after a
mineral is rubbed on a
plate is called
The term used to describe
a mineral from which useful
metals and nonmetals can be
profitably removed
Iron is a(n)
The mineral that is always
yellow is
NaCl is the chemical
formula for
Which of the following
mineral is the hardest?
feldspar, talc, gold, or
corundum
The way a mineral
reflects light is called
Amethyst is the purple form
of what most common
mineral on Earth?
The hardest mineral is
The softest mineral is
The thinnest layer of the
Earth is
When the rocks in the crust
are subducted and heated,
they
Old ocean floor is destroyed
and melted beneath ______.
The core of the Earth is
made of
The layer that lies just above
the outer core of the Earth
is the
The liquid layer of nickel
and iron is located in the
The seven lithosphere plates
float on
The Moho is located
between the
The Earth’s thickest layer
is the
What causes the Earth to
have a magnetic field?
A solid that has plasticity
can
The solid top portion of the
Earth is called the
True or False
The thickness of the Earth’s
crust is the same everywhere.
The lithosphere is broken into
____ major plates.
At the mid-ocean ridge, plates
are
The two plates that fit together
the best are
As new crust forms at the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the Atlantic
Ocean is gradually
Trenches and volcanoes are
associated with what type of
boundary?
Scientists believe that the plates
move because
The area of the Pacific plate
where a lot of volcanoes and
earthquakes occur is called
Scientists have found the
youngest rocks of the mid-ocean
ridge are located
True or False
The largest plate is the Pacific
Plate.
True or False
The volcanoes in the Cascade
Mountains are extinct and will
never erupt again.
True or False
Virginia lies along a plate
boundary.
True or False
The ocean floor from North
America to Europe is flat like a
swimming pool.
True or False
Yellowstone National Park was
caused by a hot spot.
What type of boundary is found
at the Himalaya Mountains.
What type of boundary is found
at the Marinas Trench.
What type of boundary is found
at the Hawaiian Islands.
What type of boundary is found
at the San Andreas Fault.
What type of boundary is found
at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Who proposed the continental
drift theory?
Who came up with the sea floor
spreading theory?
Who came up with the plate
tectonics theory?
Big blocks of the Earth’s crust
are called
The place where one plate crashes
into another is called a
The longest underwater mountain
chain is
These occur at transform
boundaries.
The place where plates are
moving away from each other
is called
The place where plates are
moving past each other is called
This is a feature of a colliding
boundary