The Earth
The Seasons
Weather
Rocks
Geologic History
100
The true shape of the Earth is an Oblate Spheroid, but from space it looks like this.
What is a perfect sphere or perfect circle
100
The Summer solstice falls on this date (in the Northern Hemisphere)
What is June 21st
100
Wind is due to differences in this
What is air pressure
100
Igneous rock that cools fast will have these
What are small crystals
100
In undisturbed strata the oldest layer will be found here
What is on the bottom
200
Latitude lines go east-west, just like the equator, but measure
What is distances north or south of the equator
200
The sun can only be directly overhead between these latitudes
What is 23.5 degrees North and South
200
When these are close the greater the chance for precipitation
What are air temperature and the dew point
200
how to make a Metamorphic rock
What is heat and pressure (without melting)
200
An Unconformity usually means this happened
What is uplift and erosion
300
Two places will be in the same time zone if they have this in common
What is the same longitude
300
The Equinoxes fall on these dates
What are March 21st September 23rd
300
Highs pressure brings weather that is this (like your armpit)
What is cool and dry
300
most likely to have fossils
What is sedimentary rock
300
C14 is used to find the age of these
What is organic remains from recent geologic history
400
The earth rotates from west to east at this rate
What is 15 degrees per hour
400
Date when the sun's direct ray strikes the Tropic of Capricorn
What is December 21st
400
Cold fronts bring this kind of weather
What is heavy rain followed by cooler temperature
400
sedimentary rock can be made from sediments, biologic remains, or this
What is evaporation of seawater
400
why index fossils are good time markers
What is they lived for a short period of time over a wide area.
500
The earth revolves in this direction (if you're looking down at the North pole)
What is counterclockwise
500
The direction of sunrise and sunset on June 21 (Summer Solstice) T
What is Rises in N of E and Sets in N of W
500
In the United States, weather moves from this direction
What is SW
500
Igneous rocks form by this
What is crystallization of molten magma or lava
500
how to change the half life of a radioactive element
What is you can't!
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