Intro to Earth Science
Name one branch of Earth Science
Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Astronomy
What does the ozone layer help protect life on Earth from?
Ultraviolet (UV) light
A mineral deposit that is profitable to extract.
Ore
The property that describes how a mineral reflects light from its surface.
Luster
The largest division of geologic time.
Eon
What does a seismologist study?
Earthquakes
What instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
Barometer
Name a common fossil fuel.
Coal, Natural gas, Petroleum
The type of scientist that studies rocks
Geologist
The type of fossil that shows what the organism DID, such as footprints and bite marks.
Trace Fossil
Which layer is the thin, solid out layer on which we live?
Crust
What is the most important factor in determining the climate for a region?
Latitude
A resource that cannot be replaced at the same rate that it is consumed.
Nonrenewable
The type of igneous rock that has a high silica content.
Felsic
The span of Earth's history that includes most of Earth's early history (88%).
Precambrian Time
Which layer of the Earth is the thickest?
Mantle
Which type of cloud is billowy, resembling cotton balls?
Cumulus
Name a possible impact of mining.
Air pollution, Water pollution, Habitat destruction, etc.
The process in which sediments are glued together by minerals that are deposited by water
Cementation
The original radioactive isotope
Parent isotope
Which layer of Earth is liquid and mostly made of iron and nickel?
Outer Core
Which air mass is generally cold and dry?
Continental Polar
The splitting of an atomic nucleus into 2 nuclei.
Nuclear fission
The process in which one type of rock changes into another type of rock
Metamorphosis
The fossilization process when minerals carried by water fill the pores of an organism's remains
Permineralization