MATH in SCIENCE
What is the formula for Volume of a cube or box?
Length x Width x Height
What layer of earth takes up the most space?
Mantle
A natural or man-made object that orbits another in space.
Satellite
What imaginary line runs from the N to S poles?
Prime Meridian
Who is Albert Wegener?
Created Continental Drift Theory
What id the formula for Density?
Mass/Volume (Mass divided by Volume)
What layer are tectonic plates part of?
Lithosphere
The moon's phase when we DON'T see it.
New Moon
What term means "parallels above or below the equator"?
Latitude
What do scientists use to "describe, organize and classify matter"?
Properties
Water's Density?
1
Which layer has plasticity?
Asthenosphere
What causes the "face" or "man" on the moon?
SHADOWS (caused by craters)
Your height above sea level when in the air is called?
What is our best proof of PANGAEA?
Fossils (fossil evidence)
Freezing Point of water?
32* Fahrenheit
The crust is broken into what two crusts?
Oceanic and Continental
What do we see only ever one "side" of the moon?
The moon's rotation and revolution are the same. (about 29 days)
As altitude increases __________________ decreases.
Air Pressure
Using a graduated cylinder to find volume is known as what method?
Displacement
Finding volume of an object using a graduated cylinder is labeled in ______________.
mL (milliliters)
What movement caused PANGAEA?
Continental Drift
The reason we see phases of the moon
POSITION of the sun and moon and earth
Name two LOCATION terms that affect weather:
Latitude, Elevation, Altitude
What happens to TEMPERATURE as altitude increases?
Decreases, Increases, Decreases, Increases
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