Intro To Earth Sci
What are the 4 branches of earth science
What is oceanography, meteorology, geology, and astronomy?
Where was Dr. Asamani born?
What is Ghana, West Africa?
It is a guide to help find answers related to earth science
What is the earth science reference table?
A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a famous or notable person or event.
A building, structure, or site that is of historical importance or interest
What is a monument?
3 natural processes that affect the cyclic nature of rocks
What are Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition?
Volcanology is part of which earth science subgroup?
What is Geology?
What university did Mrs. Viera and Dr. Asamani both attend?
What is Long Island University?
The table used to measure the Hardness of Minerals
What is the Moh's Scale?
1. A monument made of the mineral Limestone
2. A monument that has the mineral quartz in it
1. What is the Sphinx?
2. What is The Statue of Liberty?
Any natural process that removes sediments from one place to another. The transportation of weathered rock material (sediments).
What is Erosion?
The study of the earth’s atmosphere and how it changes in temperature, humidity, air pressure and how winds affect the weather is
What is Meteorology?
How many children does Dr. Asamani have?
How many children does Mrs. Viera have?
How many children does Ms. Janet have?
What is 2?
What is 2?
What is 1?
3 major types of rocks
What is sedimentary rocks, igneous rock, metamorphic rocks?
Minerals associated with The Statue of Liberty and the Sphinx
What are Quartz and Calcite?
Weathering is
What is when rocks are broken down or worn out due to bodies of water, acid rain, wind, ice?
Tectonic plates, Rifting, Tsunami wave are part of which branch of earth science?
What is Oceanography?
There's something very special about Mrs. Viera currently?
What is she is having a baby?
Limestone, sandstone, Rock salt
What are examples of Sedimentary Rock?
A building that needs a permit from the government in order to make changes on it
What is a Landmark Building?
Color/Streak, Hardness, Luster, Density, Cleavage/Fracture
What are the properties of minerals?
These are two areas of which branch of earth science?
Planetology- study the planets of our solar system and beyond
Cosmology- the study to understand the origin and evolution of the universe
What is Astronomy?
What school did Dr. Asamani get her doctorate Degree?
What is Teachers College Columbia University?
Glassy luster, may form, hexagonal crystals
What are DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS of Quartz
3 monuments we discussed in class
What is the Morris High School Building, The Statue of Liberty, The Sphinx of Giza, Egypt?
Glassy luster, may form, hexagonal crystals
What are DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS of Quartz