Unit 1- Intro to Earth Science
Unit 2- Geology
Unit 3- Oceanography
Unit 4- Meteorology
Unit 5- Astronomy
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List a branch of Earth Science.
Geology Astronomy Meteorology Oceanology
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What is Pangea?
When all of earth was one big land mass 200 million years
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What is the newly designated ocean surrounding Antarctica?
Southern Ocean
100
How much nitrogen is in the atmosphere?
78%
100
What is the Universe?
All physical existence
200
What does the earth rotate on?
Axis
200
Who is Harry Hess?
He discovered mid-ocean ridges
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What is a Bathysphere?
A metal sphere which is lowered on metal cables to the ocean floor
200
What is the 4th layer from the earth?
Thermosphere
200
What is the hubble law?
The universe is expanding as all galaxies move apart
300
What is the First day of Spring called?
Vernal Equinox
300
What layer is below the Lithosphere and is molten material?
Asthenosphere
300
What is the equation for depth?
1/2 (1500 m/s) t
300
What is Global Warming?
Warming of the earth due to humans producing CO2
400
What runs horizontally and measures North and South
Latitutde
400
What measures earthquakes?
Seismograph
400
What are Seamounts?
Underwater volcanoes over 1000 meters in elevation
400
Name a type of air mass.
Maritime Tropical Maritime Polar Continental Polar Continental Tropical
500
What is the Earth?
Oblate Spheroid
500
What are fault zones?
Cracks which occur when plates move past each other
500
What is Salinity?
The amount of dissolved salt in water
500
One way to stay safe during a thunderstorm.
Go inside of a building or car
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