Unit 1 Intro to Earth science
Unit 2 Geology
Unit 3 Oceanography
Unit 4 Meteorology
Unit 5 astronomy
100
the difference in data
What is Variance
100
the super ocean
What is panthalassa
100
percent of water found in the ocean
What is 97%
100
percent of nitrogen in the atmosphere
What is 78%
100
planet with thickest atmosphere
What is Venus
200
what runs vertically east to west
What is longitude
200
scientist who discovered seafloor spreading
What is Harry Hess
200
percent of water on the earth surface
What is 72%
200
the measurement of how much light is reflected from any surface
What is Albedo
200
the theory that says the nebula is pulled to the center by gravity and begins to rotate
What is the nebula theory
300
what is the axis tilt in degrees
What is 23.5
300
tube where magma rises through a volcano
What is conduit
300
Metal sphere which is lowered on cables to the deep ocean floor
What is Bathysphere
300
man made chemicals found in refrigerators air conditioners and hairspray that destroy the ozone
What is CFCs
300
earth centered
What is Geocentric
400
used to locate any position on earth using satellites and triangulation
What is Global Positioning System (GPS)
400
minerals are compressed and flattened so it looks like stripes
What is foliated texture
400
Mini-submarine which sinks to the ocean floor and has mobility
What is bathscaphe
400
area where ozone is extremely thin over the south pole
What is the ozone hole
400
Lowlands darker cooled lava
What is Maria
500
day of the winter solstice
What is December 21
500
Rayleigh waves and love waves cause the surface of the Earth to shake causing damage
What is Surface wave
500
length of the process of the conveyor belt
What is 1000 years
500
A wavelength slightly longer than visible light
What is Infrared radiation
500
a planet the size of mars hit earth and the debris from the collision was pulled together by gravity forming the moon
What is the Giant Impact Hypothesis
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