Unit 1: Intro to Earth Science
Unit 2: Geology
Unit 3: Oceanography
Unit 4: Meteorology
Unit 5: Astronomy
100
What is the Variance?
The difference in data
100
Who discovered mid-ocean ridges?
Harry Hess
100
Who were the first two people to travel to Challenger Deep?
Picard and Walsh
100
What number layer is the troposphere?
1st
100
What is Mars known as?
Red Planet
200
What are Variables?
Things in the experiment that change
200
What is the point underground where the stress is released along the fault and seismic waves are created?
Hypocenter
200
What is the distance from Crest to Crest?
Wave Length
200
What number layer is the stratosphere?
2nd
200
What are the Outer planets known as?
Gas Giants
300
What is the vernal equinox?
First day of spring - Sun directly on equator
300
What is melted rock above the Earth's surface?
Lava
300
What are waves called when they crash on the shoreline before breaking due to steep slope?
Surging Breakers
300
What is a front?
When two air masses come together
300
What is maria on the moon
lowlands, darker cooled lava
400
Who developed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
400
What are intrusive rocks?
Rocks that form underground
400
What is the top of the wave called?
Crest
400
What is the measurement of how much sunlight is reflected from any surface?
Albedo
400
Do both the revolution and rotation of the moon take the same amount of time?
Yes
500
What is the rigid crust and upper mantle that sits on the asthenosphere?
Lithosphere
500
What are the three classes of sedimentary rock?
Clastic, Chemical and Organic
500
What causes waves?
Wind, earthquakes, and meteorite impacts
500
What wave allows heat to be emitted so we can see it?
Infrared
500
What is located in galaxies?
Stars, planets, and moons
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