Unit 1: Intro to Earth Science
Unit 2: Geology
Unit 3: Oceanography
Unit 4: Meterology
Unit 5: Astronomy
100
1. State the problem 2. Gather information 3. Form a hypothesis 4. Test the hypothesis 5. State a conclusion
What is The Scientific Method
100
What is the super ocean surrounding Pangaea 200 million years ago?
Panthalassa
100
Flattest regions on the earth, found on the deep ocean floor
What is Abyssal plains
100
What are the layers of the atmosphere in order?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
100
Fragments of rock located mostly in between the inner and outer planets
What is Asteroids
200
the difference in data
What is Variance
200
The point on the surface of the Earth directly above the focus of the earthquake.
What is Epicenter
200
Flat-topped seamounts from erosion of waves (covered up islands)
What is Guyots
200
the measurement of how much light is reflected from any surface Earth 30% Soil 50% Snow 90%
What is Albedo
200
"Earth-centered" Most people prior to only a few centuries ago believed earth was the center of the solar system
What is Geocentric
300
What are the Layers of the Earth?
Crust, mantel, outer core, inner core
300
Movements or changes in elevation. Changes in the water table.
What are Earthquake Precursors
300
Below the surface layer where the sunlight diminishes (twilight zone) and temperatures decrease rapidly
What is Thermocline
300
Two cold air masses moving into a hot air mass- produces strong winds, rain and storms, sometimes tornados
What is Occluded
300
What are the planets in order?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
400
What are the two solstices?
Summer and Winter
400
Rocks that form above ground (Volcanic eruption)
What is Extrusive Rocks
400
the amount of salt dissolved in water
salinity
400
Man made chemicals found in refrigerators, air conditioners, and hairspray that destroy the ozone
What is CFCs
400
smaller space debris, space dust
What is meteroids
500
What are the two Equinoxes?
Vernal and Autumnal
500
Made from a collection of smaller rocks or sand
What is Clastic Rocks
500
The moon and to a lesser extent the suns gravity and inertia cause the tides. high tide is always occurring on the side of the earth facing the moon and the opposite of the moon
Causes of tides
500
Light energy is bent or broken into its separate colors. Blue light scatters first, because it has a short wavelength. Red scatters last, because it has a long wavelength.
What is Scattering
500
What are the phases of the moon?
New Moon > waxing crescent > first quarter > Waxing Gibbous > Full moon > Waning gibbous > third quarter > waning Crescent > new moon
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