Unit 1: Intro to Earth Science
Unit 2: Geology
Unit 3: Oceanography
Unit 4: Meteorology
Unit 5: Astronomy
100
What is the study of everything outside the Earth?
Astronomy
100
What did Alfred Wegener discover?
he developed theory of continental drift.
100
how much of Earths water is found in the ocean?
97%
100
What protects us from the Suns UV rays?
Ozone
100
What is all physical existence - matter, energy, space, and time?
Universe.
200
What is Variance?
the difference in the data.
200
Geologist who became a navy sub commander in WW2. and discovered Mid Ocean Ridges.
Harry Hess.
200
what is the Bathyscaphe?
Mini- submarine which sinks to the ocean floor and has mobility.
200
A wave of energy that is visible and causes sun burn.
Ultraviolet Radiation
200
referred to as "dirty snowballs"
Comets.
300
Slightly wider at the equator , due to faster rotation.
Oblate Spheroid.
300
The magnetic polarities (normal and reverse) match on both sides of the mid ocean ridges.
Magnetic Reversals.
300
What is Continental Rise?
A collection of sediment found at the bottom of the continental slope.
300
What is CFC?
A man made chemicals.
300
Which theory talks about the formation of the Solar System?
Nebula Theory
400
When is the Vernal Equinox?
March 20 the sun strikes directly on the equator.
400
which layer is the molten material below the Lithosphere which causes plates to move?
Asthenosphere.
400
What are Abyssal Plains?
the flattest regions on Earth found on the ocean floor.
400
this is a large mass of air which has the same humidity and temperature throughout.
Air Masses
400
Which planet is the hottest with the thickest atmosphere?
Venus
500
Used to locate any position on Earth using satellites and triangulation.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
500
What are Divergent Boundaries?
Plates that are moving away from one another.
500
What effect causes currents in the Northern Hemisphere deflect to the right and currents in the Southern Hemisphere deflect to the left?
Coriolis Effect
500
What storm formation, forms from hot, humid air rises rapidly forming cumulonimbus clouds?
Thunderstorms.
500
What is Maria?
Lowlands, darker cooled lava.
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