Intro to Earth Science / Plate Tectonics / Earthquakes
Volcanoes / Rocks & Minerals
Oceanography
Meteorology
Astronomy
100
What is the things in the expirement that change
Variables
100
Any structure that brings magma from below the surface, erupting lava onto the surface
Volcano
100
What is the percent of the water located on the Earth in the oceans
97%
100
What makes up most of our atmosphere (78%)
Nirtogen
100
All physical existence
Universe
200
What are all the layers of the Earth starting from the surface to the middle
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
200
A fluid's ability to resist flow
Viscosity
200
How many oceans are there and name them all
5; Altlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, Artic
200
Protects us from the sun's harmful UV rays
Ozone
200
What planet in 2006 was named a "Dwarf Planet" and was no longer consisdered a planet no more
Pluto
300
Supercontinet when all Earth land was connected 200 million years ago
Pangaea
300
Located in Washington State, Major Eruption in 1980 when North Side of the Volcano blew off causing a massive lanslide and covered the region with pyroclastic flow.
Mt. St. Helens
300
Metal sphere which is lowered on cables to the deep ocean floor
Bathysphere
300
Label all the layers of the atmosphere in order from surface to space
Troposhere; Stratosphere; Mesophere; Thermosphere
300
"Sun centered" is called what
Heliocentric
400
Geologists who discovered Mid-Ocean Ridges on the ocean floor, and later discovered seafloor spreading.
Harry Hess
400
What are the characteristics of all minerals
1. Solid
2. Inorganic
3. Occur Naturally
4. Orderly Crystalline Structure
5. Same Chemical Composition
400
Amount of salt is dissovlved in water, listed in ppt, Average is 35 ppt
Salinty
400
A wave of energy slightly shorter in wavelength than visible light, it is invisible and causes sunburn
Infrared Radiation
400
Dirty snowballs they are called
Comets
500
Scale measures the intensity of the earthquake based on the type of damage that occurs
Modified Mercalli Scale
500
List the whole Rock Cycle Diagram
Magma > Crystallization > Igneous Rock > Weathering and Erosion > Sediment > Cementation and Compaction > Sedimentary Rock > Heat and Pressure > Metamorphic Rock > Melt > Magma
500
What are the cause of the waves
Winds, earthquakes, and meteorite impacts.
500
The measurement of how much light is reflected from any surface is called
Albedo
500
How many days does it take the moon to revolve and rotate around the Earth