Rocks and Minerals
The most abundant family of minerals
Silicates
Area of volcanic eruption in the middle of a lithospheric plate
primary causes of seasons on earth
tilt of earth's axis
Minimum wind speed for a hurricane
74 mph
Where does out sun place on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and what is the next step in its life cycle?
Main sequence / Red giant
Carbon and oxygen combined
Carbonate
Boundary between Indian and Eurasian Plates
Collision boundary
Volcanically active moon of Jupiter
Io
Water vapor in the air compare to how much it could hold
relative humidity
List the phases of the moon in order
new, waxing gibous , full, waning quarter, waning crescent
all metamorphic rocks are formed from
a parent rock
Ocean crust compared with oceanic: ____________ and _____________
older and less dense
name for the lunar phase between half full and full.
waxing gibbous
What direction does the wind blow around a low pressure system in the southern hemisphere?
Clockwise
Which star would you expect to live the longest: red dwarf or blue dwarf?
red dwarf
A mineral made up of only 1 element
An upward fold in a rock layer
What determines how long and hot a star burns?
Mass
Name the layers of the atmosphere and what the temp does in each one
Troposphere - down
Stratosphere - up
Mesosphere - down
Thermosphere - up
Arrange visible light, UV, and Infrared in order of wavelength, longest to shortest
Infrared, visible light, UV
differential stress deep in earth results in
foliation (flattening and elongation of grains)
________________ increases with distance away from diverging boundary
Age of rock
What does a star's colour indicate?
Its temperature
Is evaporation a cooling or warming process? Why?
Cooling
When liquid turns to gas, the heat energy leaves with the evaporating liquid, the surroundings get cooler
Density of a mineral compared to the density of water
Specific Gravity