Maps
Plate Tectonics
Weathering & Erosion
Geologic Time
Weather & Climate
100
Draw a topographic map of a mountain with a contour interval of 100 ft. Use at least three contour lines. 繪製山的地形圖。 使用100英尺的輪廓間距，至少使用三條輪廓線。
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100
Name the plate boundary that creates mountains 什麼板邊界創造山脈？
Convergent
100
What erosional feature creates U-shaped valleys? 什麼侵蝕劑造成U形谷？
Glacier 冰川
100
What is the radioactive decay product of carbon-14? 碳-14的放射性衰變產物是什麼？
Nitrogen-14 / N-14
100
Which weather instrument is used to measure air temperatures 哪種天氣儀器用於測量空氣溫度
thermometer 溫度計
200
Why can't contour lines intersect/cross? 為什麼輪廓線不能相交/交叉？
Because it isn't possible to have two elevations at one point. 因為在點不可能有兩個海拔
200
Name the plate boundary that creates mid-ocean ridges 什麼板邊界類型創造中海洋脊
Divergent
200
What agent of erosion forms V-shaped valleys?
Rivers
200
What is fossil correlation? 什麼是化石相關?
When you match the same fossils up, they are approximately the same age 當你匹配相同的化石時，它們幾乎是相同的年齡
200
Name one greenhouse gas 給一個溫室氣體
Carbon dioxide 二氧化碳, methane 甲烷, nitrous oxide 一氧化氮
300
What is the latitude and longitude of Syracuse, NY? 雪城的緯度和經度是什麼？
43 N, 76 W
300
What mechanism in the mantle is responsible for the movement of the plates? 地幔中什麼機制負責板塊的運動？
Convection cells / currents 對流
300
Which agent of erosion is most likely responsible for the deposition of sandbars along ocean shorelines? 哪一個侵蝕營力最有可能導致海洋海岸線沿線的沙洲沉積？
Ocean waves 海浪
300
Which law of stratigraphy states that layers deposited on the bottom are older than layers on top? 沉積在底部的層比上層更老，是從什麼地層法定的
Law of Superposition
300
Which two weather variables do we look at to determine if it will rain? 我們看看哪兩個天氣變量來決定是否會下雨？
Dewpoint and Temperature 露點和溫度
400
Correctly draw a depression and label each contour line. (Draw a min. of 3 contour lines) 正確繪製凹陷並標記每條輪廓線。 （繪製至少3條輪廓線）
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400
Where are earthquakes and volcanoes found? 發現地震和火山在哪裡？
Along plate boundaries 靠近板邊界 / Ring of Fire
400
What erosional agent forms parallel grooves on bedrock? 什麼侵蝕劑在基岩上形成平行的凹槽？
Glacier 冰川
400
What percentage of an isotope will be left after TWO half-lives? 兩次半衰期後剩下的同位素百分比是多少？
25% left
400
Explain how clouds are formed 解釋云如何形成
When air rises, volume expands, temperature decreases to dewpoint, condensation occurs on condensation nuclei 當空氣升高時，體積膨脹，溫度下降到露點，凝結核上發生冷凝
500
Describe how we know the direction of river flow on a topographic map 描述我們如何知道地形圖上河流的方向
River flows opposite of V-shaped contour line / Rivers flow from high to low elevation 河流與V型輪廓線相對流/河流從高到低流動
500
What is the name of the transform fault in California? 加利福尼亞州的變形故障名稱是什麼？
San Andreas Fault 聖安德烈斯斷層
500
What erosional agent forms oxbow lakes? 什麼侵蝕劑形成牛弓湖？
River 河
500
Name the two characteristics of an index fossil 描述指數化石的兩個特徵
1. found in many places 2. found in one time period (one layer)
500
Describe the movement of winds in a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere (two things) 描述北半球颶風中的風的運動（兩件事）
Counterclockwise and inwards 逆時針和向內
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