The Universe
Stars
Planets, Earth, Moon & Sun
Weather & Climate
Plate Tectonics
100
All matter started at one point of singularity.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
100
Cosmic Address from Universe to Earth. ___________, N________, M____ W____ G______, S_____ S_________, __________,
Universe, Nebula, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, Sun, Earth.
100
Order of Planets from Smallest to Largest.
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
100
How does the dew point compare to actual temperature of a location with precipitation occurring?
The same
100
The early part of which century Alfred Wegner compiled the Continental Drift theory?
20th Century (early 1900's)
200
Elements that started all matter in the earliest point in our universe's history
Hydrogen and Helium
200
In an H-R Diagram the hottest and brightest stars are located where?
Top-left (blue, most luminous)
200
Today the Moon is in New Moon (Dec 18). Within 2 days, when will 1st quarter appear?
Dec 25
200
What does a barometer measure?
barometric pressure
200
Two of the four pieces of evidence of the CD theory.
1. Climatology
2. Geologic Structures
3. Continents "Fit"
4. Fossils
300
Approximate age of the Universe
14 Billion Years
14,000,000,000
300
What are the two factors/variables used to classify stars?
Temperature and Brightness
300
Phase immediately after Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
300
How does the weather at a location with a Low Pressure System compare to a location with a High Pressure System?
Low = Stormy, precipitation, windy
High = Clear skies, calm
300
What discovery helped explain Wegner's theory was correct?
Convection of the inside of the earth.
400
Evidence of Big Bang Theory (3)
1. Red-Shift of EM Spectrum
2. Cosmic Microwave Background
3. Elements - Stars: H, He
400
The sun is located in which region of the H-R Diagram?
Main Sequence
400
What is the amount of sunlight on the Tropic of Cancer on September 21/22?
12 hours
400
How are weather and climate different?
weather is the short term current conditions while climate is the long term regional year to year conditions
400
What is the difference between the asthenosphere and lithosphere?
Asthenosphere - malleable, semi-liquid, heat, convection cycle, less dense
Lithosphere - more dense, crust, rock-like/solid, plates of Earth.
500
Effect of Light and Sound traveling toward or away from an object. Produces blue and red wavelengths in the EM spectrum. Is utilized today in meteorology to determine weather such as precipitation and thunderstorms.
Doppler Effect
500
What is the last region our Sun will be in on the H-R diagram?
White Dwarf
500
Angle of Incidence at the Equator at solar noon on the Vernal Equinox?
90 degrees
500
Order of the layers (4) of the atmosphere from ground up with temp trend.
troposphere (colder), stratosphere (warmer), mesosphere (colder), thermosphere (warmer)
500
Most common natural result of transform plate boundaries on Earth.
Earthquakes