Star Wars
Gone with the Wind
Journey to the Center of the Earth
100
TRIPLE!!!
Two reasons for the seasons.
What is tilt and revolution?
100
List the layers of the atmosphere from Earth to space.
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere?
100
The peaks of the Appalachian Mountains have become rounded over time as a result of these two processes.
What is weathering and erosion?
200
The center of mass that keeps Earth in a balanced orbit around the sun.
What is barycenter?
200
Cause of convection currents and wind.
What is density differences in the atmosphere?
200
Coal is formed over millions of years from this material.
What is organic material?
300
Theory that states Earth formed from a cloud of dust and gas.
What is the Nebular Theory?
300
Atmosphere DAILY DOUBLE!!
The specific layer of the atmosphere where Aurora Borealis occurs. (this layer is part of one of the main 4 layers)
What is magnetosphere?
300
Type of rock that always forms in horizontal layers.
What is sedimentary?
400
Red Shift, which occurs as a result of background cosmic radiation, is the primary source of evidence for how the universe began. This is known as _____________.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
400
Type of front that produces constant precipitation for several days.
What is a stationary front?
400
The Great African Rift Valley and the Mid-Atlantic ridge both formed at a ___________ boundary. The difference is that a __________ occurs on land, while a __________ occurs on the ocean floor.
What is divergent, rift valley, ridge?
500
As stars move farther away light waves [(1)expand/contract] causing the stars to appear [(2)red/blue], while stars that are closer to us appear [(3)red/blue].
What is (1) expand; (2) red; and (3) blue?
500
Lifting of air masses that creates clouds around mountain peaks.
What is orographic lift?
500
List the type of rock that matches each description in order.
1. Heat & Pressure
2. Contains Fossils
3. Volcanic
What is metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous?
600
The magnetosphere is developed as a result of Earth's liquid core spinning around its solid inner core, preventing harmful, high-energy particles from entering the atmosphere. The motion that produces this effect is ______________.
What is rotation?
600
True or False. If the amount of moisture in the air remains the same and the temperature rises, the relative humidity will decrease.
What is true?
600
Lithosphere DAILY DOUBLE!!
The type of soil you get with 30% sand, 40% silt, and 30% clay.
What is clay loam?
700
Atmosphere DAILY DOUBLE!!
The process that prevents stars (such as the sun) from collapsing in on themselves.
What is fusion?
700
Phenomenon that causes Chile and Argentina to receive above average temperatures and rainfall.
What is El Nino?
700
Two features that always exist at a subduction zone.
What is a volcanic arc and a trench?
800
When the earth, moon, and sun align __(1)__ tide occurs. When the moon is at a right angle to the sun, __(2)__ tide occurs.
What is (1) spring and (2) neap?
800
In the image above, the wind blows (towards/away) from the land in a (circular/straight) path.
What is toward the land in a circular path?
800
True or False. A reef increases erosion by supporting organism growth near the beach.
What is false?
900
The most devastating result of decreased solar radiation in relation to life on Earth.
What is decreased rates of photosynthesis?
900
Type of air mass that forms in the atmosphere between Alaska and Russia.
What is maritime polar?
900
Hawaii consists of 8 islands. Because they were formed in the middle of the Pacific Plate, __ island(s) has/have an active volcano.
What is 1?
1000
Earth's orbit covers _________ area at perihelion versus aphelion.
What is equal?
1000
A cold front moves southeast into Miami from the mid-west followed by an area of high pressure on Monday. The weather on Tuesday will be ________.
What is cool and dry?
1000
Each type of fault causes earthquakes. State whether each statement about faults is true or false.
1. Shear stress is caused by a reverse fault at a transform boundary.
2. Tension stress is caused by a normal fault at a divergent boundary.
3. Compression stress is caused by a strike-slip fault at a convergent boundary.
4. A thrust fault causes compression stress and occurs at a convergent boundary.
What is:
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True