Plates & Maps
Earth
Sediment & Soil
NC & Rocks
Space
Earthquakes & Volcanoes
100
What coordinate measures North and South?
Latitude
100
Does nutation make significant changes to Earth’s tilt?
No, insignificant
100
What type of weathering process involves the repeated freezing and thawing of water
Frost wedging
100
What type of rocks are formed by processes powered by the sun?
Sedimentary rocks
100
According to Kepler's second law, which conclusion is supported by the data?
The time intervals are all equal
100
When an earthquake occurs, energy radiates in all directions from its source, which is called....
Focus
200
The prime meridian is at what degree and what direction?
0 Longitude and E/W
200
Which natural phenomenon occurs as a result of Earth rotating on its axis?
Day and night
200
Which one of the following is NOT a major component of soil?
1. Mineral matter
2. air
3. Humus
4. Earthworms
4. Earthworms
(Humus is organic material)
200
What region of NC is Charlotte located in?
Piedmont
200
What keeps planets in orbit around stars?
gravitational pull
200
Why can earthquakes cause fires?
Vibrations can break gas lines, water lines, and electrical lines
300
What type of plate boundary created this feature
Divergent boundary between two continental plates
300
Which change is MOST likely to occur because of the movement of the axis from Polaris to Vega 
Winter and summer months will reverse
300
List 3 activities that could cause an increase in soil erosion.
1. deforestation
2. Urbanization
3. Industrialization
4. Pollution
5. Grazing
6. Plowing Land
300
Where is the energy source found that drives the processes that form igneous and metamorphic rocks?
Earth's interior (mantle)
300
What happens to atoms in nuclear fusion?
They fuse together (combine)
300
Which seismic waves travel most rapidly?
P waves
400
Deep ocean trenches are associated with.....
subduction zones
400
A day on Earth is 24 hours. A day on Jupiter is 10 hours. Why is there is a difference?
Jupiter's rotation speed is faster than Earth's OR Earth's rotation speed is slower than Jupiter's
400
What are the four factors that affect the rate of weathering?
1. climate (temp)
2. Make up of rock
3. Time
4. Surface Area
400
How did the beaches in NC form?
Divergent boundary
Formed when Africa and North America began to split apart
400
What does the evidence of the Big Bang Theory tell us about our universe?
It is expanding
400
What is the deadliest part of a volcano?
pyroclastic flows
500
What FORCE is depicted in the image below?
Slab-pull
500
The point around which two masses orbit each other is referred as:
The barycenter
500
What soil type is ideal for agriculture?
Loam
WHY:
1. mixture sand, silt, and clay
2. absorbs and drains moisture
3. allows room for root growth
500
Label the NC regions based on the image below
1. Mountains
2. Piedmont
3. Coastal Plains
500
Draw a diagram that shows the relationship between Earth, the solar system, and Milky Way Galaxy.
500
What instrument is used to monitor and record earthquakes?
seismographs