Quarter 1
What is cosmic background radiation, redshifting of galaxies OR doppler effect, expansion and cooling of universe, ordinary matter, spectroscopy OR space composition.
These 3 are considered greenhouse gases.
What is Methane, Carbon Dioxide, and Water Vapor.
This type of seismic wave does not travel through Earth's outer core.
What is secondary (S) wave?
These are two pieces of evidence a glacier used to be in a region (like NYS).
What are U shaped valleys, erratics, moraines, finger lakes, kettle lakes, parallel grooves?
This surface ocean current and type of plate boundary are the main influencers of the region of Alaska.
(Both parts are required for points)
What is Alaska Current and Convergent plate boundary?
What is Autumnal Equinox on September 21-23?
What is warm and wet?
These are three traits of an index fossil.
What is widespread, abundant, recognizable, or short lived?
Construct a claim to explain the difference between weathering and erosion.
What is weathering breaks down rocks/minerals and erosion transports the sediments somewhere new?
This rock can never have a mineral with glassy luster and hexagonal atomic structure.
What is Gabbro, Basalt, Peridiotite, or Komatiite?
The latitude and longitude coordinates for Machias NY?
(In degrees and minutes)
Include Directions!
What is...
42 degrees (1-29 minutes) North
78 degrees (1-29 minutes) West
These are the 4 main layers of the atmosphere.
What is troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere.
This mineral is dark in color, has low hardness, and breaks into thin sheets.
What is Biotite?
These are the three types of weathering and one example for each.
What is...
Physical and varies
Chemical and varies
Biological and varies
Scientists discovered a star to have the following traits:
- 10-3 solar units
- Main sequence early stage
- Spectral class M
The star would give off this wavelength of the visible spectrum in nanometers.
What is (6.3 - 7.0) x 102 nm?
Earth rotates this many degrees on its axis over a period of 7 hours?
What is 105 degrees?
Construct a claim to explain the relationship between latitude and regional seasonal variation.
What is as latitude decreases, seasonal variation decreases?
OR
What is a Positive relationship?
This is one characteristic for each rock type.
What is...
Igneous: Vesicular gas bubbles or large crystals
Sedimentary: Sediments or fossils
Metamorphic: Banding
What is (varies).
Cost: pollution, nonrenewable
Benefit: cheap, efficient, reliable
A preserved Eurypterus index fossil could be found in this NYS landscape region.
What is Erie Ontario Lowlands or Central Lowland Province?
This is one of Kepler's Laws of motion.
What is...
1. Each planet's orbit is an ellipse
2. A planet will travel equal areas in equal time
3. Planet's distance to the Sun and orbital period have a positive relationship
Provide a station model with the following data:
(proper placement matters)
- Steady Moderate Snow
- 15 knots of wind moving Southward
- 3/4 sky cover
- 1020.0 mb air pressure
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1.5 feathers ontop of circle
circle 75% shaded
200 on the top right of circle
This is where you could find each rock type and an example for each.
What is...
Igneous: Near volcano and varies
Sedimentary: In ocean and varies
Metamorphic: Mountain range and varies
These are the 5 systems of Earth and what they encompass/involve. (You must be specific and include everything to get points)
What is...
Biosphere: living things
Hydrosphere: liquid and gaseous water
Geosphere/Lithosphere: solid materials on and in Earth
Atmosphere: air
Cryosphere: frozen water
A sample of Gneiss in the Adirondacks region. Geologists measured its composition to contain approximately 1/8 of its original radioactive isotope. The sample is this many years old.
What is 146.4 billion years old?