Tectonic Plates
what type of boundary pulls away from each other
divergent boundary
What are tides caused by
The gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon
What wave type has the longest wavelength
Radio waves
What galaxy is flattened are the brightest in the middle and have a hazy glow coming off of it
Elliptical galaxy
What boundary causes mid ocean ridges
divergent boundaries
What kind of tide is the moon,sun, and earth arranged in a 90 degree angle
Neap tide
What wave type has the highest frequency
Gamma rays
Our galaxy the milky way is what type of galaxy
spiral galaxy
What type of crust is the thickest
continental crust
Which has the bigger gravitational pull on the earths tides. the sun or the moon
moon
infrared waves have longer wave lengths than visible light. (T/F)
True
What two theorys dominated discussion among scientists from the 1930s to the mind 1960s
steady state theory and big bang theory
What theory explains why and how continents move around
The theory of continental drift
What causes seasons on earth
earths tilt
What is the height a wave move positively or negatively away from the resting position is
Amplitude
What diagram is used to classify stars and identify luminosity and temperature
The Hertz-Russell Diagram or H-R Diagram
What is the famous transformation boundary under California.
San Andrea's Fault
Draw a picture of a full moon on a spring tide. draw it on a white board
moon, earth ,sun
The number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time, usually measured in seconds.
what is frequency
What are the two options a supernova can turn into
Neutron star and black hole