THE MOON
How many total moon phases are there?
8
Earth rotates on what degree axis?
23.5 degrees
This force keeps the universe in orbit around the sun.
Gravity
This scientist proposed Uniformitarianism.
James Hutton
Give one example of something that drives population growth.
Medicine, sanitation, food production, better life expectancy
The moon completes a full revolution in how many days?
27.5 days
This type of eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon.
Lunar Eclipse
What two things affect gravity?
Mass and Distance
What does the Law of Superposition tell us about rock layers?
Oldest on bottom, youngest on top.
The growth of the global population is what kind of growth?
Exponential
This type of eclipse happens when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.
Solar Eclipse
This type of eclipse blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon entirely.
Total Lunar Eclipse
True or False: An object with less mass would have more gravity.
False
According to science how old is the Earth?
4.6 billion years old
Mining affects which of the Earth Spheres?
Geosphere
This type of moon phase happen from full moon to new moon.
Waning
This point on Earth's orbit is the closest to the sun at 94 million miles.
Perihelion
This was the first planet to be discovered with a telescope.
Uranus
This process is how we figure out which fossils are older and which are younger?
Relative Dating
What could happen if a population exceeds its carrying capacity?
shortage of food, habitat, mates, damages ecosystem, quality of life decreases
This type of solar eclipse blocks only part of the sun, and creates a crescent shape.
Partial Solar Eclipse
Toward the sun
This planet is half the size of Earth.
Mars
Describe Catastrophism.
Earth's features were shaped by sudden, catastrophic events.
What are the major contributors to the pollution of the Atmosphere?
Transportation and Industry