Solar System
Moon Phases/Keplers Laws
Plate Tectonics
Geosphere
Random
100
Describe the formation of the solar system
Nebula began to collapse under its own gravity, spinning faster and flattening into a disk shape.
100
Tides are caused by?
The gravitational pull of the moon and the sun
100
Three types of plate boundaries
Convergent Divergent Transform
100
Name the 4 main green house gases
Methane, Carbon dioxide, Water vapor, Nitrous Oxide
100
Three types of seismic waves
P waves S waves and L waves
primary, secondary, surface waves
200
The sun is made up of what two elements?
Hydrogen and Helium
200
When the sun, moon, and earth are aligned at a 90o this type of tide is created?
Neap tide
200
4 layers of the earth
crust, mantle, inner core, Outer core
200
Provide 5 properties of water
Cohesion, Adhesion, Universal solvent, Polarity, Capillary action, High heat capacity
200
A perfect circle has an eccentricity of?
Zero
300
Characteristics of the terrestrial and jovian planets
Terrestrial: Rocky, dense, metal
Jovian: Gas giants
300
Spring tides occur during what two moon phases?
Full Moon and New moon
300
San Andreas fault is caused by what plate boundary?
Transform
300
Which type of light is primarily blocked by the ozone layer?
UV light
300
Which property of water is being demostrated?
Capillary Action, shows the movement of dyed water against gravity.
400
The point between two objects where they balance each other?
Barycenter
400
Which of these eccentricity values is most elliptical?
Venus:0.099 Earth:0.056 Jupiter:0.007 Mercury: 0.206
Mercury, because it has the greatest distance between the foci.
400
When two oceanic plates collide what landform is created?
Deep sea trench or volcanoes in water
400
Six steps of the water cycle
Transpiration, evaporation, Condensation, run-off, Infiltration, Precipitation.
400
During what stage of the water cycle does water act as an agent of energy transfer?
Evaporation, water absorbs energy from the Sun, transferring heat from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere.
500
Name the terrestrial and jovian planets
Terrestrial: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jovian: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500
What are Kepler's three laws
Law of of Orbits
Law of Areas
Law of Periods
500
Most volcanoes are located near what plate boundary?
Convergent plate boundaries
500
The difference between chemical weathering vs. physical weathering?
Chemical: breakdown of rock w/ change in its make-up or appearance
Physical: breakdown of rock w/o change in its make-up or appearance.
500
Which two GHG are mainly released during a volcanic eruption?
CO2 and Water vapor