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100

This term refers to the amount of air molecules in a certain amount of space; air _________

Density

100

The climate with the highest humidity is most likely to be a....

Tropic

100

What are the second layer of the Earth?

Mantle

100

What is the biggest type of taxon group that we put living things into?

Domain

100

A huge ball of gas capable of fusing hydrogen into helium is best known as a ________

Star

200

This is the phase of the water cycle that occurs when cold air and warm air collide and cause water vapor to become too heavy to keep in the atmosphere

Precipitation

200

Climate is determined by location, ________, and weather patterns.

Elevations

200

What is an index fossil?

A fossil found in only one layer of the crust all over the world; used to figure out how old other fossils are

200

Every living thing has a scientific name made up of their ________ and _________

genus and species

200

Which planet has no atmosphere, no moons, and a day that lasts longer than its year?

Mercury

300

What causes warm and cold fronts?

Uneven heating from the Sun
300

Deserts are defined by their lack of ___________.

Precipitation

300

The absolute age of a fossil is determined by a process called ___________ dating

radiometric

300

Name two classes of organism that have backbones

Amphibia, fish, Reptilia, Mammalia, and Aves

300

If a rock that was orbiting a planet makes contact with the planet's surface, is it a meteor, meteorite, or meteoroid?

meteorite

400
This is the scientific name for a thunder cloud?

Cumulonimbus

400

The Equator is the most central band of _________ (starts with "L")

latitude

400

Two of the key steps in the rock cycle are weathering and _____________.

erosion

400
Name one animal from each of the four orders of Reptilia (need at least two!)

crocodile, snake, tuatara, tortoise, etc.

400

Define gravity

The bending of an object's straight line of travel

500

What causes wind? 

When warm air rises and cold air rushes in to take its place

500

What is the name for the classification system of the climates?

Koppen-Geiger

500

The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs left a thin layer of this rare metal in one layer of the Earth. What is the metal?

Iridium

500
What sort of creature would you find in Order Lagomorpha of Class Mammalia?

Rabbits and hares

500

List all three requirements for an object to be a planet

1. must orbit a star

2. must be spheroid in shape

3. must clear its own orbit of other objects