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Unit 1: Intro to Earth Science
Unit 2: Geology
Unit 3: Oceanography
Unit 4: Meteorology
Unit 5: Astronomy
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Solid dirt, rocks, sand
What is the Crust made out of?
100
Panthalassa
What is the Super Ocean that was formed 200 million years ago?
100
ocean
What is 72% of the Earth’s Surface is covered by
100
Nitrogen
What is the most common element in the atmosphere?
100
Galaxy
What is Group of Star Systems bound together by gravity?
200
Spring
The Vernal Equinox is the first day of what season?
200
Harry Hess
Who is a geologist who became a navy sub commander in WW2. He discovered mid-ocean ridges
200
Continental Slope
What is The end of continental crust, where a steep drop off occurs?
200
The greenhouse effect?
What is Gases allow sunlight to heat the Earth and then they hold onto the heat (infrared energy)?
200
Hubble Law
What is The Universe is Expanding as all galaxies move apart
300
Oblate Spheroid
What is the shape of the Earth?
300
Lithosphere
What is the rigid crust and upper mantle that sits on top of the asthenosphere called?
300
Abyssal Plains
What is Flattest regions on Earth, found on the deep ocean floor
300
The Ozone layer
What is Protects us from Harmful UV Rays, Located in the Stratosphere?
300
Big Bang Theory
What is All of the Universe was once in a tiny atom-sized area and “exploded” outward forming the universe as it is today
400
Outer Core
What core contains liquid, metals
400
Divergent Boundaries
What is plates moving away from one another
400
1000 years
How long does it take for Path of the Global Conveyor Belt
400
Stationary Front
What is Hot Air Mass and Cold Air Mass come together and stay in one spot – Produce Light Rain for a long time?
400
Saturn
What is Largest Ring System, Most moons
500
Scientific Method
What method is ( 1. State the Problem 2. Gather Information 3. Form a hypothesis 4. Test the hypothesis 5. State a conclusion
500
Convection Currents
What is heated material in the asthenosphere rises and sinks as it becomes hotter and colder. This causes the plates above to move.
500
Wavelength – Distance from Crest to Crest Wave Height – Distance from Crest to Trough
What is the difference between wavelength and wave height
500
Tornadoes
What is Forms when Hot, Humid air rising rapidly and strong horizontal rotating winds
500
Maria
What is Lowlands, darker cooled lava