Earth in Space
What direction do we look for the noontime sun in New York?
South
What life cycle stage is our Sun currently in?
Main Sequence
On a weather map, an airmass that is very warm and dry would be labeled
cT
This type of rock is formed by melted rock that has been cooled and solidified
Igneous rocks
Plates move apart at these kinds of boundaries
Divergent
What direction will your shadow go at noon in Sandy Creek?
North
Based on the red-shift data on galaxies, most astronomers infer that the universe is currently
Expanding
If the low-pressure center follows a normal storm track, it will move toward the
Northeast
This types of rocks are formed where oceans, lakes, or other bodies of water once existed
Sedimentary rocks
Boundary when two lithospheric plates come together
Convergent
The apparent change in direction of a Foucault pendulum is caused by
Earth's Rotation
What star is most similar to our Sun?
Alpha Centauri
How do clouds form? (You must include ALL steps!)
Air rises, expands, cools to the dewpoint, condenses.
Magma that has reached the surface
Lava
What causes tides?
The gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on Earth.
Background radiation detected in space is believed to be evidence of
the Big Bang
Which factor is most directly related to wind velocity?
Pressure gradient
What is contact metamorphism?
Heat
What feature forms at the convergent boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Philippine Plate?
Trench/Ocean Trench/Mariana Trench
The Earth has fewer impact craters than Mercury because of the
destruction of meteorites in the Earth's upper atmosphere
Identify the nuclear process that produces energy in stars.
Fusion or Nuclear fusion
Which property of loose earth materials most likely increases as particle size decreases?
Capillarity
Identify the process that recrystallizes silica-rich rock and limestone into wollastonite using heat and pressure.
Regional Metamorphism or Metamorphism
The primary cause of convection currents in the Earth's mantle is believed to be the
differences in densities of earth materials