Vocabulary Terms
Define matter
Between what two planets is the asteroid belt located?
Mars and Jupiter
When the visible portion of the moon is decreasing then
geology
What is the branch of earth science that contains specialties as volcanology, seismology, and paleontology.
The family of minerals that makes up 60% of Earth's crust?
Silicate
Define metamorphic rock
Venus
When only a small part of the moon is visible, the Moon may be in its?
waning crescent
What is the branch of earth science that might require the use of miniature research submarines?
Oceanography
When hit with a hammer, most minerals will show?
Fractures
Define geology
Geology is a branch of earth science that contains such specialties as volcanology, seismology, and paleontology.
What planet orbits the sun on its side?
Uranus
A big bowl shaped hole typically on the moon
What is a crater?
The studies of celestial objects outside of the earth's atmosphere
Planetary science
Quartz is a mineral because it is?
Natural and Organic
Define igneous rocks
Igneous rocks are rocks that are formed by the cooling and hardening of magma from inside the earth
Which planet has a runaway greenhouse effect?
Venus
The new-moon phase occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun. However, there positions do not always cause an eclipse of the Sun because?
Because the moon doesn't line up properly
What is the study of the physical features of Earth and its atmosphere
Geography
What types of rocks are composed of weathered bits of rocks and minerals?
Clastic sedimentary rocks
Define waxing
Waxing is when the visible portion of the moon is increasing.
Of the three types of meteorites, which most resembles Earth's igneous rocks and accounts for 94% of meteorites that strike Earth?
Stony
The composition of the moon as a whole is most similar to which part of the Earth?
The desert
What is the study of Earth's atmosphere?
Atmospheric science
Is coal a mineral?
No