Unit 1: Earth Science Principles
Unit 2: Hydrology
Unit 3: Geology
Unit 4: Astronomy
Vocabulary
100
A model house was build using a scale of 5 in = 25 ft. If a window in the model is 1.5 in wide, how wide is the actual window?
7.5 ft
100
What is the predominant type of land use in the River Raisin watershed?
agricultural
100
What process(es) created these rocks?
compaction and cementation (sedimentary rocks)
100
What color are the hottest stars?
blue
100
land area that supplies water to a river system
watershed
200
A student is planning an experiment to find out if the temperature of a ball affects how high the ball will bounce. What is the dependent variable in this investigation?
Height the ball bounces
200
Which Great Lake is the shallowest?
Lake Erie
200
Name three ores of copper.
malachite
azurite
chalcopyrite
cuprite
200
What phase must the moon be in if a lunar eclipse is occurring?
full
200
well tested explanation for observed phenomenon
theory
300
A new company wants to test out a pill they claim will unlock all of your brain to make you 50% smarter. Give an appropriate example of a control group for this experiment.
the group that receives the fake (placebo) pill
300
What Great Lake does the River Raisin drain into?
Lake Erie
300
What type of boundary is A?
divergent - creating a volcanic, mid-ocean ridge
300
How do stars on the main sequence generate their energy?
nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium
300
circular movements in the mantle caused by heated magma
convection currents
400
What type of model would best be used to represent a molecule of carbon dioxide, CO2?
Physical
400
Where are the headwaters of the River Raisin located?
In the Irish Hills by Onsted
400
1. What type of waves are depicted by Model A & Model B?
2. Which type of wave is faster?
1. Model A = P waves
Model B = S waves
2. P waves are faster
400
How long ago did the Big Bang occur?
13.7 billion years ago (bya)
400
relating to the banks of a body of water
riparian
500
How long did the rainfall event last?
6 hours
500
Describe three processes related to the water cycle that will cause an increase in flooding
1. high runoff
2. low evaporation
3. high precipitation
4. less vegetation
5. non-porous soil/compacted ground
500
1. Most of the fossils found in Michigan are from what Geologic Era?
2. What was the environment in Michigan like when most of our fossils, such as Petoskey Stones, were formed?
1. Paleozoic
2. Warm, shallow sea
500
Why does the same side of the moon always face Earth?
The moon rotation on its axis and revolution around the Earth both take the same amount of time.
500
layer of the mantle on which Earth's crust moves
asthenosphere