Beyond our Solar System
Touring our Solar System
Meteorology
Historical Geology
Forces Within
100
What does spectroscopy tell us about stars?
It's temperature and composition
100
What is the difference between revolution and rotation?
revolution is the Earth's trip around the Sun
rotation is the Earth spinning in a 24 hour period
100
What determines if the earth with absorb radiation or reflect solar radiation?
the areas albedo
100
What is the law of superposition
the rock layer above is younger than the law below
100
What is the driving force behind geological processes in the Earth?
Convection in the mantle
200
What pieces of evidence do scientists use to prove the Big Bang Event
the redshifts of galaxies
cosmic background radiation
200
What process happens in the Sun that causes luminosity?
Nuclear Fusion
200
What is the main factor that determines Earth's climate zones?
Latitude Lines
200
What is a half life?
The amount of time that it takes a radioactive element to shed its isotopes by half to become a stable element
200
What is it called when a oceanic plate sinks down and gets recycled back into the mantle
subduction zone
300
Describe the Doppler Effect
The change in the frequency of wave due to the relative motion between a source and an observer
300
Which two factors enhance gravitational attraction?
mass and distance
300
What type of front is being shown in this image?
Stationary front
300
What are the components of an index fossil?
1. easily recognizable
2. abundant
3. globally distributed
4. short lived
300
List the differences between P and S body waves
P waves are faster and they go through liquid
400
What does it mean when we see a blueshift in galaxy spectral lines?
The galaxy is moving towards us
400
Which planet has the shortest revolution around the Sun. Which planet has the longest revolution?
Mercury, Neptune
400
What is the process that causes warm air to rise and cold air to sink
convection
400
What are the 4 pieces of evidence for continental drift. What does each piece of evidence mean about how animals moved throughout the prehistoric Earth?
Fossil Evidence
Rock Evidence
Glacial evidence
Puzzle Pieces
400
What geological process happens at oceanic-oceanic divergent boundaries?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Seafloor Spreading
500
Create a timeline of the Big Bang Theory
BB, Atoms form (He, and H), Stars form, Solar System form, Modern Day
500
Describe perihelion and aphelion in relation to Kepler's 2nd law.
perihelion- closest to Earth
aphelion- furthest from Earth
500
Draw the symbols for
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
See picture on board
500
Label the rock layers from oldest to youngest?
C,G,A,I,P,W,N,O
500
Where is the position of old and young rocks in a mid Atlantic ridge?
Young rocks are near the center of the ridge, and older rocks are pushed towards the ends