The process of problem-solving involves four key concepts. What are they?
What is Identify, Plan, Execute and Evaluate
100
The four main areas of earth science
What is Geology, Astronomy, Meterology, & Oceanography
100
The Age of the Mammals is known as what?
What is Cenozoic Era
100
This divides earth in 2 hemispheres
Eastern and western 0º Longitude
What is Prime Meridian
200
How many meters is 200Kilometers
What is 200,000 Meters
200
State the order of the Scientific Method.
What is 1) Detemine the problem, 2) Research and gather information 3) Make a Hypothesis 4) Test the Hypothesis 5) Analyze data 6) draw conclusions
200
A method for studying the natural world. It is a process that uses observation (using your senses to gather information) and investigation to gain knowledge about events in nature
What is Science
200
a timeline of Earth’s History divided into periods of time by major events or changes on earth
What is Geological Time Scale
200
This type of map shows elevation
Lines closer together - Steep slope
Lines farther apart - nearly flat
What is a topographical map
300
What variable is measured on the x-axis because as it changes is affects other variables
What is Independent variable
300
A scientific idea that is well tested and widely accepted by the scientific community is called a scientific
What is a theory
300
This type of variable changes according to the changes in the other variables.
What is Dependent Variable
300
What time period contained no plants and no animals.
What is Precambrian Time
300
This is the study of coastal process, seafloor topography, marine life, and composition and movement of seawater
What is Oceanography
400
This graph shows the percentages of a whole.
What is a pie graph
400
Earth is a system. Why? and what are the two main types of systems.
What is Interact. Open and closed.
400
A standard by which the test results can be compared.
What is a control
400
Give an example of a major catastophy.
What is meteor Strike
400
The Earth was created how many years ago and by what source?
What is approx 4.6 billion years ago and metorites
500
4552 nm is equal to how many meters?
What is 0.000004552 m
500
The density of water is approx 1.00g/mL.
Which liquid will sink?
1.25g/mL
0.98g/mL
0.6g/mL
What is 1.25g/mL
500
Resources that can be replaced over a relatively short time are called ? Give an exapmple.
What is Renewable Resources. Sun
500
What are the four types of spheres and describe each
What is
Hydrosphere - water, glaciers, ocean, lakes
Biosphere - Living parts of Earth
Atmosphere - Mixture of gases, air
Geosphere - Solid portion, layers of the earth.
500
The three major layers of the Earth and the two extended layer are called?
What is Crust, Mantle and Core
Lithosphere - Crust and upper mantle
Asthenosphere - Lower mantle