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Stars and Planets
(Pages 2, 3, 4, 5)
Geology
(Pages 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15)
Earth's Interior
(Pages 11, 12, 13)
Rocks and Minerals
(Pages 14, 15, 16, 17)
Weather
(Page 18, 19, 20)
100

What is the planet that is the farthest from the Sun and its distance in million km.

Neptune (actual planet) 4515.0 m/km

Eris (Dwarf planet) 6300 m/km

(PG 2)

100
The name of New York States Fossil.

Eurypterus remipes

100

The thickest layer of Earth's interior

Mantel

100

3 main rock types

Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic

100

What do knots represent?

Wind speed

200

Stars that are the extremely hot but not very bright are.. 

A) Giants

B) Supergiants

C) White dwarfs

D) Main Sequence 


C) White dwarfs (PG 4)

200

In which geologic epoch did the earliest dinosaurs live

Middle Triassic

200

Which is thicker, the Continental or Oceanic crust?

Continental

200

Which rock type is formed as a direct result of volcanic eruptions?

Igneous rocks

200

What are the two pressure systems?

High and Low

300

All stars begin with the fusion of what element?

Hydrogen (PG 5)

300

How many years ago did Pangea begin to break up?

About 200-201 million years ago

300

Which crust is denser, Continental or Oceanic?

Oceanic

300

Which rocks contain evidence of fossils?

Sedimentary rocks

300

Which surface ocean current pushes cool water toward North America?

Labrador current

400

The longest visible light we can see on the spectrum...

Red (PG 3)

400

Which geographic province is Mt. Marcy located in?

(Hint: you need both pages 8 and 10 to answer this)

Greenville Province: Adirondack Mountains

400

Name the 4 types of plate boundaries

Convergent, divergent, transform and uncertain

400

This radioactive isotope is used to date organic things back as far as 5,730 years ago. 

Carbon-14

400

Difference between High (H) and Low (L) air pressure systems North of the equator.

High systems move clockwise while low systems move counter clockwise

500

If a Star is born of a very high mass, what are the 3 possible fates of that star? How do they end up?

Black hole, Neutron Star, or Protostar (PG 5)

500

Most abundant mineral that can be found in the bedrock just South of Lake Onterio.

Salt (S)

500

As Earth's crust cools toward the surface, which type of rock becomes more abundant? And the mineral?

(Hint: Page 13)

Granite/Rhyolite (Quartz)

500

Which mineral is non-metallic, softer than glass, has cleavage, and tastes like salt?

Halite

500

Draw a weather map symbol to show the following:

- wind speed of 20 knots from the North

- completely overcated

- light snow

(Hint: use page 18)

Filled in circle, long line pointing up with two large feathers and two stars on the left of the circle