unit 4-energy
What are the four types of coal?
Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite.
Is a luster rock metallic or nonmetallic
non metallic
What is a Discontinuity?
A region where seismic waves change velocities, materials, and thickness
Why do seasons occur on Earth?
Seasons occur on Earth because of the way the Earth rotates/relative to the position of the sun.
What are two alternatives methods for heat?
Wood Pellets and landfill gas
List the three different groups of rocks
Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic.
Name the layers of the Earth in order from least dense to most dense
Crust
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
What is a solstice?
The day when Earth is most tilted toward or away from the sun.
What are two alternative methods for transportation?
Electric vehicles, and bio diesel
What are the 5 defining characteristics that makes something a mineral?
naturally occurring, inorganic, solid substance, specific chemical composition, and crystalline structure.
Why was the continental drift theory rejected?
Andrew Wegner couldn’t provide a well enough explanation of what force pulled and pushed apart the plates.
What is an equinox?
The day halfway between the solstices.
What are two unconventional oil methods?
tarsand and offshore drilling.
What are the characteristics of basaltic
Very dark, and lowest <52%
What are the four types of plate boundaries?
Divergent
Convergent Collision
Convergent Subduction
Transform
List the layers of the atmosphere from closest to the Earth to farthest from the Earth.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
What are main four non renewable resources?
Coal, oil, natural gas uranium
What are the characteristics of rhyolitic
Lightest in color and highest >66%
What is used to measure seismic waves and produce seismograms?
Seisometer
List the 4 steps in which clouds form
Surface Heating
Low Pressure
Orographic Lifting
Lifting Along A Front