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When a mineral breaks in random, irregular pieces.
What is fracture?
The density equation.
What is mass divided by volume?
This motion takes 24 hours.
What is rotation?
The planet that is closest to the sun.
What is Mercury?
The phase of the moon when less than half of the moon is lit on its right side.
What is a Waxing Crescent?
The way that energy travels from the Sun to Earth
What is radiation?
The layer of the atmosphere that is 120 km above our surface.
What is the Thermosphere?
This day has equal hours of day and night.
What is the first day of spring and fall?
Waves emitted by a source increase as it moves towards the observer and decrease when moving away from the observer.
What is the Doppler Effect?
This eclipse can happen when the moon is in its full moon stage.
What is a lunar eclipse?
The type of boundary that creates rifts and ridges.
What is a divergent boundary?
The temperature at the boundary of the Mandle and Outer Core.
What is 5,000 degrees C?
The most direct sunrays are received in the northern hemisphere on this date.
What is June 21st?
This type of shift in absorption lines produced by a star proves that the universe is expanding.
What is a redshift?
This phase of the moon happens when the earth is in between the sun and the moon
What is a ful moon?
The law that states that the rock layers on the top are the youngest and those on the bottom are the oldest
What is the Law of Superposition?
If the epicenter is 4,000 km away, this is the difference in arrival time between the P and S wave.
What is 6 min and 40 seconds?
The Earth is closer to the sun during this season in the northern hemisphere.
What is winter?
This group of planets are much bigger and further from the sun.
What are the Gas Giants?
The moon phase that creates extreme tides on Earth.
What is a full moon or new moon?
This feature is represented by contour lines that are very close together on a topographic map.
What is steep slope?
The coordinates of Jamestown, NY (Be specific!)
What is 42*10'N, 79*15'W?
The longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere.
What is December 21st?
The final stage of life for a high mass star.
What is a black hole?
This type of front AND pressure system is associated with stormy weather.
What are cold fronts and low pressure systems?