Unit 1
What science studies the ground beneath our feet?
geology
What is the largest reservior of water?
ocean
What is carrying capacity?
the max population in an environment
Our sun is a what?
Main sequence, giant
What type of rock is formed by pressure and heat?
Metamorphic
What cardnial direction is Washington?
NW
Name one process that causes mechanical weathering.
frost wedging, biological activity, unloading
Name a factor of density dependent
Competition, Predation, Parasitism/Disease
What is a redshift?
away from an object- red side
What is the four parts of the interior of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle, Inner and Outer Core
What is elevation?
height above sea level
Name a factor of chemical weathering.
Water is the most important agent.
Transforms granite into clay minerals and quartz grains.
Changes both the shape and the chemical composition of rocks.
What role do bacteria play in the nitrogen cycle?
converts nitrogen into different forms
Fusion continues in large stars until what is formed
Iron
If the universe is expanding, what type of shift is that?
redshift
How can you identify steep slopes on a topographic map?
lines are close together
Name a factor that determines erosion
Speed of the wind weathering the rocks.
How long the rocks have been weathered
Name one major cause of climate change
Humans, fossil fuels, increase of CO2
How do you know if an element is in a star?
The lines match up
What type of resource is replaced at the rate is is consumed?
Renewable Resource
Which mineral is ranked as the hardest on the Mohs scale?
Diamond
How does temperature contribute to cave formation (weathering)?
the higher the temperature, the more weathering
What is a limiting factor?
Aspects of the environment that limit the size a population can reach
What is the life cycle of a large mass star?
Nebula-protostar-massive star, red supergiant, supernova, black hole or neutron star
What is the largest cave in the world?
Mammoth Cave