Unit 1: Astronomy
Unit 1: Astronomy
Unit 2: Lithosphere
Unit 3: Rocks/Weathering
Unit 4: Freshwater
100
What is the correct order of the following objects, descending in size from largest to smallest: star, galaxy, planet, solar system, moon, universe
Universe, galaxy, solar system, star, planet, moon
100
what is the minimum number of seismic stations needed to find an earthquake's epicenter?
3
100
What type of rock is most likely to contain fossils?
Sedimentary
200
What is the difference between heliocentric and geocentric models of the universe?
heliocentric - sun centered
geocentric - earth centered
200
Which seismic waves travel slower, pressure (P) waves or shear (S) waves?
shear waves
200
what is the correct order of the following processes: cementation, erosion, deposition, weathering, compaction
weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
300
what movement of the Earth causes night and day?
rotation
300
what is a barycenter?
it is the point around which 2 orbiting bodies revolve
300
What drives the motion of tectonic plates?
mantle convection
300
what type of weathering is oxidation an example of?
chemical weathering
300
Which one shows infiltration?
Label 1
400
What causes the seasons and how?
tilt of the axis changes the amount of direct solar energy received at different regions of the earth
400
what law states that the shape of planetary orbits is an ellipse?
Kepler's 1st Law
400
what is the name of the point from which seismic waves originate during an earthquake?
the focus
400
what type of soil is found in NC? Pedocal, pedalfer, or laterite?
pedalfer
400
What is the force that drives the water cycle?
the Sun
500
What is the length of one Earth's revolution?
1 year (365.25 days) to complete Earth's revolution around the Sun
500
What are Spring Tides and what causes them?
The highest high tide and the low tide caused by the alignment of the Moon, Earth and Sun (new moon and full moon)
500
Identify one piece of evidence that the seafloor is spreading
record of magnetic polarity reversal, carbon-dating of oceanic crust
500
In what type of climate would weathering rates be greatest?
warm and moist climates
600
30% clay, 60% silt, 10% sand?
silty clay loam