Latitude & Longitude
The range in degrees for latitude AND the range in degrees for longitude
What is 0-90 and 0-180?
The way in which we can visually see if a hill is steep or gentle on a topographic map
What is lines being close together (steep) or far apart (gentle)
The chemical composition of Selenite Gypsum
What is CaSO4•2H2O?
Example of physical and an example of chemical weathering.
What is.. answers can vary
The amount of erosion and water velocity that takes place on the inside vs outside of a river channel
Where is the inside having more deposition and a slower river velocity, outside- erosion and fast water
The angle to Polaris if you are located on the Tropic of Cancer.
What is 23.5 degrees?
Daily Double: What is the angle of polaris at Binghamton NY AND Massena NY?
The rule for the Law of "V"s with topographic maps and rivers.
What is the
-The river flows opposite of the V/ The V points uphill
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the direction of fish creek?
The difference between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
What is the way in which they form?
Daily Double: How do you turn magma into a sedimentary rock?
The types of erosion that exist on Earth
Mass movement, wind, waves, running water, and ice (glacier)
The landscape region of Syracuse, NY.
Where is Erie-Ontario Lowlands?
The coordinates of the Hawaii Hot Spot.
Where is 20 N, 155 W?
The highest possible elevation for this mountain top
What is 1,699ft?
Daily Double: What is the elevation of sea level?
The minerals present in gabbro.
The difference between porosity, permeability, and capillary action
What is:
Porosity: amount of space between sediment, Permeability: how quickly water infiltrates, Capillary action: water moving up small sediment due to cohesion & adhesion
The city that has the highest angle to Polaris in New York. Include the angle.
Where is Massena NY- 44 degrees 55' N- 45 degrees N?
The coordinates of Old Forge, New York.
Where is 43 degrees 40' N (+/- 5'), 74 degrees 55' W (+/- 5')?
DAILY DOUBLE: The landscape region Old Forge is in.
The steps for drawing a topographic profile
Answers may vary
The property most useful in distinguishing pyroxene and amphibole.
Cleavage
Daily Double: What is cleavage and what determines it?
The rate of soil development in tropical areas is usually greater than the rate of soil development in arctic areas because tropical areas have
What is humid climate and more chemical weathering and more organisms to breakdown rock (Answers may vary)
Daily Double: What are the 2 types of soils and what is the difference
A glacier advanced down a mountain from an elevation of 2780 m to 1200 m in 5 years. This is it's rate of change. Show work.
What is (2780m-1200m)/5y=316m/y
The Super Bowl is on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 at 6:30pm Eastern Time. This is the number of degrees difference to New York if in Las Vegas the game begins at 3:30pm.
What is 45 degrees?
The gradient between point CD if the distance between points is 2 miles. INCLUDE UNITS and show work
What is 250ft/mi?
Ocean crust is made of basaltic rock, while continental crust is made of granite. This is the difference between two rocks- list 3.
Basalt is mafic, denser, and darker than granite
2 ways in which you can modify the amount of porosity of a container of sediment
What is irregular size sediment, compaction, unsorted sediment (answers may vary)
The coordinates for Buffalo NY and Slide Mountain, NY
Buffalo: 42 50'N, 78 55' W (approx)
Slide Mtn: 42 N, 74 25'W (approx)
Daily Double: Which location experiences daylight first and why?