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Misc.
100
What is the age of the Solar System?
4.6 Billion Years Old
100
Name the terrestrial planets.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
100
The color that absorbs the most amount of the Sun's Energy
Dark, Rough Surfaces.
100
State the composition of oceanic crust
3.0 g/cm^3
100
What is the period of revolution for the Moon?
27.3 days
100
Mr. Azar's pet rock, named Sylvester Stalone, weights 8 pounds. On vacation, Sylvie rolled down a hill during their vacation together for 3 minutes. Now, Sylvie only weighs 2 pounds. What is the rate of weathering Sylvie experiences.
8-2lbs = 6 pounds
------- ------------ = 2 pounds/min
3 min 3 min
100
The shift in this pendulum proved
The Earth rotates on its axis.
200
State the name of this galaxy and its shape.
Name: Milky Way
Shape: Spiral
200
Identify the celestial object in our solar system that has a period of rotation that is most similar to the period of rotation of Earth's Moon.
The Sun
200
What is the most abundant energy we receive from the Sun's insolation?
Visible light
200
Which substance has the highest specific heat?
Water
200
How many days does it take to complete a cycle of Moon Phases?
29.5 days (A Moonth)
200
The volume of a stuffed sea otter is 6m3. The Otter, James Otterton, weighs 42pounds. What is the density of James?
Mass/Volume = 42lbs/6m3 = 7 pounds/meter3
200
What city is found at 42°10'N, 79°15'W?
Jamestown
300
Identify the nuclear process that uses up a star's core hydrogen and produces the energy released by stars in a globular cluster.
Nuclear fusion
300
Where is the location of the asteroid belt?
Between Mars and Jupiter
300
Name two greenhouse gases
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
Water Vapor
300
The pie graph below shows the elements comprising Earth's crust in percent by mass.
What element is represented by X?
Silicon
300
Why do we only see one side of Earth's Moon?
The periods of rotation and revolution are the same
300
Which has the most eccentric orbit?
D, least like a circle
300
Which position is the orbital velocity the slowest?
Position D
400
State the name of one star labeled on the Characteristics of Stars graph in the Earth Science Reference Tables that may become either a black hole or neutron star
Deneb or Rigel
400
Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets have (name 2)
- Larger diameters
- gas atmospheres
- less density
- shorter periods of rotation
- longer periods of revolution
- Farther distance from the Sun
400
Identify the process transferring energy at B?
Convection
400
This gas makes up a layer of the atmosphere that protects you from ultraviolet rays
The Ozone Layer
400
Determine the length of time between the two high tides shown for May 13.
12 h 33 mins
400
What is the total number of energy required to melt 10 gram of ice at 0°C to liquid water at 0°C?
334J/g x 10 = 3340 J
400
What hemisphere are these locations found, except location D?
Northern Hemisphere
500
The temperature of space (3K) was best illustrated by what scientific discovery involving pigeons?
The Cosmic Background Microwave Radiation.
500
State the period of rotation at the equator of the planet which is one planet closer to the Sun than planet A. Label your answer with the correct units.
17h 40min
500
Which form of electromagnetic energy has the shortest wavelength?
Gamma
500
To keep yourself composed at the North or South Pole, you need to be well dressed. Why do those areas get so cold, despite having 24 hrs of daylight for 6 months at a time?
The Sun is striking the ground at a low angle of insolation.
500
Draw the phase of the moon at the position below:
500
What is the contour interval of this map?
50 meters
500
What model of the solar system is represented below? [S = Sun, E = Earth, and M = Moon]
Geocentric