Unit 3(Plate Tectonics)
Unit 2(Geological Time Line)
Unit 1 (Origin of The Universe)
ESRT
Random
100
the name of the three types of plate boundaries
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
100
On the diagram below, label which layer is the oldest.
Letter I
100
What evidence led to most astronomers accepting the Big Bang Theory?
background radiation/red shift
100
How many layers of the Earth are there?
4
100
What are the 4 major groups of stars?
Supergiants
Giants
Main Sequence
White Dwarfs
200
an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, and the oceanic plate goes under the continental
Subduction zones
200
Sequence the following events from oldest to youngest layer
Oldest- A, B, Erosion, C-Youngest
200
Identify 1 Terrestrial planet and one Jovian represented in the diagram below
Terrestrial: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jovian: Jupiter
200
What type of plate boundaries form ridges?
Divergent Plate Boundaries
200
What relationship do you see between the temperature of a star and its color?
Hotter stars appear blue in color
Cooler temperatures appear red in color
300
What two features are commonly found at divergent plate boundaries
mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
300
Order from Longest period of time to shortest period of time.
Period Era Eon Epoch
Longest- Eon, Era, Period, Epoch- Shortest
300
In this model of the solar system, the Sun is at the center. The planets and other solar system objects all orbit the Sun.
Heliocentric model
300
The lithosphere contains which two parts of Earth?
Crust and rigid mantle
300
What is the name of one factor that help create the sun and our solar system
Gravity
400
Compare the continental and oceanic crusts in terms of composition and density.
Oceanic = basaltic and more dense, continental = granitic and less dense
400
Which lettered dot best indicates the geologic time when humans first appeared on Earth?
A, B, C, D
A
400
If a planet is just the right distance from a star, liquid water can exist!This place is known as the..
Habitable Zone
400
Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the highest frequency?
Gamma rays
400
The different constellation an observer sees is due to Earth's
Revolution around the Sun
500
What layers of Earth can s-waves travel through?
Crust & mantle
500
Which fossil letter could be classified as an index fossil?
C
500
State one possible distance from the sun in million kilometers, at which an asteroid in the asteroid belt can be found
227.0 million km-778.4 million km
500
How long would it take for the first S-Wave to arrive at a seismic station 4,000 kilometers away from the epicenter of an earthquake
12 min 40 sec
500
What is the name of the process that creates a helium atom and energy when two hydrogen atoms fuse together?
Nuclear Fusion
600
Convection is the process by which fluids (liquids and gasses) expand and become (Blank) dense as temperature increases, as temperature decreases fluids become (Blank) dense and material sinks
less, more
600
What happens to the Carbon-14 in an animal’s body after the animal dies?
Carbon-14 is unstable and decays into the element Nitrogen-14.
600
What is the longest & shortest wavelength of Visible light?
Longest-Red
Shortest-Violet/Blue
600
The star Algol is estimated to have approximately the same luminosity as the star Aldebaran approximately the same temperature as the Rigel.
Algol is best classified as a
Main Sequence Star
600
As observed form Earth, the wavelengths of light from the most distant galaxies are usually (Blank) shifted
Red Shifted
700
State the name of the mid ocean ridge found at location C
East Pacific Ridge
700
List the 4 laws of Stratigraphy
#1: Law of Superposition
#2: Law of Original Horizontality
#3: Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
#4: Law of Unconformities
700
State the general relationship between a planet's distance from the sun and the planet's period of revolution.
Direct Releationship
700
Which group of organisms went extinct at the end of the Permian period?
Trilobites
700
Which star type has a surface temperature of 4000 K and luminosity 1000 times greater than the sun
Giant
800
A seismogram shows a difference time of 1 minute 50 seconds between the p- and s-waves recorded after an earthquake. Approximately how far away is the earthquake's epicenter?
800 km
800
After 22,800 years, approximately what percentage of the original carbon-14 remains?
6.25%
800
As an orbit becomes more eccentric (closer to 1), the shape becomes more _________________.
As an orbit becomes less eccentric (closer to 0), the shape becomes more _________________.
1. Elliptical/oval/ flat
2. Circular/round
800
Which group of organisms, some of which were preserved as fossils in early Paleozoic rocks, are still in existence today?
brachiopods or gastropods
800
Which Planet has a day that is longer than its year?
Venus
900
Because of this, p-waves can travel through all the layers of Earth, but s-waves cannot pass through the ____________________. This creates a ____________________, an area at Earth’s surface where seismic waves cannot be felt.
Outer Core, Shadow Zone
900
Fossil evidence indicates that the earliest birds developed during which time interval?
B
900
During which stage of development does the star have a coolest surface temperature and the greatest luminosity?
Giants
900
Most of the surface bedrock found in New York State
was formed during which era?
Paleozoic
900
The distance from the epicenter of the march 1964 earthquake to crescent city is 2600 kilometers. How long did it take the first P-wave to reach Crescent City?
5 minutes
1000
The arrival time of the first earthquake P-wave at a seismograph station was 10:11:20 (hours:minutes:seconds). If the epicenter of the earthquake is 8000 km away, what was the approximate arrival time of the first S-wave from this earthquake? Answer must be in (hours:minutes:seconds)
10:20:40
1000
After 8.1 days, how much of a 100-gram sample of gold–198 will remain?
12.5 (g)
1000
Calculate the eccentricity of the ellipse to the nearest thousandth.
Distance between Foci=3.4 cm
Length of Major Axis= 12.2
0.279
1000
What is the approximate location of the Canary Islands Hot Spot
320 N 180W
1000
The full name of the chart that graphs stars based off their luminosity & temperature
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (HR diagram).