100 Ways to Pass the Test
What happens to water's volume as it freezes?
It expands
What is the approximate P-wave travel time from an earthquake if the P-wave arrives at the seismic station 8 minutes before the S-wave?
10 minutes 0 seconds
When does a planet travel the fastest?
When it is closer to the sun
What are three types of sedimentary rocks?
Chemical, Organic, and Clastic
What planet is the largest?
Jupiter
What season is Earth closest to the sun?
In the winter
What are 2 minerals that are likely to be found in a sample of diabase?
Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, Biotite, Amphibole, Olivine
How is eccentricity measured?
Measuring the distance between the foci and dividing that by the length of the major axis
What are metamorphic rocks formed by?
Heat and pressure
Which planet takes longer to rotate then it does revolve?
Venus
What way does air move around a high system?
Clockwise and outwards
Which two factors have the most influence on the development of landscape features?
(1) bedrock age and weathering rates
(2) bedrock structure and climate variations
(3) rate of deposition and thickness of the bedrock
(4) rate of erosion and fossils in the bedrock
(2) bedrock structure and climate variations
How long does it take the moon to complete one cycle of phases?
29.5 days
What is weathering?
The process of wearing down the earth's surface by running water, wind, glaciers, and gravity.
Which planet has a period of rotation very similar to earth?
Mars
What direction does weather move across the United States?
west to east
What is the general relationship between soil particle size and the amount of water retention by a permeable soil?
The smaller the particle size the greater the retention. (indirect)
Why does the same side of the moon always face the earth?
The moon revolves and rotates at the same rate
Most sedimentary rocks have been formed by which two processes?
Compaction and cementation
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
The number of hours of daylight the equator has everyday.
12 hours
Radioactive decay of 40K atoms in an igneous rock has resulted in a ratio of 25 percent 40K atoms to 75 percent 40Ar and 40Ca atoms. How many years old is this rock?
2.6 x 109 (2,600,000,000 years)
What would happen if the earth's axis was tilted more than 23.5 degrees? Less than 23.5 degrees?
More: we would have warmer summers and colder winters
Less: cooler summers and warmer winters
Metamorphic rocks result from?
Re-crystallization of already existing rocks
What is a meteoroid?
A small rocky body that orbits in the solar system