Unit 1:
Solar System
Solar System
Unit 2:
Dynamic Earth
Dynamic Earth
Unit 3: Climate
Unit 4: Weather
Unit 5: Origin of the Universe
ESRT pages (ALL 500 POINTS)
100
What are the two opposing forces that act within a star?
Nuclear Fusion and Gravity
100
This type of seismic wave travels fastest and arrives first.
P wave
100
What is the primary greenhouse gas released when fossil fuels are burned?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
100
As altitude increases, temperature and pressure ___________________
Decrease
100
As a galaxy moves away from Earth it appears more...
Red
100
A star has a temperature of 10000 K and a luminosity of 10-2. Based on these characteristics, it is classified as which type of star?
White Dwarf
200
The Sun is mostly composed of these two elements:
Hydrogen and Helium
200
What evidence supports the claim that the outer core is liquid?
S waves do not travel through the outer core. S waves cannot travel through liquid.
200
What is the name of these imaginary horizontal lines that help you identify locations on Earth North and South of the equator?
Lines of Latitude
200
Describe the general air temperature, density and surface pressure for this column of air.
Air temperature: warm
Density: low
Surface pressure: low
200
This left over energy from the beginning of the universe is evidence of the big bang.
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR)
200
During which period in geologic history did Trilobites become extinct?
Triassic Period
300
As the mass of a star increases, so does THIS property.
Luminosity
300
What property determines a material's settling depth?
Density
300
The three cyclical changes in the Earth's position that affect the amount of sunlight the Earth receives are together referred to as...
Milankovitch Cycles
300
Which direction does wind flow around a low pressure system in the northern hemisphere?
Counterclockwise 
300
As wavelength increases, frequency __________
decreases
300
Which landscape region is Mt. Marcy Located in?
(Hint: ESRT pages 8 and 10)
Grenville Province: Adirondack Mountains
400
According to the H-R diagram, which star is the most massive supergiant?
Deneb
400
What is THIS motion of energy called? Hint: It is responsible for moving tectonic plates.
Convection
400
In which example is the air temperature above the surface warmer, and WHY? Use the word "Albedo" in your answer
Picture 2 because more dark land is exposed. This means albedo is low so heat is absorbed by the land and transferred to the air above it.
400
Which location will this hurricane move to as a result of the Coriolis effect? (Hint: Use the "Model of Generalized Planetary Wind Belts in the Troposphere" on page 19 of the ESRT).
Location A
400
What is the eccentricity of a circle?
Zero
400
What type of plate boundary is located over Iceland? Approximately how quickly are these plates moving? (I NEED UNITS!!!)
Divergent Plate Boundary
1.80 cm/year
500
Scientists have used Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation to estimate the age of the Universe to be approximately...
13.8 billion years old
500
What is applied to box 1 to achieve the results seen in box 2?
Heat
500
What angle of insolation hits location X on the December solstice?
90 degrees
500
What is the pressure in mb at Station Model A?
1008.7 mb
500
Which planet has the most eccentric orbit?
Mercury
500
Using the Mineral Identification Flowchart, identify a Metallic mineral that leaves a black to gray streak which is magnetic. Also, identify its hardness.
Magnetite, 5.5-6