Intro to Earth
Topography Maps
Minerals and Rocks
Natural Resources
Unit Conversions
100
What are Earth's four spheres?
biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere
100
What does a topography map tell you?
Elevation or height
100
What are the two elements in Carbon Dioxide
1 Carbon and 2 Oxygen
100
What is the difference between a non-renewable and a renewable resource?
Non renewable takes millions of years
Renewable is within your lifetime
100
5 Kg to G
5000 G
200
A canyon forming is an example of which two of Earth's spheres interacting?
geosphere and hydrosphere
200
What is contour interval mean?
What each line goes up by
200
Isotopes affect which particle in an atom
Neutrons
200
Fossil fuels are an example of what type of resource?
Non renewable
200
1.4 G to Mg
1400 MG
300
What are the layers of Earth's interior?
Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core
300
What does it mean if each line is really close together?
The mountain in steep
300
Helium's atomic number is 2. How many protons does it have?
2
300
What is considered a natural resource? Give me an example.
Anything that is not made my man (animals, water, wind, sun, plants, minerals, rocks)
300
7000 mg to g
7 g
400
What are the two systems that keep Earth going?
The Sun and the Interior
400
What cardinal direction would I have to travel if I am at point B to get to point C
West
400
What are the 3 rocks in the rock cycle and how are they formed?
Igneous- Volcano
Sedimentary- particles in a river
Metamorphic-heat and pressure
400
Why is Iceland a good place to use geothermal energy?
Geothermal uses heat from inside the Earth and where Iceland is cold the pipes or resources wouldn't freeze.
400
.008 kg to mg
8000 mg
500
Create a hypothesis about Sleep and academic performance
the more sleep you get the better academic performance
the less sleep you get the worse academic performance
500
What is the elevation of C?
35 or 40 meters
500
What are THREE ways to identify rocks/minerals
luster, hardness, cleavage, fracture, color, streak, crystal, density
500
What is tragedy of the commons mean?
Overusing of resources until they are depleted or gone
500
8.9 g to kg
.0089 kg