Earth Interior
Transfer of heat through direct contact between particles
What is conduction?
The continuous process by which rocks are formed, broken down, and reformed
What is the rock cycle?
The lowest layer of the atmosphere, where weather occurs.
What is Troposphere?
The instrument used to measure air pressure
What is Barometer?
The point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the sun
What is Perihelion?
The point on earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
What is the epicenter?
The breaking down of rocks by physical or chemical needs
What is weathering?
The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
What is the Statosphere?
The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum possible
What is relative humidity?
The force that holds planets in orbit around the sun?
The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake
What is the Richter Scale?
The principle that states rock layers are deposited horizontally
What is original horizontality?
The percentage of incoming solar radiation reflected by a surface?
What is albedo?
The apparent shift in position of an object when viewed from different locations?
What is parallax?
The diagram used to classify stars by temperature and luminosity?
What is the Hertzsprung-russell diagram?
The supercontinent that existed approximately 225 million years ago
What is pangea?
The movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice.
What is erosion?
The incoming solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface?
What is insolation?
The season when Earth's axis is titled toward the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere
What is Summer?
What is the name of the test prep book that we all should buy?
What is the Baron's Prep Test Book?
As it relates to waves, P stands for ________ and S stands for ____________
What is primary and secondary?
This is the root word for deposition.
What is "deposit"?
When are we closest to the sun?
What is the winter time?
When is the first day of winter?
What is December 21st?
Who is the BEST Earth Science Review teacher?