Abeka Earth & Science Final

The study of God's creation beyond the atmosphere is

A pollutant that comes from multiple sources is a ____ pollutant

What is the red variety of corundum

What is the most dangerous aspect of modern environmentalism?

Natural resources that regenerate slowly, if at all, are ____ resources

What is the general term for a naturally occurring material that mankind can use?

The resistance of a smooth surface of a mineral to being scratched is

The point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is the 

What greenhouse gas is claimed to be the main cause of anthropogenic global warming?

cold period that lasted from the 1300's to around 1850

What are the two points on the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the celestial equator

What are regions of the earth's surface where limestone is exposed and abundant?

 bacteria live in intestines humans, animals used determine if pathogens present in water are _

type mountain formed when rocks one side fault forced upward rocks other side forced downward

thick, brownish haze from complex molecules released into air by vehicles and factories ,plants

What type of lava rock is rough and jagged with a crumbly or "blocky" texture

Which type of clouds are thunderstorm clouds?

the falling of acidic precipitation onto the planet

What is the largest group of minerals

What is the change in the direction of winds caused by Earth's rotation

processes that recycle minerals and other nutrients in the environment

any harmful substance released into the soil, air, or water

A device that generates electricity by wind-caused motion is a ______

What device measures relative humidity?

term meaning "caused by humans"

What process breaks rocks down into soil

The deep-sea-fish living fossil once thought to be the ancestor of the first amphibians is

In what type of orbit does a satellite stay above the same point on the earth's surface?

What is an abrupt discharge of electricity through the air?

purified form limestone used ,correct overly acidic soil used restore acidic lakes streams 

What is the atmosphere's "weather layer"?

Heat transfer by air movements is

The boundary formed when a warm air mass moves into the territory of a cold air mass is a 

type of vocano consists primarily  of erupted volcanic ash rock fragments held together loosely

Which constellation includes the star Regulus?

A device that safely starts and controls a fission chain reaction is a 

 branch science develops methods of conservation through application of environmental science

The equations of time is the relationship between apparent solar time and___?

Who was the first person to travel in space?

Living things that influence and environment are _______ factors

What is a theory that has never been proven false

What are movements of ocean water caused primarily by the moon?

branch of science that studies the interactions of the physical world

study of the earth's oceans is

What type of bottle is used to collect water samples from the ocean depths?

A planet's farthest distance from the sun is

The general term for energy generated by natural sources and naturally replenished is ___energy

A pollutant that comes directly from a pollution source is a _______ pollutant

person who believes humans are merely passing through earth and have no claim to anything on it

What is the general term for crystalline substances found naturally in the earth

Which scientific law states that the planets' orbits are ellipses?

The hypothesis that long-living halogen compounds can cause ozone depletion is the __hypothesis

earth crust upper mantle consist huge plates slowly drifting result convection currents mantle

The unit of measurement approximately equal to the distance between the sun and the earth is 

process -atom an element large nucleus breaks two atoms element smaller nuclei releasing energy

What is a place where garbage is collected, stored, and covered?

Ozone levels are measured in ___units.

What term describes air with a relative humidity of 100%

What is a fan-shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river?

idea that the planets, including Earth, orbit the sun is the _______ view of the solar system

What term refers to the sudden appearance of life in the fossil record?

What type of wind reverses its direction from season to season?

What is a localized storm with lightning, thunder, strong winds, and heavy rain?

Which of these does not affect insolation?

continued process of atoms splitting and releasing neutrons that trigger more atoms to split

What is a sandy, gently sloping underwater plain near a continent?

What is the largest planet in our solar system

Which of the following ideas attempts to reconcile the Bible and evolution

What branch of science is the study of the earth

The amount of matter in an object is the

Steel is an alloy of ____ and carbon

hypothetical time scale charts both earth's history and sequence of  rock layers earth's crust

What is the most widely used form of renewable energy?

What type of tropical cyclone has wind speeds of 74 miles per hour or more

devices, made from semiconductiong materials, that convert sunlight directly into electricity?

A telescope that uses a series of lenses to produce an image is a ______ telescope

The agreement that called for the reduction and eventual elimination of CFCs was the

Hertzspring-Russell diagram is a two-dimensional graph, compares stars by their brightness and

 narrow funnel of powerful, rapidly whirling wind, stretches from a cloud to the ground is a 

What is the process of quickly and safely returning wastewater to the environment?

Weathering that involves the breaking or peeling away of rock into layers is

What false belief says that all geological processes have always proceeded at the same rate?

term refers to a situation in which cool air at the earth's surface is overlaid by warm air?

What is a low hill formed when a glacier overruns a moraine

producing electricity uses lenses or mirrors focus sun's rays into small beam that heats fluid

Using the solar energy that naturally falls on a building to heat it directly is __solar energy

A device that measures wind speed is a 

synthetic gas used for fuel

system that removes certain gases and particles from industrial exhaust