2019 Final Exam

Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into pieces called...

Water can break apart rock when it:

The shape of a planest orbit is best described as a:

In relation to warm air, cold air is:

Which shape best describes Earth's orbit around the sun?

A break in the rock is called a:

If it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is _______ in the Northern.

Plates collide at ...

In relation to cold air, warm air moves:

As the illuminated part of the Moon becomes smaller from night to night, it is said to be...

___________ explains that the topmost rock is the youngest.

Water is also returned to the atmosphere through:

Water vapor forms clouds by the process of:

Tectonic plates are floating on material that is moving in Earth's...

A plate boundary in which no new crust is made or destroyed is a:

What can fossils tell us about Earth's past?

The San Andreas Fault is formed from a

The youngest rocks on Earth are located:

When the visible part of the moon increases each night, it is said to be...

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a result of which type of boundary?

Most of our weather here in Michigan’s comes from the:

Tectonic plates slide past each other at...

At a subduction zone an oceanic plate sinks below a continental plate because:

Air pressure is measured with a:

High Pressure is generally related to:

What happens in the Southern Hemisphere when the autumnal equinox occurs in the Northern?

Low pressure cells move:

About how much do the tectonic plates move each year?

Warm fronts usually bring

Cold fronts are indicated by:

During what season is the Sun angle the lowest and days the shortest?

Magma makes it to Earth's surface because:

Older fossils are most likely found...

The inner planets are made mostly of ______ while the outer planets are made mostly of______

Movement of tectonic plates is caused by...

The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is known as:

As water vapor rises in the atmosphere, it’s temperature:

Isobars connect lines of equal:

Because the Sun's rays hit Earth at different angles throughout the year, we have...

The driving energy force of the Water Cycle?

Which planet has the longest orbit:

Our _____ consists of planets, their moons and the Sun.

Which best explains how water is turned into water vapor:

What helps determine the age of the Earth?

Which is not a form of precipitation:

It is believed by scientists that our solar system originated from a:

Convection currents are caused by changes in::

The death of the dinosaurs occurred as part of ...

The time interval between two consecutive new moons is about.....

Most of the worlds water collects in:

Thick clouds and precipitation is generally related to:

Cold fronts generally bring:

Which moon phase follows a waxing crescent?

The illuminated whole surface of the Moon facing Earth is called...