PSSA REVIEW #3 - Earth Science

Convergent subduction boundaries cause....

How long does it take the moon to complete one cycle of its phases?

What is the main gas in the atmosphere?

Weathering is a ________________ process.

Why is a day on Jupiter 10 Earth hours long?

Mountains are formed from convergent subduction zones.

What causes ocean tides?

The rock formed from cooling lava/magma and hardening deep inside the earth.

What makes up the first 100km below the Earth's surface?

Dredging and jetties are some ways to reduce ________________.

This type of plate boundary causes volcanoes to form.

What is the lithosphere?

This type of plate boundary causes earthquakes in the western U.S.

What is an example of a landform?

Name a way human activity can affect the way landforms change over time.

Convergent to continental plate boundaries cause...

What causes the seasons?

A ________________ map uses contour lines to show shape, elevation and steepness of land.

This process adds nutrients to flood plains and builds deltas, marshes, and beaches.

About how old is the earth?

What is called when heat changes liquid water into a gas?

__________________ is a constructive process where sediments are deposited in a new place.

________________ is a destructive process where sediments are moved from place to place.

Continental drift originated with the idea of _________________.

Mountains are formed at divergent boundaries.

Breakwater, seawalls, and vegetation are ways to prevent _______________.

Weathering makes _______________ by breaking down rocks via wind, water, and ice.

Rock formed when pressure and heat from earth change the rock into another rock.

How many kids does Dr. Knox have?

Earthquakes and volcanoes normally occur.......

A wetland dominated by grasses is a land form known as a/an

The rock formed from weathered pieces of rock being eroded and cemented back together.

A _____________is created when a river slows down and deposits sediments.