Earth Science Final Review

ompared to ocean crust near deep-sea trenches, crust near ocean ridges is ____.

Evolution is the process by which organisms ____.

The oldest rock layer in an undisturbed rock sequence occurs ____.

All of the following affect the temperature at which magma forms EXCEPT ____.

The sequential changes in the appearance of the Moon are called ____.

The Coriolis effect is due to the ____ of Earth.

Low-pressure systems are usually associated with ____ weather.

The hurricane is moving in a counterclockwise direction, what can be inferred about hurricane?

What is characteristic of the eye of the hurricane?

What is the main reason why Venus’ surface is so hot?

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through Earth's ____.

A mound of water driven toward coastal areas by hurricane winds is called a ____.

Most of the light emitted by the Sun comes from the ____.

The San Andreas Fault, a result of horizontal shear, is a ____ fault.

Crater Lake in southern Oregon is not a crater but actually a ___.

Convection currents transfer thermal energy ____.

An extended period of well-below-normal rainfall is a ____.

When a storm over an ocean has wind speeds of 75 km/h what can it be classified as?

What are fossil insects preserved in hardened tree sap called?

Small, icy bodies that have eccentric orbits and can be found in the Oort cloud are called