1st Semester Earth Science FINAL

____________________ is the area from the surface of Earth down to its center.

____________________ is when material is transported to a new location.

__________________ is anything that has volume and mass.

Minerals that break with rough or jagged edges are said to have ____________________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of erosion?

____________________ is the scale of hardness.

____________________ is a subatomic particle that can be found inside the nucleus, and is positively charged.

____________________ are small pieces of rock that are moved and deposited by water, wind, glaciers, and gravity.

Which of the following is NOT a scientific theory?

How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis?

Which scientist came up with the galaxy classification system?

Which of the following is the hardest object?

The continuous changing and remaking of rocks is called the ____________________.

What is the name of the theory that formed the moon?

____________________ is a set of physical and chemical processes that breaks rock into smaller pieces.

____________________ is a solid in which atoms are arranged is repeating patterns.

The four inner planets are called ____________________?

____________________ is the study of the material that makes up Earth.

Which of the following has rings?

The last stage of life for our star is a ____________________?

Metamorphic rocks are classified in what two types?

____________________ forms when lava or magma cools and crystallizes.

What protects the Earth from the Sun during Northern and Southern Lights?

____________________ is the least reliable way to identify a mineral.

____________________ comes from bedrock that has been weathered over time into smaller pieces.

The ____________________ helps astronomers organize stars through absolute magnitude, temperature, and spectral class.

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

____________________ is the freezing and thawing cycle of water in the cracks of rocks.

Our star is a (an) ____________________.

Which planet is the largest?

____________________ is the model of the universe that states the Earth is in the center.

____________________ are groups of stars that early civilizations named.

The apparent backward movement of a planet is called ____________________ motion.

What does the moon affect on Earth?

Colliding particles in the early solar system merged to form ____________________.

____________________ of an atom is made up of protons and neutrons.

A ____________________ is found in the center of every galaxy?

____________________ is the blanket of gas that surrounds our planet.

A building’s foundation is an example of what type of erosion?

What type of weathering would affect a stone statue?

____________________ is a testable explanation of a situation that can be supported or disproved by careful procedures.

____________________ includes all the organisms on Earth as well as the environments they live.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences soil formation?

____________________ is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances.

What are the two factors that create metamorphic rocks?

Which of the following would you find the most life?

How many galaxies are in the universe?

A mineral that splits relatively easily and evenly along one or more flat planes is said to have ____________________.

____________________ are violent eruptions of particles and radiation from the surface of the Sun.