Earth Science Semester II Final Review

Catastrophism is the theory that Earth was shaped by cataclysmic events.

When a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass the result is...

Clouds are formed when air

Earth's atmosphere is primarily made up of

A low pressure system might produce

This layer of the Earth's atmosphere has no upper limit & has the ionosphere and exosphere

T or F: The moon rotates around the Earth.

Which of these stars is hottest

Equal Day + Equal Night =

Which layer is the oldest?

T or F: In the N.H. the protoplanetary disk comes before the protostellar disk

When two air masses meet it is called a

Geocentric means

Change over time occurs in natural, slow process over millions of years...

Our friend Wax only plays in the

T or F: "Emptiness" in space is now considered dark matter

Which star is the brightest?

Black hole and neutron stars form from

H is an example of

Energy transfer through objects coming into contact

Reasons for Season =

The Coriolis Effect is the curving of the Earth's wind patterns due to ...

T or F: Warm Fronts lead to severe weather

Energy transfer observed in "cells" of movement

Radiometric Dating is a form of

Movement of Air from High Pressure to Low Pressure

As you increase in altitude, air pressure...

T or F: Terrestrial Planets have many moons.

Determining the age of a rock or fossil compared to another rock or fossil

Determing that K is older than N is using the law of ...

Skeletons, Body Parts, Shells or Coral preserver in rocks are examples of

Gases in the atmosphere absorb and re-radiate Energy back to Earth

The sun warming the road that Jimmy the rock sits on is an example of

Was supported with his model of a HELIOCENTRIC SS model chronologically after Ptolemy

A new moon is when

Kepler gave us the idea that our planets traveled in

Sun --> Earth --> Moon =