Earth Science Final

A ___ eclipse happens when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.

Fault:

The line of 0° longitude is the ___.

Our solar system is part of a star group called the ___.

Temperature and humidity are the same throughout an ___.

Geology:

Telescope:

Earthquake:

Element:

A characteristic that describes matter is a ___.

The two types of ___ rock are intrusive and extrusive.

Metamorphic Rock:

About 70 percent of the earth’s surface is ___.

Parts of an Atom:

Types of Volcanoes:

Equator:

The rock cycle is

Psychrometer:

A ___ is used to find actual distances between different points on a map.

Three ways mountains form are:

Barometer:

The planet ___ appears red because of iron in its rocks and soil.

The theory that says that the earth’s crust is made of large sections moving over the mantle is called ___.

Types of Rocks:

Weather conditions change:

Melted minerals that have cooled and hardened are ___.

What is the solar system:

Most earthquakes occur when rocks break or move suddenly at a ___.

The three types of ___ rock are clastic, chemical, and organic.

Sedimentary Rock:

A constellation is:

Main fields of Earth Science:

Three states of matter are solid, gas, and ___.

Light-year:

___ magnitude is how bright a star looks.

Inner planets:

The boundary between two air masses is a ___.

A change in air ___ means a change in weather.

The symbols on a map are explained in the map’s ___.

World Climate Zones:

The shadow of the earth on the moon or the shadow of the moon on the earth is an ___.

The Earth’s revolution causes the seasons by:

Moon: