Earth Science 3rd Q Benchmark Review

Describe the weather before a cold front and then after a cold front passes?

Which location would have the highest air pressure?

A Land breeze occurs during the _____ when the water is ______ than the ground.

Which is NOT a critical factor in the successful formation of a fossil?

The burning of Fossil fuels introduces massive amounts of _____ into Earth's atmosphere?

Match the number with appropriate weather front symbol.

Increased carbon dioxide into the atmosphere increases ___________.

It was only after early _______________ generated oxygen that animal life became possible.

An isotherm is a line on a map that indicates points of equal .....

Place the layers of Earth's atmosphere in proper order; lowest (1) to highest. (4)

The Paleozoic Era is known as the "Age of _________"

In which Virginia provinces would you most likely NOT find fossils?

An isobar is a line on a map that indicates points of equal .....

The Mesozoic Era is known as the "Age of ___________"

A Sea breeze blows from the _______ because the high pressure is over the _______.

Match the number with the corresponding method of heat transfer.

In the Northern hemisphere, Low pressure systems rotate in a ___________ direction.

Geological event 4 is a/an

Fog occurs when warm, ______ air meets cool air and __________.

Relative date the following geological events. Oldest to youngest.

The Cenozoic Era is known as the "Age of ___________"

Rain Shadow Effect!!!!!  Match the side with what you would expect to find there.

A moist, warm air mass would be called

A high pressure system is symbolized with a blue H. What type of weather would you expect here?

Which is not a method of absolute dating?

Geologic time is organized by ______  divided into period, and periods into _______.

According to this station model, what is the wind speed and direction?

A  very large, low pressure system storm  that forms over warm tropical water.

The process of placing an actual date to an event.

A low pressure system is a result of _________ air __________.

The temperature at which the air is saturated and water can condense?

The ground heats up more _______ and cools down more _________ than water.

Choose the best answer, Wind blows from areas of _________ to areas of ____________.

These terms are associated with Karst Topography?

Clouds form when liquid surface water _____, rises into the atmosphere, cools down, and ______.

Ground Water!! Match the letters with the correct zone.

What type of weather would you expect AS a cold front passes?

In which type of rock would you most likely find fossils?

The process of placing events into the sequence in which they occurred?

The Law of Superposition states that ---

Virginia has 3 main watersheds. Which is matched correctly?