Earth Science Regents Facts to Know - Part 1

Warm air is ________ dense and __________

Earth's rate of rotation is ___________

Hurricanes need ________ water temperatures to form

This diagram shows a

The heliocentric model places the __________ at the center of the solar system

The Fall Equinox occurs on

Changes in the phases of the Moon is due to the

What color REFLECTS more light and heat energy?

______ earthquake waves are slower and arrive second

Cold air is ________ dense and __________

Convection currents in the ____________ move the lithospheric plates

Igneous rocks form from what processes?

The geocentric model places the __________ at the center of the solar system

This process is known as

The diagram represents the _____________ effect that occurs because Earth rotates

With an increase in temperature, density ___________

Earth is farther from the Sun in its orbit during the ___________ season

The leeward side of a mountain range is

Earth rotates from _________ to __________

All storms are _______ pressure systems

High pressure systems are

On the Winter Solstice, the Sun strikes most directly (90\degree) on

With an increase in temperature, pressure ___________

On the Spring & Fall Equinoxes, the Sun strikes most directly (90\degree) on

A lunar eclipse occurs during the _______ moon phase

A decrease in greenhouse gases such as CO₂ cause temperatures to

As you increase your elevation (higher into the atmosphere), pressure

If the shape, packing and sorting of the soil is the same, then A, B and C have

This is a _______________ plate boundary

Earth's rate of revolution is ___________

If lava or magma cools fast, the igenous rock will have ____________

Lines of latitude are _____________ lines on Earth

Clouds form as warm air

The diagram represents the air movement in a

Objects made of the same substance have

The Spring Equinox occurs on

A location near a large body of water experiences a(n) __________ climate

Which side is the windward side and which is the leeward side?

Metamorphic rocks form from what processes?

Winds are NAMED based on where

The two most adbundant elements in the crust are

Erosion of the stream bank occurs at

This is a _______________ plate boundary

Flat, horizontal sedimentary rock layers form

An increase in greenhouse gases such as CO₂ cause temperatures to

This V-shaped valley was formed by

The windward side of a mountain range is

Earth is closer to the Sun in its orbit during the ___________ season

As you travel to higher elevations, temperatures

____________ particle sizes allow a soil to retain more water

What color ABSORBS more light and heat energy?

Water is most dense as a

The properties a mineral possesses is becaus of its internal arrangement of atoms

Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun in the ____________ direction

The Winter Solstice occurs on

Low pressure systems are

If the Sun is low in the sky, a shadow is

Dry, arid air is associated with ________ pressures

As you travel to higher latitudes (towards the poles), temperatures

One full revolution of Earth takes approximately

The diagram represents the air movement in a

This diagram shows a

Lines of longitude are _____________ lines on Earth

One full rotation on Earth takes approximately

The best/strongest agent of erosion is

The Summer Solstice occurs on

Deposition of the stream bank occurs at

Insolation is another term for incoming sunlight

Moist, humid air is associated with ________ pressures

A solar eclipse occurs during the _______ moon phase

___________ particle sizes allow water to permeate or infiltrate faster

Foucault's pendulum is proof that Earth

The seasons occur on Earth because of

This is a _______________ plate boundary

This U-shaped valley was formed by

On the Summer Solstice, the Sun strikes most directly (90\degree) on

A shift towards the blue (shorter) wavelengths seen in stars and galaxies indicates that they are

The closer the temperature is to the dewpoint, the

This diagram represents the ____________ season

On the equinoxes, the entire planet gets _______hours of day and ________ hours of night

The closer the Earth is to the Sun in its orbit the ____________ it travels

The ozone layer in the atmosphere absorbs ___________ energy from the Sun

With a decrease in temperature, pressure ___________

When water freezes to ice it

A shift towards the red (longer) wavelengths seen in stars and galaxies indicates that they are

Gravity is the force behind all erosion (water, ice, soil etc. being pulled downhill)

If the Sun is high in the sky, a shadow is

Sedimentary rocks form from what processes?

Isolines that are ________________ indicate a steeper slope or gradient

If lava or magma cools slow, the igenous rock will have ____________

This diagram represents the ____________ season

______ earthquake waves are faster and arrive first

The only type of rock that can contain fossils is

Winds blow from ________ to ________ pressures

Streams and rivers move FASTER on the __________ curve

Celestial objects such as the Sun, Moon and stars appear to rise in the _________ and set in the _________

This process is known as

Changes in the environment such as tides, the seasons etc. are

With a decrease in temperature, density ___________

The altitude (angle) of Polaris in the sky is the same as your