Earth Science 2 Final Review

Bigger stars live longer

One of Wegener's pieces of evidence: based on the same fossil being found on different continents

This layer of the Earth is semi-solid, semi-liquid.

What type of plate boundary causes a tsunami?

The color of the star is based on how hot it is

Which of these features are associated with divergent boundaries?

Which is not a rocky planet?

New telescopes have big lenses so they can gather a lot of light and see far into space

Transform boundaries are where plates COLLIDE.

Warm liquids tend to RISE compared to cooler liquids

This layer of the Earth is the hard surface.

Which is not a gas giant?

Cinder cone volcanoes are the most explosive type of volcano.

This layer of the Earth creates Earth's magnetic field

Venus is the closest planet to the Sun

In nuclear fusion, two BLANK come together to create BLANK

This layer of the Earth is solid iron.

The Sun makes its energy through nuclear fusion.

Stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) are the least explosive type of volcano.

One of Wegener's pieces of evidence: based on the same ancient mountain ranges being found on different continents

When our Sun dies, it will become a black hole

What is the first step in the life cycle of a star?

Where is the Sun on the HR Diagram?

The Himalayan Mountains are created by this type of plate boundary

Jigsaw Fit proves continental drift through the continents fitting together like puzzle pieces

What are the three characteristics of a planet? Round, orbits a star, and...