Earth Science Facts to Know - Part 2

If you travel East, time gets

The half life of a radioactive isotope can change

At divergent plate boundaries

A material radioactively decays _____% with every single half life

This graph represents a _____________ relationship

This graph represents a _____________ relationship

Due to the coriolis effect, objects deflect (curve) to the ________ in the Southern Hemisphere

Due to the coriolis effect, objects deflect (curve) to the ________ in the Northern Hemisphere

Humid landscapes are ___________ in shape

If you travel West, time gets

________ fronts move fast and bring heavy precipitation and thunderstorms

The weather map symbol below is for a ________ front

_________ takes a long time to heat up and a long time to cool down

_____________ igneous rocks form on the surface and cool fast

Which groupings of minerals show cleavage and which show fracture?

Earth's axis is tilted ________\degreeoff the orbital plane

You need at least _____ seismograph station readings in order to locate the epicenter of an earthquake

Sediments deposited by a stream are

The name of our galaxy is the

The Sun is considered a

Which letters represent infiltration and runoff?

The process that produces energy, light and heat in stars is

The following movement represents what type of seismic wave?

_____________ igneous rocks form beneath the surface and cool slow

In the spring and fall, the Sun rises ____________ and sets _____________

The oldest rock layers are found at the

The estimated age of the origin of the universe is

The water cycle process represented by letter D is

The age of the Sun, Earth and solar system is

The following movement represents what type of seismic wave?

On a topographic map, the feature below is a ___________ where elevation _________ as you travel to the center

Continental crust is __________, _________ dense and made of ____________

Earth's ______________ diameter is greater than its _____________ diameter

Hills on topographic maps make

The starting line of longitude (0\degree) is the

The starting line of latitude (0\degree) is the

Which radioactive isotope is used to date older, inorganic materials such as rocks?

The water cycle process represented by letter B is

What is the BEST action to take if there is a tsunami warning?

The rise and fall of Earth's water is a __________ relationship

An unconformity forms from what two processes?

The orbit on the left is described as more elliptical because its eccentricity is closer to

Density =

When reporting the coordinates of a location... ___________ is first, then _________

The BANDING shown in this rock means it is what type of rock?

A region around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur is known as the Ring of Fire

What type of local breeze is shown?

In the winter, the Sun rises ____________ and sets _____________

The water cycle process represented by letter C is

The study of seismic waves helps us understand Earth's interior

Mountain landscapes are _________ in elevation and have __________ bedrock structure

Contour lines that cross a stream or river make a V that point

If you increase the distance between the foci, the eccentricity of an ellipse

Most stars are in what life stage?

Condensation is the phase change from ________ to _________

What type of local breeze is shown?

The agent of erosion that created these parallel scratches in the rock was

Latitude values are either

Waxing phases of the Moon are changing in illumination on the

The ___________ constellation helps you find Polaris in the night sky

Evaporation is the phase change from ________ to _________

The orbits of celestial objects are

The direction of Earth's tilt points to different stars throughout the year

An ellipse has

At convergent plate boundaries

Earth's revolution causes

At solar noon, the Sun is at its ____________ point in the sky

Arid landscapes are ___________ in shape

The hottest planet in the solar system is

An index fossil covers a _________ geographic area and lived for a ________ period of time

________ fronts move slow and bring light/gentle precipitation

Earth's rotation causes

Which region is steep and which region is gentle in slope?

Any rock made of the mineral ___________ will fizz/bubble or react with acid

The youngest rock layer is letter

The latitude of the Equator is

Plains landscapes are _________ in elevation and have __________ bedrock structure

Longitude values are either

The light from distant stars and galaxies shows

Oceanic crust is _______, _______ dense and made of ____________

The latitude of Webster, NY is

The Earth's axis points in space to the star

Sediments are deposited to form this delta because the stream's velocity _________ as it enters the larger body of water

The orbit on the right is described as less elliptical because its eccentricity is closer to

Earth's true shape is described as a(n)

In the summer, the Sun rises ____________ and sets _____________

The life cycle path that stars follow is dependent on their

Stream drainage patterns like the ones shown form as a result of

The water cycle process represented by letter A is

Waning phases of the Moon are changing in illumination on the

The term HUMID means

Plateau landscapes are _________ in elevation and have __________ bedrock structure

The term ARID means

Which radioactive isotope is used to date younger, organic materials?

______ waves cannot travel through the Earth's liquid outer core

This graph represents a _____________ relationship

During radioactive decay, the _________ parent decays into the ___________ daughter

From left to right, the eccentricity of the ellipses

As you travel from the Equator towards the North Pole, the altitude to Polaris

The weather map symbol below is for a ________ front