Final Earth Science Exam

Smaller pieces of rock from old, broken-up comets are known as what?

What would you wish for if you could wish for anything?

These are flat seafloor valleys filled with sediment

Organisms that undergo photosynthesis are known as what?

What term refers to the addition of new seafloor (this creates mid-ocean ridges)

The Great Rift Valley in Africa is a ?

Which planet is shown below?

Jupiter's gravity may have been too great for

The Sun's rays strike Earth at the northernmost and southernmost points during 

Summer occurs on the hemisphere of earth that is ?

What potential weather hazard is a result of these air masses meeting together?

The amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the amount needed for saturation?

This word means "dark rain".

The result of super heated particles undergoing a rapid expansion?

What is a sunspot?

This process allows clouds to form in a mass.

The structure of a comet is considered to be like which?

The distance light travels in one year is called a _____________?

Which phenomena is shown here?

What is the term for an inactive underwater volcanic peak?

This is a type of stratus cloud that forms near the ground.

In which direction do weather fronts travel?

The state of the atmosphere at any given time...

What front forces warm air above a mass of cold air and a mass of cool air

What type of clouds are shown below?

Scientist discovered changes in the Earth's interior by studying which of the following?

Location of deep-sided depression created when one crustal plate sinks beneath another.

What type of front results when warm air slides over cold air?

This instrument measures wind speed.

All of the following will improve safety factors during an earthquake EXCEPT to ?

Venus and Earth both experience______________because of heat trapped by their atmospheres

Whats is the most boring subject that we studied in Earth Science?

People once believed that all planets and stars orbited around_________?

 A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground is?

Which type of cloud resembles a white fluffy structure with flat bottoms

Animals that actively swim in the ocean currents are known as what?

Scientists hypothesize that the Sun formed 

This is a measure of the average amount of motion of molecules in the air.

What unique structure in the outer planets and has an unusual orbit?

A comet develops a tail because of what?

This is the point at which air becomes saturated with water vapor and condensation occurs.

The yearly orbit of the Earth around the Sun is called what?

The North Star is also called?

A pattern of stars in the sky that looks like a familiar object is know as what?

Who won in the Elephant Seal battle?

A fool and his money are soon

This is a storm that forms in the warm Atlantic Ocean, and gains power from moisture?

What essential element of marine life is represented below?

Warm expanding air has which of the following properties?

These animals move or swim across the ocean floor to find food

This picture represents what fundamental idea?

Which forms in cumulonimbus clouds when the air is warm? (through several updrafts)

This results from friction that creates oppositely charged particles 

Which two planets' clouds' reflect green and blue light?

The presence of maria on the moon indicate what?