Honors/Gifted Earth Space Science Honors
Semester I Review Sheet
Semester Exam counts as 1/5 of your semester grade and will appear on your report card. It is NOT part of the 2nd Nine Weeks Grade.
Chapter 1: Studying the Earth
Geology
Astronomy
Meteorology
Oceanography
Hypothesis
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Chapter 2: Earth as a System
Oblate spheroid
Earth’s measurements
Inner core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Closed systems vs. open systems
Energy Budget
Ecology – food chain, food web
Density D = m/v
Chapter 3: Models of the Earth
Latitude
Parallels
Meridian
Longitude
Great circles
Map projections
Map scales
Contour lines & intervals
Topographic maps
Depression contours
Chapter 4: Earth Chemistry
Elements
Atoms
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
Atomic Number
Mass Number (Atomic mass)
Compound
Molecule
Isotopes
Ions
Ionic Bonds
Covalent bonds
Chapter 5: Minerals
Mineral – characteristics
Silicates
Crystals – cubic, tetragonal, hexagonal
Properties of minerals
Color
Luster
Streak
Hardness (Moh’s scale)
Cleavage/Fracture
Quartz, feldspar, calcite, mica
Chapter 6: Rocks
Uniformitarianism
Igneous rocks
Magma
Intrusive
Extrusive
Felsic
Mafic
Granite, obsidian, pumice & basalt
Dike
Sill
Batholith
Laccolith
Sedimentary rocks
Clastic
Chemical
Organic
Conglomerate, limestone, shale
Stratification
Fossils
Metamorphic rocks
Marble, gneiss
Regional metamorphism
Contact metamorphism
Foliation
Rock cycle-Know processes and rock types
Chapter 7: Resources & Energy
Renewable
Non-renewable
Mineral reserves
Fossil fuels – coal, oil, gas
Nuclear energy - Uranium
Hydroelectric energy
Solar energy
Geothermal energy
Chapter 8: The Rock Record
Uniformitarianism
Relative age/time
Law of superposition
Unconformity
Absolute age/time
Half-life
Fossil Formation
Index fossils
Trace fossils
Chapter 9: A View of Earth’s Past
Eons
Eras (Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoicwhich is the longest?)
Periods
Epochs
Study Packet for Earth Space Science Honors/Gifted
You should also go through your notebook and attach the following assignments to create a study packet. You
should go back and correct the tests to help you study for the exam.
Find the following items and attach them to this sheet as a review. All other items in your notebook can and
should be RECYCLED-make sure you keep your Concept Review Workbook. Next semester, we will continue
with Chapter 10.
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Any notes, Brain POP sheets
Any tests/quizzes
Labs:
-Conservation of Mass
-Latitude/Longitude Map
-Mapping a Mountain
-Candium Lab
-Mineral Lab (know properties)
-Rock Labs-Sedimentary, Metamorphic, Igneous (know rock names/types on these labs)
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All Concept Reviews (from workbook, WB pgs. 1-18)
Review all vocabulary from the chapters as well