1.How are winds named?
2.As altitude decreases, the density of the air _______?
3.Dry air is 78% _______(name element)/
4.Our sun is just an average, medium brightness star?T/F
5.Chunks of ice and dust that usually have long elliptical orbits are called____?
6.The gas giants are 4 of the inner planets?
7.A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon moves directly between the sun & the Earth?
8.Human life on Earth first appeared during the ____era?
9.What era represents the age of dinosaurs?
10.The phases of the moon depend on how much of the ______side of the moon can be
seen from Earth?
11.The entire time scale of the Earth’s existence, divided into geological events and the
type of dominant life is a _______ _______ ______?
12.Footprints and trails are examples of ______ fossils?
13.The changing of sediments into sedimentary rocks involves _____ & ____ of the
sediments?
14.The chemical symbol for gold?
16.Elements are bonded into compounds when ____are transferred between 2 atoms?
17.Name the formula, NaCl?
18.Name the formula, HCl?
19.The best instrument to use for measuring weight is ____?
20.The first step in Scientific Method is to ask a question?
21.Color of the same is all that is needed to distinguish between real gold and “fool’s”
gold?
22.Scientists around the world use what system of measurement?
23.What scientific skill are you using when you see that the sky is cloudy?
24.An explanation that can be tested by an experiment is ___?
25.A well-tested scientific that explains a wide range of observations is called a _____?
26.What type of scientist studies the solid Earth?
27.What type of scientist would track an approaching storm?
28.Mixing a milkshake is 1 example of a ____ change?
29.The SI unit for mass is ______?
30.The SI unit for length is _____?
31The SI unit for volume is ____?
32.The measurement Mass/Volume is ____?
33.How much space a gas takes up is what measurement?
34.What state of matter occurs when atoms are stripped of their electrons and the nuclei
are packed close together?
35.What is the symbol for calcium?
36.What is the symbol for carbon?
37.What is the symbol for silver?
38.Rocks are made of ______ & other materials.
39.____rocks are formed from lava that erupted onto Earth’s surface.
40.The most abundant intrusive rock is ___?
41.Name the sedimentary rock formed when rock fragments are squeezed together?
42.____&_____deep beneath Earth’s surface are necessary to change any rock into
metamorphic rock.
43.What layer of the Earth is made up largely of the rocks basalt & granite.
44.As depth increased beneath the Earth’s surface, what happens to temperature &
pressure?
45.From the surface, name the layers of the Earth.
46.In what layer of the Earth are convection currents flowing?
47.What is the name of the super continent that existed millions of years ago?
48.Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a ____?
49.Name 1 type of evidence used to support the theory of continental drift? (3)
50.What is the longest mountain range in the world?
51.In the process of seafloor spreading, where does molten material rise from the mantle
and erupt?
52.Movement of Earth’s plates is caused by convection currents in the ______.
53.Two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces______?
54.A place where 2 plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is ____
boundary?
55.How do most fossils form?
56.If an organism no longer exists on Earth, it is said to be ___?
57.What does the law of superposition state?
58.A place where an old eroded surface is in contact with a newer rock layer is called
___?
59.The time it takes for ½ of the radioactive atoms in a sample of a radioactive element
to decay?
60.Give the correct order of the eras in the geological time scale? (4)
61.What kind of fossil is formed when minerals replace all or part of an organism?
62.The ____age of a rock is its age compared to the ages of other rocks.
63.Most scientists believe that ______ caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
64.Earth’s rotation on its axis is responsible for ______.
65.Earth’s revolution around the sun is responsible for ___.
66.Earth has seasons because ________ as it moves around the sun.
67.When the Earth’s axis is parallel to the sun’s rays, a/n
_____ occurs.
68.Differences in how much the moon pulls on different parts of the Earth is responsible
for _______?
69.In comparison to the Earth, the moon is about ____(fraction) the diameter of the
Earth.
70.Name the model in which the Earth is the center of the solar system.
71.Name the model in which the sun is the center of the solar system.
72.Name 2 factors that combine to keep planets in orbit.
73.Our sun has enough fuel to last about _____billion years.
74.What layer are you looking at when you look at a photograph of the sun?
75.What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
76.When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, it produces a streak of light called
a/n__________
77.The temperature and chemical composition of a star can be determined by a
__________
78.What type of galaxy is our Milky Way galaxy?
79.Evidence for the Big Bang Theory is the observation that most galaxies are moving
_______from each other.
80.The layer of gases that surround the Earth is _______.
81.Three oxygen atoms combined in a molecule is called____?
82.Air contains gases and ________?
83Weather occurs in which atmospheric layer?
84.List the layers of the atmosphere in order from the Earth upwards.
85.Wavelengths that are shorter than visible light are ______?
86.The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere?
87.Heat transfer between 2 substances that are in contact is called ___?
88.Differences in air pressure cause ______?
89.An anemometer measures _____?
90._______winds are caused by unequal heating within a small area.
91.The doldrums are characterized by _______winds.
92.A _______ is used to measure relative humidity.
93.______form when water vapor becomes liquid water or ice crystals.
94.Thunderstorms are produced by ____ clouds?
95.Any form of water that falls from clouds is called _____?
96.What is the difference between sleet and hail?
97.Warm air masses that affect the west coast of the US are called_____?
98.What kind of front occurs when a warm air mass & a cold air mass meet and no
movement occurs?
99.Changes in state are examples of ____change?
100.Liter, milliliter and cubic centimeter are measurements of _______?
101.A ______property of a substance include color, texture, and hardness.
102.Balances are used to measure _____?
103.The number of protons in an element is the ______ ________?
104.The symbol for nitrogen is ____?
105Name CO2
106.A series of processes known as the ______ ________ continuously changes rocks
from one kind to another.
107.Metamorphic rocks such as marble & quartzite are said to be ______ because their
mineral grains are not arranged in parallel layers or bands.
108.The part of the mantle called the ____is made of soft rock that bends like plastic.
109.Where does subduction occur?
110.The ______ is broken into sections called plates, which float on top of the
asthenosphere.
111.______(who) introduced the hypothesis called continental drift.
112.The type of fossil that is like a hole, a hollow area left behind by an organism that
decomposed later is called a/n______?
113.The times that day & night are of equal length are the _______.
114.Galileo called the dark, flat parts of the moon ______.
115.What do you call a meteoroid that hits Earth’s surface?
116.What kind of reactions occur on the sun, changing hydrogen into helium?
117.What magnitude do astronomers use to compare the brightness of stars?
118.What clue do we use that a star or galaxy is moving away from us?
119.The unit of measure that scientists use for the distance between stars is _____.
120.Where do satellites orbit the earth?
121.___ are lines on a weather map that represent areas of equal air pressure.
122. ____ is the only subatomic particle not found in the nucleus of the atom
123. a substance made of 2 or more other substances combined chemically
124. The state of matter in which the molecules are very close and vibrate in place.
125. Anything that has mass & takes up space.
126. Subatomic particle that has a positive charge found in nucleus.
127. The simplest type of substance, it is made of only 1 type of atoms
128. A substance made of 2 or more substances combined physically.
129. A state of matter in which the molecules are free to move around quickly and
randomly.