Brain Drain 2
Milestone Review 2
99 Questions
1.) What is the theory that explains
how the universe was created?
Big Bang Theory
2.) What does maritime mean?
Wet
3.) Rivers, steams,
creeks are known as
tributaries
4.) What is the percentage of Earth’s
salt water? 97%
5.) Which crust is more dense,
oceanic or continental? Oceanic
6.) What crust is the thickest?
Continental
7.) In a collision between oceanic and
continental which will subduct?
Oceanic
8.) Law of superposition states that
the farther you go down in the Earth
the denser the rock.
9.) What is the main
greenhouse gas on
Earth?
Carbon Dioxide
10.) What type of climate
accelerates (to make faster)
weathering?
Warm and wet
11.) What are underwater
mountain ranges known as?
Mid-ocean Ridge
12.) Depositing sediment at the
bottom of rivers is known as
Deposition
13.) You have 73 mph wind. Is this a
category 1 hurricane or tropical
storm? Tropical storm
14.) You have 74 mph wind. Is this a
category 1 hurricane or a tropical
storm?
Category 1 Hurricane
15.) What type of cloud is
associated with hurricanes
and thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
16.) The process by which the ocean
floor sinks beneath a deep ocean
trench into the mantle is known as a
subduction zone.
17.) What instrument measures wind
speed? Anemometer
18.) What instrument measures
temperature? Thermometer
19.) Igneous rock formed inside
earth’s crust is known as Intrusive
igneous rock.
20.) Igneous rock formed outside
earth’s crust is known as extrusive
igneous rock.
21.) The galaxy we live in is known as
the Milky Way Galaxy.
22.) Our solar system is located on the
outer arm or band of the galaxy.
23.) The galaxy we live in is known as
a spiral galaxy.
24.) The tallest mountains on earth
are located where?
Under the ocean
25.) The longest mountain chains on
earth are located where? Under the
ocean.
26.) A person who studies whether is
known as a
27.) What is an indirect method
scientist use to study layers?
Seismic waves
28.) What is a direct
method scientist use to
study layers?
Rocks
29.) Conserve means to save
30.) An air mass coming from land is
known as a land breeze
31.) An air mass coming from water is
known as sea breeze
32.) A global wind coming from the
poles is known as polar easterlies
33.) A global wind coming from the
equator is known as trade winds
34.) What process is
required to turn rock into
sediment?
Weathering
35.) This process carries sediment
from one place to another.
Erosion
36.) This process occurs when
dissolved minerals crystallize and glue
particles together.
Cementation
37.) This layer of earth is soft and
bends easy, it also means “weak” in
Greek. Asthenosphere
38.) This layer is the top layer and
means “stone” in Greek.
Lithosphere
39.) What is the thickest layer of
Earth? Mantle
40.) Continents slowly moving over
millions of years is known as the
Continental Drift Theory
41.) Scientist use sonar to map the
surface of the ocean floor.
42.) The shaking and trembling of
Earth due to shifting rock underneath
is known as an earthquake
43.) A plateau is a large area of flat
land elevated high above sea level.
44.) Area beneath earth surface
where rock is under stress and breaks
triggering an earthquake.
Focus
45.) The Richter Scale is a rating an
earthquakes magnitude is measured
in.
46.) Liquefaction occurs when an
earthquake’s violent shaking
suddenly turns loose soft soil into
mud.
47.) The Pacific Ring of Fire is where
most of Earth’s volcanoes are located
in the Pacific Ocean.
48.) Molten rock inside
Earth’s crust is known as
Magma
49.) Molten rock outside
earth’s crust is known as
Lava
50.) A hot spot is an area where
material deep inside earth’s crust
rises creating volcanoes.
51.) Which is safest? A
dormant volcano or an
extinct volcano?
Extinct
52.) Principle that states processes
that happened long ago operate the
same today and have always
operated is known as
uniformitarianism
53.) Astronomer who came up with
ellipses was Kepler.
54.) Astronomer who believed in a
geocentric universe was Ptolemy.
55.) Astronomer who believed in a
heliocentric universe was Copernicus
56.) The process when water seeps
into cracks and freezes, expanding the
rock is known as ice wedging.
57.) Animals burrowing is an
example of physical
weathering.
58.) Acid rain is an example of
chemical weathering.
59.) Abrasion refers to the grinding
away of a surface by water, wind, or
gravity.
60.) Lichen is an acid
produced by plants that
breaks down rock.
61.) Iron combining with oxygen
and water created rust, this is
known as oxidation.
62.) Oxidation is known as chemical
weathering.
63.) Soil that is easily penetrated by
air or wind is known as permeable.
64.) What type of soil is least
permeable? Clay
65.) What type of soil is most
permeable? Sand
66.) The solid layer of rock at the
bottom of soil profile is known as
bedrock.
67.) A soil horizon is layer of soil that
differs in color and texture from other
layers above or below it.
68.) Decomposition is the breaking
down of an organism.
69.) Contour plowing is a
technique that allows farmers
to plow on the natural curves
of a slope.
70.) Terracing is a technique where
farmers dig steeps with lips on hills to
prevent erosion of topsoil.
71.) What 2 agents of erosion create
mudslides? Gravity and water
72.) Where a river meets an ocean is
known as a delta.
73.) Deep ocean currents are caused
by temperature or salinity differences
74.) What creates waves? Wind
75.) What creates wind? The unequal
heating and cooling of earths surface.
76.) During the day differences in land
and sea temperature create a sea
breeze
77.) During the night differences in
land and sea temperature create a
land breeze.
78.) What creates tides? Moons
gravitational pull on Earth
79.) What creates surface currents?
Wind
80.) Fossils are the preserved remains
of traces of living organisms.
81.) Most fossils are found in
sedimentary rock.
82.) What does centric mean? Center
83.) What stage of the water cycle
comes after runoff? evaporation
84.) Where is most of
Earth’s fresh water
trapped?
Glaciers
85.) Impermeable means water
cannot penetrate.
86.) Underground layer of rock or
sediment that holds water is an
aquifer.
87.) An artesian well is a well that
rises because of pressure within an
aquifer.
88.) The zone farthest from land is
known as the open ocean zone.
89.) From low tide to edge of
continental shield is the neritic zone.
90.) Salinity is the measure of the
amount of salt in a substance.
91.) The more salt dissolved in water
the denser the water becomes.
92.) Wind and water curve due to the
coriolis effect of earth spinning from
west to east.
93.) The gulf stream is a warm current
from the south atlantic to the north
that warms up Europe.
94.) Pattern of temperature of a long
period of time is known as climate.
95.) Atmospheric conditions at a
specific time is known as weather.
96.) 30 degrees north and south of
the equator are known as the horse
latitudes.
97.) The point at which water vapor
turns to liquid is dew point.
98.) Global winds blow steadily from
specific directions over long distances
all over Earth.
99.) The deadliest part of a hurricane
is known as the eye wall.