Exam 2

Question 1

Put waves in order from highest frequency to lowest frequency

Answer 1

gamma rays, X-ray, ultraviolet, the visible light spectrum, infrared, microwave, television, and radio

Question 2

Gas giants in order

Answer 2

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Question 3

Terrestrial planets in order

Answer 3

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 4

Four phases of the moon

Answer 4

Waxing, Waning, New and Full

Question 5

Moon phase between New and Full moons

Answer 5

Waxing

Question 6

Moon phase between Full and New moons

Answer 6

Waning

Question 7

Is earth a closed or open system? Does it strive for balance?

Answer 7

Earth is a closed system because it is not gaining or losing matter. The Earth is a constant matter. Energy can enter and exit, but matter can not. It is constantly trying to balance the flow of energy in and out of Earth’s system.

Question 8

What is the lithosphere?

Answer 8

The crust and uppermost (brittle) of the mantle.

Question 9

What are the Earth’s layers and states of matter?

Answer 9

Crust (solid), Mantle (solid), Outer Core (liquid), and inner core (solid).

Question 10

What are the four spheres of the Earth

Answer 10

Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere

Question 11

What are divergent boundaries?

Answer 11

Plates move apart (mid ocean ridge, rift valleys)

Question 12

What are convergent boundaries?

Answer 12

Where crust come together (mountains, volcanoes)

Question 13

What are transform boundaries?

Answer 13

Where crust is neither produced or destroyed as plates slide horizontally past each other (San Andreas fault)