Final Review (spring 2016) Flashcards
When water freezes, the volume….
increases
Know the sediments in order from biggest to smallest
- boulder
- cobble
- pebble
- sand
- silt
- clay
The sun is what size star
medium
a scientific truth must be
measurable, testable, repeatable
know the life cycle of a star in order
nebula protostar main sequence star red giant white dwarf blackdwarf
Why do we have seasons on Earth
The Earth’s axis is tilted
What are the steps of the scientific method in order
- State the Problem
- gather information
- form your hypothesis
- Design your experiment
- conduct your experiment
- analyze your results
- State your conclusions
What is the weather cell if there are clear skies, no cloude
High pressure
What is the weather cell if there is a tornado
Low pressure
What is the weather cell if there is a clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere
High pressure
What is the weather cell if there is a thunderstorm
Low pressure
What is the weather cell if there is light rain for hours
Low pressure
All weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere
Troposphere
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone and protects us from ultraviolet rays
Stratosphere
What layer of the atmosphere is cooler as you go up, the most meteors burn up here
Mesosphere
What layer of the atmosphere has the lowest air pressure
Thermosphere
In an earthquake, what force creates a normal fault
tension
In an earthquake, what force creates a reverse fault
compression
In an earthquake, what force creates a strike slip fault
shearing
is it possible to know something happened with no eyewitnesses and why
yes, scientific tests can be used to gather the proof necessary. Tests are repeatable, eyewitnesses can make a mistake
What is the name of a moon phase after a full moon
waning gibbous
In mineral properties, what is streak?
the color of the minerals dust
In mineral properties, what is luster
How a mineral shines
In mineral properties, what is cleavage
How a mineral breaks
In mineral properties, what is hardness
It is measured on the Moh’s scale
In mineral properties, what is specific gravity
a minerals density related to that of water
What is the inside turn of a river called
pointbar
What is the name of our galaxy
Milky Way
