Midterm

Question 1

Organizing observations in a meaningful way

Answer 1

Classification

Question 2

The amount of matter in an object

Answer 2

Mass

Question 3

The amount of space an object occupies

Answer 3

Volume

Question 4

As the pressure increases, the density of a substance will…?

Answer 4

Increase

Question 5

As the temperature increases the density…?

Answer 5

Decreases

Question 6

Predictable/ repeating pattern

Answer 6

Cyclic

Question 7

Most substances are densest as a…?

Answer 7

Solid

Question 8

Is the Equatorial diameter greater than or less than the polar diameter?

Answer 8

Greater

Question 9

The best model for the shape of the earth is a…?

Answer 9

Ball

Question 10

The altitude of of Polaris above the horizon is the same as the observers…?

Answer 10

Latitude

Question 11

Polaris is located above the earths…?

Answer 11

Axis of rotation

Question 12

You can only see Polaris in the…?

Answer 12

Northern hemisphere

Question 13

As a persons latitude increases, the altitude of Polaris…?

Answer 13

Increases

Question 14

If you travel west time becomes___, if you travel east time will___?

Answer 14

West-less

East-increase

Question 15

The closer the isolines the ____ the slope

Answer 15

Steeper

Question 16

Hydrosphere

Answer 16

Water/oceans

Question 17

Lithosphere

Answer 17

Crust

Question 18

Atmosphere

Answer 18

Layer of gasses

Question 19

The Red shift and doppler effect is evidence for the

Answer 19

Big Bang theory

Question 20

Red shift proves that the universe is ____?

Answer 20

Expanding

Question 21

Most stars spend the majority of their life as a ___?

Answer 21

Main sequence star

Question 22

Stars get their energy from_____?

Answer 22

Nuclear fusion

Question 23

The moon has phases because…?

Answer 23

It revolves around the earth

Question 24

Eclipses only occur at the ___ &___ moon phases?

Answer 24

New and full

Question 25

A lunar eclipse is when the ____ moon is blocked out

Answer 25

Full

Question 26

A solar eclipse is when the ____ is blocked out

Answer 26

Sunlight

Question 27

The greatest duration of of Insolation can only occur at…?

Answer 27

90 degrees N and 90 degrees S

Question 28

There higher the altitude of the sun the ____ the shadow?

Answer 28

Smaller

Question 29

Perihelion

Answer 29

earth is closest to the sun

Question 30

Aphelion

Answer 30

Earth is farthest to the sun

Question 31

The more circular and object is the ____ eccentric it is

Answer 31

Less

Question 32

Facts derived from the environment by using the five senses

Answer 32

Observations