unit test (space, ecology)

Question 1

inner terrestial def

Answer 1

rocky, in solar system

Question 2

outer gaseous def

Answer 2

outside solar system, gas

Question 3

meteoroid def

Answer 3

(rock and metal) outside earths atmosphere

Question 4

meteor def

Answer 4

in earth’s atmosphere (rock and metal)

Question 5

meteorite

Answer 5

hit earth (rock snd metal)

Question 6

asteroid def

Answer 6

small rock orbiting sub

Question 7

comet

Answer 7

make of ice and dust, trail of gas

Question 8

why is north anerica colder in the winter?

Answer 8

earths axis

Question 9

lifecycle of a small star

Answer 9

nebula, protostar, main sequence, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf

Question 10

lifecycle of a large star

Answer 10

nebula, protostar, main sequence, red supergiant, supernova, black hole OR neutron star

Question 11

how much of the suns heat is trapped by the atmosphere

Answer 11

19%

Question 12

name 4 greenhouse gases

Answer 12

nitrous oxyde, carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor

Question 13

equ. for photosynthesis

Answer 13

carbon dioxide+water+light=glucose+oxygen

Question 14

equ. for cellular resp.

Answer 14

glucose+oxygen=co2+water+useable energy (ATP)

Question 15

ways that carbon moves

Answer 15

photosynthesis, cellular respiration, burning of fossil fuels, decomposition, forest fires(B->A), soil tilling (L->A)

Question 16

what is carbon sequestration

Answer 16

removing carbon frim the atmosphere

Question 17

ways nitrogen moves

Answer 17

nitrogen fixing (a->b), assimilation (l->b), fertilzer runoff (l->h), denitrification (l->a)

Question 18

hydrologic cycle

Answer 18

condensation, transpiration, evaporation, surface runoff, aquifers

Question 19

define threatened

Answer 19

a species facing immenent extinction

Question 20

define special concern

Answer 20

a species with characteristsicts tgat makes it more killable by human acticvity

Question 21

define exterpated

Answer 21

doesnt exist in a certain area

Question 22

all planets closest to farthest from sun

Answer 22

mercury, venus, earth, mars, asteroid belt, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, pluto