Vocab 1

Question 1

Adaptive Radiation

Answer 1

The evolutionary division of a group of organisms into diverse groups over a short period of geological time.

Question 2

Astronomy

Answer 2

The study of space and the properties and behavior of bodies in outer space such as stars, planets, etc.

Question 3

Astrophysics

Answer 3

A branch of astronomy that focuses on the physical properties of stars and other celestial bodies, as well as the physical laws of the universe

Question 4

Big bang theory

Answer 4

The most commonly accepted scientific theory of how the universe formed; states that the universe expanded from a hot, dense initial condition at a specific point in time around 13.5 billion years ago

Question 5

Catastrophism

Answer 5

The idea that earths history has been characterized by a series of extreme, rapid, worldwide events

Question 6

Continental Drift

Answer 6

The movement of earths continents relative to each other

Question 7

Geography

Answer 7

The study of all natural and political features of earth’s surface

Question 8

Geology

Answer 8

The study of earth through the study of rocks, minerals, water, and other earth materials, as well as through seismic waves and other natural phenomena

Question 9

Geophysics

Answer 9

The branch of geology that focuses on the physics of earth and earth systems for example, seismic waves, energy transfer, gravity, and magnetism.

Question 10

Gravity

Answer 10

A force that exists between any two objects that have mass and that pulls the objects together. the greater the mass of an object, the greater its gravitational pull