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Earth Science SOL Review
30 cards·by 2024sllaflex
How many hemispheres
2
How does air circurate within a cyclone(low pressure area) in the Northern Hemisphere?
Counter clockwise and away from the center of the cyclone
Compared to the rate of weather of the larger rock, The rate of weathering of smaller pieces is?
Greater
What is teh best example of physical weathering?
The cracking of rock caused by freezing and thawing of water
The phases of the moon are caused by?
The moons revolution around the earth
What is source of most of the water vapor that enters the atmosphere?
Oceans
Major oceans and air currents appear to curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere because?
Earth's Axis is tilted
What is the natural satellite to Earth?
The moon
What are the 2 hemispheres?
North and South
What causes the Earth's seasons?
The Position of the axis
What represents 4 distinct quarters?
Equinoxes and Solstices
What is a solar eclipse?
When the moon blocks sunlight from the earth's surface
What is a lunar eclipse?
When the earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon's surface
What are the 8 moon phases?
New moon, Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, Third
quarter, & Waning crescent
What is the sun mostly made of?
Hydrogen
What is the planet pluto part of?
The Kuiper belt
What is a mineral?
A naturally occuring, inorganic, solid substance with a definite chemical composition and
structure
What are the 4 major elements found in the earth?
Oxygen, silicon, aluminum, and iron
What are the 3 major rock groups?
Metamorphic, Igneous, and Sedimentary
What do you need to form Metamorphic rocks?
Heat and pressure
What do you need to form Sedimentary rocks?
Rock sediments or organic matter being bond together
What do you need to form Igneous rocks?
Lava/magma
What are the 5 regions in VA
Appalachian Plateau, Valley & Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain
Which direction is longitude?
vertical
Which direction in latitude?
horisontal
What is the Highest degree latitude can be?
90 degrees
What is the highest degree longitude can be?
180 degrees
Earth is the ______ planet from the sun
third
What position does the moon have to be in for a spring tide?
In a straight line with the earth and sun
What position does the moon have to be in for a neap tide?
90 degree angle to the earth and sun