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Earth Measurement and Celestial Objects

This mixed review covers topics such as measuring the Earth, celestial objects, the dynamic crust, landscapes, radioactive dating, and meteorology.

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Earth Measurement and Celestial Objects

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  1. Measuring the Earth/ celestial objects The Dynamic Crust Mixed Review Landscapes and Radioactive Dating Meteorology 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt

  2. On which date does the maximum duration of insolationoccur in the Northern Hemisphere? Answer

  3. June 21st

  4. What is the direction of stream flow for the middle stream? Answer

  5. South

  6. Name one piece of evidence that the Earth rotates Answer

  7. Day/Night, Focault pendulum, the way celestial objects appear to travel from east to west

  8. On which two days is the tide the highest? Answer

  9. July 1st and July 16th.

  10. On June 21st, the angle of insolation will be greatest at the latitude of: Use the picture as a reference Answer

  11. 23.5 degrees North/Tropic of Cancer

  12. Which has greater porosity? Why? Answer

  13. They are equal because they are the same shape and sorting and while one has more holes, the holes are smaller.

  14. There are two valleys, one U-shaped and one V-shaped. Which agent of erosion formed these? Answer

  15. The V-shaped valley was formed by running water, the U-shaped valley was formed by glaciers.

  16. An ancient bone was analyzed and found to contain carbon14 that had decayed for nearly two half lives. How old is the bone? Answer

  17. 11,400 years old

  18. If there are 19.4 grams of carbon14 and 600.6 grams of nitrogen14 how old is le fossil? Answer

  19. 28500 years oldddddd guys hehe

  20. What is the youngest bedrock? Answer

  21. Layer A, igneous intrusion

  22. What kind of boundary is between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate (West Coast of United States)? Answer

  23. Transform, San Andreas Fault

  24. What causes lithospheric plate movement? Answer

  25. Density differences result in convection cells/ currents

  26. A trench forms when two plates… Answer

  27. Converge, and one plate subducts under the other

  28. Which type of plate is more dense, continental or oceanic? And which is thinner and older? Answer

  29. Continental is more dense and oceanic is older and thinner.

  30. A seismograph station records a difference in arrival timebetween the S- and P-wave of 4 minutes. About how faraway is the earthquake epicenter? [Refer to the EarthScience Reference Tables.] Answer

  31. 2600 km

  32. What is the visibility and present weather? Answer

  33. ½ mile and fog

  34. 100 degrees F equals ___ degrees C Answer

  35. 38degrees C

  36. An air mass originates in Canada, what is the name of the air mass? Answer

  37. cP or continental polar

  38. The capital T in mT refers to: Answer

  39. Tropical, warm, air

  40. What is the direction of winds in a mid-latitude low pressure system? And what direction do they typically travel? Answer

  41. In and counterclockwise/ to the Northeast/ from the southwest

  42. On March 21, two observers, one at 45D north latitude andthe other at 45D south latitude, watch the "rising" Sun. Inwhich direction(s) must they look? Answer

  43. Both observers must look eastward.

  44. If the distance between A and B is 9.5 miles, calculate the gradient to the nearest tenth. Answer

  45. 3.2 ft/mi

  46. If the velocity of a stream is 5 cm/sec, what is the largest particle it can carry? Answer

  47. Sand

  48. An igneous rock has large crystals. What type of environment was it formed in? Answer

  49. Inside the volcano. Intrusive/plutonic

  50. List the qualities of an index fossil. Answer

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