Earth Science Skills Practice

Earth Science Skills Practice

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are lines that run vertically and tell you how far east or west you are?

Back

Longitude

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What letter would you find at the coordinates 30°S, 30°E?

Back

E

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is half-life in radioactivity?

Back

The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive sample to decay.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What term is given to unstable radioactive atoms?

Back

Parent

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How does intrusion X compare to the ages of the other rock layers and fossils in a geologic column?

Back

Intrusion X is younger than the broadleaf and fern fossils.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are lines that run horizontally and tell you how far north or south you are?

Back

Latitude

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the equator?

Back

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

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