Earth Science Midterm

nonmetallic minerals that are valued for their beauty and rarity rather than their usefulness

• gemstones

• minerals

• meteor

Earth-centered model of the solar system.

• Geocentric Model

• Solar System

• Gravitational Attraction

• Outer Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor

• Tsunamis

• Earthquake

• Wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the largest galaxy in the Local Group

• Andromeda Galaxy

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Spiral Galaxy

the resistance of a mineral to being scratched

• hardness

• streak

• fracture

The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake

• Focus

• Mantle

• Fault

three or more stars that are bound by gravity

• multiple star system

• solar system

• shapes of galaxies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Time taken for a planet to orbit the sun.

• Orbital Period

• Terrestrial Planets

• Solar System

The outermost layer of Earth, including the mantle and crust.

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer Core

A single huge continent that existed before the continents formed.

• Pangaea

• Milky Way

• Outer Core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3