The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes

Which type of glacier is kept from spreading out by mountain ranges?

True or False: The discharge rate is how much water is moving through a stream or river.

True or False: Faster streams can carry larger particles.

Which glaciers tend to be smaller?

Horns

Fjord

Moraine

U-Shaped Valley

Cirque

Arete

Kettle Lake

Waterfall

delta

alluvial fan

flood plain

True or False: Much like waterfalls, headland areas of the beach erode differently because some rocks are harder than others.

Which of the following are features of karst topography? (Select all that apply)

Which feature can be found on the floor of a cave?

What will turn into a sea stack in the next stage of erosion?

How is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?

What might cause mechanical weathering?

What exactly is bedrock?

What is the most likely cause of a mudflow or a slump?

Bedrock is located primarily in which horizon?

When does wind and/or water deposit sediment?

The stronger/faster the wind blows, the larger the particles of sand it can carry

Which of the following mass movements can be considered the least dangerous?

The main component of soil comes from bedrock

What mixes the humus into the soil to form the rich top layer, known as topsoil? (Select all that apply)

If the earth's mantle were completely solid, _________ plates could not move around.

Choose the best definition of the geosphere:

The deeper you travel, the ________ pressure will be experienced

The deeper you travel, the temperature will ______________

The deeper you travel, the material will become ________ dense

When two plates come together

When two plates move apart

When plates slide past each other

How deep would you have to drill to reach the center of the earth?

What are the types of seismic waves?

What type of waves are only able to travel through solids?

Which is true about the Earth's inner core?

What are the 5 ways we can identify minerals?

Which property of minerals is the least dependable?

The true color of a mineral can be found by:

The name of the scale that we use to determine a mineral's hardness:

What is the hardest mineral?

What is the softest mineral?

When a mineral splits along a definite flat plane:

What physical property can be described as metallic or nonmetallic?

A mineral must be:

Coal is NOT a mineral because:

This mineral is found in your toothpaste. It plays a key role in keeping your teeth healthy and strong. What is it?

One way that minerals form is by the crystallization of cooling:

Some minerals form when solutions:

The smallest particles are called (E)

The deposition, compaction & cementation of these particles creates (A):

Heat and pressure of those rocks creates (B):

The melting and cooling of those rocks creates (D):

What process can effect all three rock types, resulting in "sending it back" to sediments?

Select the different types of igneous rock (select all that apply):

Rock that forms when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. Common examples are: granite, basalt, obsidian.

Rock that forms by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by cementation. Common examples are: conglomerate, shale, sandstone.

Rock that starts as another type, but has been changed to this type when subjected to high heat and pressure. Common examples: marble, gneiss, slate.

What does "compaction" mean?

The "special minerals" referred to in Revelation by Pastor Tim are said to cover the walls of ____________.

The four doors are carved of solid _________.

The crystals that reflect a myriad of colors and make up the walls described in Revelation are called ___________.

A diamond is an example of an ______________ crystal and would reflect this color in pure light: __________.

Term describing a model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars

Term describing a model of the solar system in which Earth and other planets revolve around the sun

Which of the following is a true statement about gravity?

If the sun is bigger than the moon, why does the moon have a greater effect on tides?

High tides occur

What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

A lunar eclipse occurs when:

What angle is formed by the sun, the earth, and the moon during an eclipse?

When a solar eclipse happens, who can see it?

At one beach, high tide occurs at 8 a.m. When will the next high tide most likely occur?

The word "waxing" can replace the first word of which phrase?

How much of the moon's bright side can you see during a new moon

Place the following phases of the moon in the correct sequence: A) Waxing crescent; B) Waning gibbous; C) Third quarter moon

Which of the following is a true statement about tidal energy?

The moon's gravity affects:

What might happen if the moon were only half as large as it is now?

Identify this moon phase. A moon that is completely dark because it's illuminated side is facing away from Earth.

Identify the moon phase. The moon is a quarter of the way around the Earth. You can see the right half of the moon is illuminated.

Identify the moon phase. The phase in which the illuminated portion of the moon is beginning to shrink smaller and is now on the left side, but is still more than half.

Identify the moon phase. The moon phase that comes after a new moon and before a first quarter moon; less than half of the moon is illuminated on the right side.

Identify the moon phase. The moon's phase in which the illuminated portion of the moon is still growing larger on the right side, but is now more than half.

Identify the moon phase. The moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.

Identify the moon phase. The phase of the moon when it is three-quarters of the way through its orbit, and we see half of the moon illuminated on the left side.

Identify the moon phase. The moon phase that comes before a new moon and after a third quarter moon; less than half of the moon is illuminated on the left side.

Match the term to the definition:

Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.

Either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.

the scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.

True or False: Earth rotates from east to west, causing the sun and moon to rise and set

How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation?

What causes the seasons to change?

What happens when it is autumn in the Southern Hemisphere?

How are winters in the Northern Hemisphere different from winters in the Southern Hemisphere?

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature year-round?

You live in the Northern Hemisphere. On which day of the year will you receive the least amount of daylight?

Where and when would you find almost 24 hours of daylight?

This image was taken at midnight. Where was it taken?

Why is summer warmer than winter?

In the Northern Hemisphere, which day falls closest to January 1?

Gravity depends on two factors. What are they?

Why is the Earth's gravity stronger than the Moon's gravity?

What might happen to the Earth if its orbit moved farther away from the Sun?

Would your mass change if you went to the moon?

Living in the Northern Hemisphere, at what time of the year can you see Polaris, the North Star? Choose the best answer.

If you wanted to watch a constellation rise one evening, in which direction would you look?

What phenomenon is responsible for the fact that some constellations are only visible at certain times during the year?

True or False: The moon is Earth's only natural satellite.

True or False: There are nine planets in our solar system.

True or False: Some constellations are named for people or animals from Greek myths.

Which astronomers proved that the orbit of planets are an ellipse? Choose 2 :-)

Which astronomer constructed a telescope and discovered moons orbiting Jupiter?

What defines a planet?

True or False: The farther the planet is from the sun, the longer its year is.

If you wanted to find an asteroid with a telescope, where would be the best place to look?

What do asteroids have in common with Earth?

Why do asteroids burn up as they enter Earth's atmosphere?

You can see a comet passing Earth:

An astronomical body is located 300,000,000 km from the sun. How many AU is this?

True or False: The sun's mass is three-fourths helium and one-fourth hydrogen.

Where can you find the photosphere?

The sun's atmosphere is made up of the corona, photosphere, and the chromosphere. Which layer looks like a white halo around the sun?

Compared to other stars we observe, the Sun appears bigger and brighter because:

In a nuclear fusion reaction, atoms

If Earth was farther from the Sun, the planet's water would be mostly:

Prominences and sunspots are both:

Electromagnetic radiation is energy that can travel in the form of waves.

Wavelength is the distance between the ______ of one wave to the crest of the next.

Reflecting telescopes use _________ to collect light

Refracting telescopes use ____________ to focus light.

How many lenses are found in the simplest telescopes?

A telescope that can enlarge images from very far away has high ______________________.

X-ray telescopes magnify images that can't be seen with the naked eye.

How many people have landed on or orbited the moon?

Place the following stages in the life of a low to medium-mass star, like our sun, in order: A) Red Giant; B) Protostar; C) White Dwarf; D) Main Sequence Star; E) Planetary Nebula

How does a white dwarf compare to our sun as it exists now?

Large stars will burn out more quickly because they require more fuel, small stars can live much longer

Our star is an average-sized star, yet appears brighter than others we can see. What idea explains this?

True or False: A star's size affect its physical characteristics, but its composition does not.