Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Earth Science Final Review

Format

True/False – 18 (1 point each)

Multiple Choice – 35 (1 point each)

Interpreting Diagrams – 10 (3 points each)

Short Answer – 4 (3 points each)

Essay – 1 of 3 (5 points each)

Notes, Handouts, Worksheets

Chapter 8 – Weathering and Soil Formation

Chapter 9 – Erosion and Deposition

Chapter 10 – A Trip Through Geologic Time

Chapter 11 – Energy Resources

Chapter 12 – Fresh Water

Chapter 13 – Ocean Motions

Chapter 14 – Ocean Zones

Chapter 15 – The Atmosphere

Chapter 16 – Weather Factors

Chapter 17 – Weather Patterns

Chapter 18 – Climate and Climate Change

No Notes – Handouts and Worksheets

Chapter 19 – Earth, Moon, and Sun

Chapter 20 – The Solar System

Chapter 21 – Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe

Key Terms, Themes, and

Miscellaneous Good Times

Erosion vs. weathering

Sediment

Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates

Mass movement

Creep

Orbital vs. Escape Velocity

Food Web

Rivers and Sediment

Paleontologist

How to date rocks

Carbon 14

Index fossils

Fossils - Types

Absolute vs. Relative Age

Cambrian Explosion

Wetlands, Types and Importance

Hurricane

Irrigation

SCATTERING ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Condensation

Wavelength vs. Waveheight

Water Cycle

Tides and th eMoon

Meander / Ox Bow Lake

Currents vs. Jet Streams

Salinity of water

Lightening

Winds

Watershed

Trench, Mid-Ocean Ridge, Abyssal Plain

Air Masses

Forms of Precipitation

Formation of clouds

Greenhouse Effect

Maritime vs. Continental

Polar vs. Tropical

Heat Transfer

Radiation, Convection

Coriolis effect

Revolution vs. Rotations

Extrusion vs. Intrusion

Chlorofluorocarbons

Constellations

Apollo

Galileo, Brahe, Ptolemy, Copernicus

Geocentric vs. Heliocentric

Terrestrial vs. Gas Giants

Life Elsewhere?

“Goldilocks conditions” For Life

Pulsar vs. Quasar

Absolute vs. Apparent Brightness

Prominence vs. Solar Flare

Light Year

This Study-Guide is the bare minimum you need to know to pass this test. If you would like to make a better grade than a 70, you should use these terms as a starting off point for your review.


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