earth science

Question 1

what creates the Foucault Pendulum

Answer 1

earth spins on its axis

Question 2

cosmic back round helps support

Answer 2

Big Bang Theory

Question 3

highest altitude of polaris in NYS

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massena

Question 4

earths rate of revolution daily

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1 degree per day

Question 5

transfers heat through molecular atmosphere

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conduction

Question 6

2 greenhouse gasses found in earths atmosphere

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carbon dioxide and methane

Question 7

slowing/reversal in ocean currents

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el nino

Question 8

constellations support what

Answer 8

earth revolving around the sun

Question 9

what is transpiration

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plants into sky

Question 10

lake effect snowstorm occur because

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warms the air, which rises, expands, and cools to the dewpoint forming clouds and snow

Question 11

what surface absorbs the most insolation

Answer 11

dark colored and rough

Question 12

what material requires the least amount of energy to raise the temp 1 celcius degree

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granite

Question 13

layer of earth made of iron and nickle

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outer core

Question 14

latitude and longitude of bouvet hot spot

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54 S 3 E

Question 15

what formed drumlins in upstate ny

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moving ice

Question 16

mineral to split along flat surfaces- mineral property is called

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cleavage

Question 17

how many days are in a moon cycle

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29.5 days

Question 18

what moon phases will high and low tide be the greatest

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new moon and full moon

Question 19

eclipses dont occur every time the moon revolves around the earth because

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the moons orbit is inclined to the earths orbit

Question 20

what landscape is scoby hill located

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allegheny plateau

Question 21

what minerals would found in igneous rock if its highly mafic

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olivine and pyroxene

Question 22

jovian planets have

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greater mass and less density

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terrestial planets have

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lower mass and higher density

Question 24

what type of star is vega

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main sequence

Question 25

what impact did the chicxulub crater have

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worldwide mass extinctions

Question 26

a star that leaves no star trails

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polaris

Question 27

water vapor, carbon dioxide and nitrogen are found where

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atmosphere

Question 28

what electromagnet has the longest wavelength

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infared

Question 29

ash from volcanoes cause the atmosphere to be

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cooler, atmosphere is less transparent

Question 30

daylight hours from september-june will

Answer 30

decrease then increase

Question 31

oxide layers formed during

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late archean period

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group of organisms that are found only as a fossil today

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placodern fish

Question 33

basaltic oceanic crust is

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thinner and more dense

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river that flows south

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st lawrence

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sediment deposited from a landslide is

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unsorted and unlayered

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what causes tsunamis to happen in california

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topography of the shoreline

Question 37

what should you do to be safe in a tsunami

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evacuate to higher ground

Question 38

how long ago did the big bang occur

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13.8 bya

Question 39

highest tides occur when the moon is

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highest to earth, the sun and the moon and earth is aligned