ELS: 3RD QUARTER

Question 1

Universe, Galaxies, Stars, Asteroids, Comets, Moons

Answer 1

Space Objects

Question 2

MINIMUM -170°C, -275° F
MAXIMUM 449°C, 840°F

Answer 2

MERCURY

Question 3

MINIMUM -125°C, -195°F
MAXIMUM 20°C, 70°F

Answer 3

mars

Question 4

MINIMUM 456°C, 870°F
MAXIMUM AMBOT WHAT YHE FUCK

Answer 4

VENUS

Question 5

MINIMUM -89°C, -129°F
MAXIMUM 580°C, 136°F

Answer 5

earth

Question 6

extreme greenhouse effect

Answer 6

venus

Question 7

very thick and thin atmosphere

Answer 7

venus

Question 8

consisting only carbon dioxide

Answer 8

venus

Question 9

very thin atmosphere consistsly mostly carbon dioxide

Answer 9

mars

Question 10

its atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen

Answer 10

earth

Question 11

the gaseous layer around planet

Answer 11

atmosphere

Question 12

has an atmosphere field but not a magnetic shield

Answer 12

venus

Question 13

water covers 70% of the planet

Answer 13

earth

Question 14

has water frozen as ice

Answer 14

mars

Question 15

may have once had running water

Answer 15

mars

Question 16

may have escape out of atmosphere

Answer 16

venus

Question 17

it has no moon

Answer 17

venus

Question 18

it has two moons

Answer 18

mars

Question 19

has almost no magnetosphere

Answer 19

mars

Question 20

burst of radiation is deflected around earth

Answer 20

earth’s magnetic shield

Question 21

created by earth’s core and rotation

Answer 21

earth’s magnetic shield

Question 22

protection from the sun harmful radiation

Answer 22

earth’s magnetic shield

Question 23

just enough gets through that helps us warm

Answer 23

earth’s magnetic field

Question 24

venus has no ______ that allows oxygen to escape out into the space

Answer 24

electric field

Question 25

the gaseous layer around planet that regulate temperature

Answer 25

atmosphere

Question 26

all water found on eart

Answer 26

hydrosphere

Question 27

oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, dew, water vapor, rain, clouds

Answer 27

hydrosphere

Question 28

all ice found on earth

Answer 28

cryosphere

Question 29

all gases found on earth

Answer 29

atmosphere

Question 30

all living things found on earth

Answer 30

biosphere

Question 31

three main categories of rocks

Answer 31

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

Question 32

a state of matter that have definite shape and volume

Answer 32

solid

Question 33

a substance is not a product of an organism but rather of earths physical processes.

Answer 33

inorganic compounds

Question 34

identifies minerals as part of earths natural processes

Answer 34

naturally occurring

Question 35

atoms arranged in order of increasing pattern

Answer 35

crystal shape

Question 36

represented by chemical formula

Answer 36

specific chemical structure

Question 37

color of mineral in powdered form

Answer 37

streak color

Question 38

tendency of mineral to break along flat surface

Answer 38

cleavage

Question 39

a manner breaks other than along planes of cleavage

Answer 39

fracture

Question 40

is when a mineral breaks on a smooth, definite surface

Answer 40

cleavage

Question 41

is when a mineral breaks unevenly or with rough break

Answer 41

fracture

Question 42

this characteristics relates to the mineral density.

Answer 42

specific gravity

Question 43

also known as double refraction

Answer 43

birefringence

Question 44

some minerals display what is called phenomenon

Answer 44

fluorescence

Question 45

magma freezes between

Answer 45

700c to 1250c

Question 46

a mixture of many minerals

Answer 46

magma

Question 47

it begin as magma

Answer 47

igneous rocks

Question 48

light colored rocks that are rich in elements such as aluminum, potassium, silicon, and sodium

Answer 48

felsic

Question 49

dark colored rocks that are rich in calcium. poor in silicon

Answer 49

mafic

Question 50

cools quickly with little to no crystal

Answer 50

fine grained

Question 51

takes longer to to cool, giving minerals more time to grow

Answer 51

coarse grained

Question 52

magma pushes into surrounding rock below the earth surface.

Answer 52

intrusive igneous rock

Question 53

forms when magma erupts onto earths surface

Answer 53

extrusive rocks

Question 54

is formed by erosion

Answer 54

sedimentary rock

Question 55

are moved from one place to another

Answer 55

sedimentary rock

Question 56

the layers become compacted and cemented together

Answer 56

sedimentary rock

Question 57

layers of rock

Answer 57

strata

Question 58

the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers

Answer 58

stratification

Question 59

are made of rock cemented togetheer with calcite or quartz

Answer 59

clastic

Question 60

minerals crystallize out of solution to become a rock

Answer 60

NON CLASTIC

Question 61

often called thermal metamorphism

Answer 61

contact metamorphism

Question 62

no discernible source of heat

Answer 62

regional metamorphism

Question 63

contain aligned grains of flat minerals

Answer 63

foliated

Question 64

mineral grains are not arranged in plains or bands

Answer 64

non foliated