Exam 1 Flashcards
(26 cards)
An explanation for a large number of interrelated aspects of the natural world is called a what?
Paradigm.
The sphere that is the blanket of air that surrounds earth is called…?
The atmosphere
What is the predominant rock of the ocean crust?
Basalt
What are the composition layers?
Mantle, core, crust
Why is meteorology important to earth science?
Because it is the study of the atmosphere, which is important to the study of the earth
Which layer of the earth is the smallest volume?
The crust
A… Is one in which energy and matter most freely in and out of the system.
Open system
The crust and the upper mantle is called the…?
Lithosphere
Which of the following is the second step in the scientific method?
Hypothesis
A tree growing in soil is an example of the interaction of which two of the earth spheres?
Biosphere and geosphere 
Who believed in a geocentric view of the Earth?
Brahe and the ancient Greeks
What is the true revolution of the earths moon called?
A sidereal month
What phase is btw the full moon and 3rd quarter?
Waning gibbous
A solar eclipse happens when…
The moon is btw the sun and earth
Who was the first astronomer to determine the three laws of planetary motion?
Kepler
Who was the first astronomer to try to explain retrograde motion with deferents and epicycles?
Ptolemy (Ptolemaic system)
Who was the first astronomer to see the different features on the moon?
Galileo
What is true about neap tides?
- the sun, moon, and earth are not in a straight line with this tide
- the title bulge created with this tide is small
One high and low tide each day is called a… tidal pattern?
Diurnal
The… Are the light colored regions of the moon?
Highlands
Which terrestrial planets have a thicker atmosphere?
Venus, and earth
Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
Groups of billions of stars is called a…
Galaxy
What is the sun’s source of energy?
Nuclear fusion
