Test 9 Study Guide Flashcards
GPS, sextants, astrolabes, and heavenly bodies have all been used for _________________.
navigation
The earth’s __________ is the hottest place in or on our planet.
core
The two main ingredients in soil are:
1) humus
2) minerals
The earth’s revolution around the sun gives us our _________.
year
Fossils are most often found in _____________________ rock.
sedimentary
___________________ is any form of water that falls from the sky to the earth.
Precipitation
Weather happens in the ________________ atmosphere.
lower
A ____________ moon is the lunar phase in which all of the moon can be seen.
full
A ____________ _____________ is a star and all the heavenly objects that orbit it.
solar system
Bedrock is part of the earth’s ______________.
crust
Rock formed from lava or hot magma is called ________________ rock.
igneous
A cloud at ground level is called _________.
fog
The Little Dipper is also called the ____________ ____________.
Little Bear
Magma is found in the _____________ of the earth.
mantle
A hurricane gets its energy from a __________ ocean.
warm
Water covers more than _____ percent of the earth’s surface.
70
The sun’s __________ energy controls the water-cycle process.
heat
Coal is a ________________ energy source.
nonrenewable
A ____________ is a heavenly body which orbits a star.
planet
The _________ atmosphere has the greatest density of gases.
lower
The earth’s tilt gives us our ________________.
seasons
The ______ _________ causes thunderstorms to move from west to east.
jet stream
A ________________ is a scientist who studies weather.
meteorologist
The ___________ planets are mad mostly of gases.
outer
