1. End of the Year Assessment Review

2. 4 Branches of Earth Systems  Astronomy  Meterology  Geology  Oceanography

3. What is the order of objects in the universe according to their size?  Largest  Smallest  Universe  Galaxy  Solar System  Star  Planet (ex: Earth)  Moon  Comet Planets/moons may be reversed. However, this is a generally accepted hierarchy.

4. What is the galaxy we live in?  Milky Way

5. How many stars are in our solar system?  1 (our sun)

6. What are the 3 main types of rock classification?  Igneous  Sedimentary  Metamorphic

7. These (rocks) classifications are based on……  How they were formed  Heat  Pressure  Cooling  Weathering  Erosion  Compaction

8. How do rocks help explain the Earth’s history?  Shows the changes in the Earth’s atmosphere/climate and different events that occurred on the Earth  Fossil  explain what creatures were present on the Earth  Rock types showed that certain continents may have been together

9. 3 layers of the Earth  Outermost  Inner Layer  Crust  Mantle  Core

10. The 3 layers based upon…..  Composition  What they are made up of

11. 5 layers of the Earth  Outermost  Innermost  Lithosphere  Asthenosphere  Mesosphere  Outer Core  Inner Core

12. The 5 layers are based on their…..  Physical characteristics

13. The outermost layer is broken into….  Tectonic Plates

14. 3 types of plate boundaries  Transform  Divergent  Convergent

15. What are the physical features formed at each boundary?  Transform  faults  Divergent  Ridges  Convergent  Trenches  Mountains/Volc anoes

16. What are convection currents and what causes them?  They are the rising of heated material and the sinking of cooled material.  Caused by:  Unequal heating from a heat source

17. 3 examples of where convection currents can be found  Asthenosphere  Ocean/ water  Air

18. What is the percentage of gases in the Earth’s atmosphere?  Nitrogen  78%  Oxygen  21 %  Other  about 1 %  Helium, Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide, & Argon

19. What causes the moon to appear in different phases throughout the month?  Position of the Earth & sun

20. What causes the seasons?  TILT of the Earth

21. Hurricanes vs. Tornadoes Hurricanes  Size: Larger area covered  Speed: Sustained: 74- over 155 mph  Duration: over days  Intensity: causes flooding & wind damage  Intensity Scale: Saffir- Simpson Scale Tornadoes  Size: smaller area  Speed: Gusts: 65- over 200 mph  Duration: usually minutes  Intensity: hail & wind damage  Intensity Scale: Enhanced Fujita Scale