Tuesday, December 8, 2009

EARTH SCIENCE SEMESTER EXAM: Words and Concepts to know -- Dec. 2009

EARTH SCIENCE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM



astronomy
atmosphere
atom
atomic mass
atomic number
basalt
biosphere
boiling point
Bowen's Reaction Series
cartography
Celsius
chemical compound
clastics
cleavage
climatology
coal
conchoidal
condensation point
contact metamorphism
continental crust
contour interval
contour line
core
crust
crystal
crystal systems
crystalline structure
crystallize
degrees
density
dependent variable
deposition
ecology
electromagnetic spectrum
electron
element
equator
erosion
evaporation
extrusive
felsic
foliated
fossils
fractional crystallization
fracture
freezing point
frequency
gas
gems
geology
global positioning system
granite
hardness
heterogeneous
homogeneous
hydrology
hydrosphere
hypothesis
igneous
igneous intrusion
independent variable
index contours
inorganic
International Date Line
intrusive
ionic bond
ions
isotopes
Kelvin
kimberlites
landsat satellite
latitude lines
lava
limestone
liquid
liter
lithification
lithosphere
litmus paper
longitude lines
luster
mafic
magma
mantle
map legend
map projection-Conic
map projection-Gnomic
map projection-Mercator
map projection-Robinson
map scale
marble
mass number
matter
melting point
meridians
metamorphic
meteorology
minerals
minutes (as related to degrees)
mixture
Moh’s hardness scale
native element
naturally-occurring
neutral atom
neutrons
nucleus
obsidian
oceanic crust
oceanography
paleontology
partial melting
pegmatite
Periodic Table
pH
plasma
pressure
Prime Meridian
proton
pumice
quartz
regional metamorphism
remote sensing
sandstone
scientific law
scientific notation
sedimentary
silicates
solid
SONAR
specific gravity
streak
sublimation
supersaturated solution
technology
tectonics
temperature
texture
theory
Topex/ Poseidon satellite
topographic map
vesicles
vesicular basalt
wavelength
weathering




Measurements in SI for length, volume (liquid), mass, area, density)
Branches of science that relate to Earth Science (and how each relates)
Using the rules of topographic maps
Formation and types of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks (all the rocks included on opposite page should be known)

The Rock Cycle (be able to diagram it)
Five characteristics of all minerals
Ways to identify minerals (color, texture, hardness, streak, specific gravity, cleavage or fracture)
Locate cities on a map using latitude-longitude coordinates
Write large (or small) numbers in scientific notation
Identify the layers of earth
Subatomic particles and their charges
Determining pH with litmus paper testing
Methods of remote sensing

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