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Explain how a delta forms from a flowing river
Define the following: Independent variable, dependent variable & control
variable.
Explain how water vapor in the air is measured
Explain what role a conclusion plays in the Scientific Method
What characteristics do all minerals have? (Hint: there are 4)
How do we determine the hardness of a mineral?
Explain how extrusive igneous rocks form?
What do we call molten rock under the surface of the earth? At the surface of
the Earth?
Describe in detail the water displacement method of determining volume?
Name 3 ways in which metamorphic rocks can be formed?
Compare and contrast minerals from rocks.
Explain the 3 processes which can form sedimentary rocks.
Compare and contrast fine grained and large grained igneous rocks
What causes molten magma to rise to the surface of Earth?
Explain how half-life is used to date rocks
Explain how intrusive igneous rocks form and give an example.
Describe how a foliated metamorphic rock forms
Describe the form of energy that is created from the heat of the Earth.
Draw label and define the rock cycle
Contrast latitude and longitude. Give an example of each.
Define soil and describe what it is made of
Define physical weathering and give 3 examples
Describe how climate affects weathering.
Explain how oxidation causes weathering. Give an example of this process
Name 3 ways in which people can prevent erosion on a hillside.
Contrast alluvial fans and deltas
Define the following terms: Water table, Zone of aeration, Zone of saturation
and spring
Give 2 reasons why a well may go dry
Describe the 3 stages of stream development
Describe how a spring forms
What feature in the ocean helps new crust to form.
How fast do tectonic plates move?
Contrast the lithosphere and asthenosphere. Which one floats on the other?
Describe the 3 types of plate boundaries
List the 4 layers of the earth and draw and label a diagram of these layers.
Contrast primary waves with secondary waves. Which one arrives first?
Explain the Laws (rule) of superposition and crosscut. What type of dating
does this describe?
Describe 3 ways in which fossils form. Which one is most common?
Describe what limestone is and how does it form
Explain what the fall line is and why is it important
In relative dating explain how we determine the oldest fossils or rocks
List the 5 geologic provinces of VA and give 3 facts about each one
Describe the 3 ways in which heat is transferred and give examples of each
one
The energy in the atmosphere comes from what source.
Explain what happens to air pressure as you increase altitude
Name & Describe the 4 layers of the atmosphere starting from the surface of
the Earth
Name & Describe the 3 major global wind patterns on the Earth
Describe how energy from the Sun is transferred to the Earth
Define, locate and describe the importance of the Ozone layer
Explain why earth is unevenly heated by the Sun
Define the following: Doldrums, Jet stream.
What are the 3 states of matter?
Explain how the water cycle works
Draw and describe the 4 types of weather fronts.
Describe the 5 types of air masses and their characteristics.
Explain why it is warmer at the equator then other places on earth
How are the sun moon and earth aligned during a spring tide? A neap tide?
Explain how much salinity ocean water contains on average
Explain the differences between warm currents and cold currents.
On what side of continents do we find warm currents? Cold currents?
Explain how surface currents affect climates
Describe how the first oceans formed
Does the salinity of the ocean ever change? Why or Why not?
Describe how a mid-ocean ridge forms. What is it made of?
Describes what happens at convergent plate boundaries between ocean-ocean
crust, ocean to continental rust and continental to continental crust
Describe these features of the ocean continental shelf, continental slope,
abyssal plain, seamount, trench, volcanic island