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Name __________________________________________________ Period ______ Score _________ Final Test Review Astronomy Section 1 How old is the universe? 2 How old is the solar system? 3 How old is the earth? 4 How did the solar system form? 5 How do we know how old the earth is? 6 What are the Jovian planets or Gas Giants? 7 What are the terrestrial planets or rocky planets? 8 What evidence do we have for the big bang theory? 9 What does a red shift in light mean? 10 What does a blue shift in light mean? 11 Where were the elements formed? Hint: there are 3 different places/ways 12 What 5 things are required to make a planet habitable? 13 Describe the big bang theory. 14 Name one theory we used to have about the universe and compare it to what we know today to be true 15 Explain the electromagnetic spectrum of light in terms of wavelengths, frequency and energy levels. 16 Arrange the following in order from smallest to largest: Universe, solar system, Astronomical unit, Earth, Galaxy, Light year 1 17 What is nuclear fusion? 18 What are abiotic factors? 19 What are biotic factors? 20 Explain why life doesn’t exist anywhere in the solar system except earth giving at least 3 reasons as to why. Plate Tectonics Section 21 Draw a convergent plate boundary and tell what happens there in the far column 22 Draw a divergent plate boundary and tell what happens there in the far column 23 Draw a transform plate boundary and tell what happens there in the far column 24 Describe the earth’s outer crust layer 25 Describe the earth’s mantle 26 Describe the earth’s outer core 27 Describe the earth’s inner core 28 Describe how a hot spot makes a chain of volcanoes 29 What evidence did Alfred Wegener have for his theory of continental drift? List at least 3 30 What extra evidence was discovered that lead us to our current theory of plate tectonics? 2 Atmosphere Section 31 What is the greenhouse effect? 32 What gases in our atmosphere are greenhouse gases? 33 When solar radiation enters earth’s atmosphere, some of it gets reflected and some of it gets absorbed. Draw a diagram of earth’s energy budget that includes percentages 34 Describe what a warm front is and what weather it brings 35 Describe what a cold front is and what weather it brings 36 Describe what a stationary front is and what weather it brings 37 Describe what a occluded front is and what weather it brings 38 What is the ozone layer? 39 How is ozone different in the troposphere and the stratosphere? 40 Describe a high pressure system and what weather it brings 41 Describe a low pressure system and what weather it brings 42 Define troposphere and what happens there 43 Define stratosphere and what happens there 44 Define mesosphere and what happens there 45 Define thermosphere and what happens there 46 How are climate and weather different? 47 Name at least 3 natural causes of climate change 3 48 Name at least 3 human causes of climate change 49 What is the angle of insolation? 50 How does the angle of insolation affect temperatures on earth? 51 What causes the wind? 52 Name the instruments that measure the following: 53 Wind speed: Air Pressure: Humidity: Wind direction: What are fossil fuels and how are they formed? Hydrosphere section 54 What makes the water cycle possible? 55 What is xeriscaping? 56 What is desalination? 57 Name the factors that will decrease ocean salinity (there are 4) 58 Name the factors that will increase ocean salinity (there are 4) 59 What is transpiration? 60 What is sublimation? 61 What is evaporation? 62 What is condensation? 63 What is runoff? 64 What is precipitation? 65 Name the 7 properties of water and describe each. 66 What is an upwelling? 67 What is the driving force of ocean currents? 68 Where is most of the water on earth found? 69 Where is most of the freshwater on earth found? 70 What is a reservoir? 4 5