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Earth Science Concept Review
How does cooling rate affect the size of crystals in minerals?
5 characteristics of a mineral
Describe Mohs hardness scale
Which tests are good to use to identify a mineral? Which one is poor?
How does each type of rock form?
Sedimentary
Igneous
metamorphic
What are rocks made of?
What evidence did Wegener use to “prove” continental drift? What was not part of his evidence?
Why was Wegener’s idea not accepted?
Wegener talked about some unusual findings- coal beds in polar climates, signs of glaciers in tropical
climates (Africa). Did he think these were caused by climate change?
At convergent plate boundaries, plates move…
What is produced when 2 continental plates collide?
Divergent plate boundaries move….
What often happens along transform faults?
Two things that form at divergent boundaries are…
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere and what is the percentage?
What is second most abundant gas in the atmosphere and what is the percentage?
What happens to air pressure as the air gets colder?
What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?
What do cumulus clouds look like?
What do stratus clouds look like?
What do cirrus clouds look like? What kind of weather do these predict?
What kind of weather do nimbostratus clouds produce?
What kind of weather do cumulonimbus clouds produce?
Know the map symbols for cold front, warm front and stationary fronts and the weather associated with
each.
What causes seasons?
When is the Summer Solstice? Where is the sun shining most directly?
When is the Winter Solstice? Where is the sun shining most directly?
When is the Spring Equinox? Where is the sun shining most directly?
When is the Fall Equinox? Where is the sun shining most directly?
What causes moon phases?
Identify the moon phases?
What causes a solar eclipse?
What causes a lunar eclipse?