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1. ( 4) Calculate the % of error. Student measures 234, accepted value is 230 ________
2. (19) The lithosphere is the solid part of the Earth composed of the ________ and ____________.
3. (16) What is the altitude of Polaris in Masena, NY? _______________
4. (33) Rivers always flow ___________ the bends in the contours.
5. (43) A minerals properties such as hardness, cleavage, and crystal shape are based on the
_____________________________________________.
6. (54) Sediments that are 0.0007 cm in diameter will turn into which sedimentary rock? _________
7. (81) Glaciers carve ___ shape valleys (a gift from me to you)
8. (96) ________ climates produce steep slopes.
9. (109) Ocean crust is composed of _________ rock (specific rock name).
10. (116) As distance from a mid ocean ridge increases, the age of the rock will _____________
11. (130) Index fossils are both _________________ and __________________
12. (ESRT) A rock contains index fossil Phacops, what period did the rock form? ______________
13. (150) _________________ = the temperature at which air is saturated with water.
14. (188) The __________ layer blocks out harmful UV rays from the sun.
15. (216) Coastal areas have ____________ summers and ________ winters due to the proximity to
the ocean.
16. (232) On December 21st the sun is directly overhead at which latitude? _________
17. (228) Two proofs that the Earth rotates are _______________ and the _______________.
18. (247) If a satellite is close to a star, the orbital velocity is ___________
19. (255) Moon phases are caused by ___________________________________.
20. (257) Which moon phase is there when the moon is between the Earth and Sun ____________.