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Earth and Space unit
Study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone? | stratosphere |
| Which type of fault has rocks that slip past each other with very little up or down motion? | Strike-slip |
| What causes the temperature on the moon to change a lot(vary) from day to night? | No atmosphere |
| When does an equinox happen? | When neither end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun. |
| What is a stress that push large amounts of rocks in opposite directions? | shearing |
| What does the ozone protect living things on Earth from? | ultraviolet radiation |
| Which type of volcano has a cone-shape and layers of lava that alternate with layers of ash? | composite volcano |
| What two conditions are required for cloud formation? | cooling of the air and dust particles in the air |
| What are the main layer of the atmosphere from earth to space? | troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
| The viscosity of magma depends on its what? | temperature |
| Why does Earth have seasons? | Because its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun |
| Which type of stress force produces reverse faults? | compression |
| Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called what? | magma |
| a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is what? | stress |
| What is the layer of atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere? | mesosphere |
| What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere? | nitrogen and oxygen |
| Very high feathery clouds are what? | cirrus |
| When the north end of the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, North America will experience what? | more direct rays and longer days |
| If a volcano may erupt again at some time in the distant future we say it is what? | dormant |
| The long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to the Earth's is called what? | pipe/conduit |
| What is ozone? | a form of oxygen with three atoms in each molecule. |
| What began the space race? | The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I |
| What is the lowest and shallowest layer of the atmosphere? | troposphere |
| What percent of our atmosphere is made up of gases other than oxygen and nitrogen? | 1% |
| How long does one complete revolution of the Earth around the sun take? | one year |
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