Earth Science SOL Review

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What is a hemisphere?

north & south, separated by equator

What is the axial tilt responsible for?

incidence and duration of sunlight

Moon phases are created by what?

the moon

What are the four seasons?

fall, winter, spring, summer

How many seasons are there?

The earth tilts on its what?

axis

why do tides rise and fall?

the gravitational pull of the sun and moon

why do tides rise and fall?

the gravitational pull of the sun and moon

What phases of the moon are happening when it is spring tides?

new moon and full moon

What part of the atmosphere has the ozone layer in it?

stratosphere

What is weathering?

weathering is the breakdown of rock at or near earth's surface

what is magma?

hot, molten rock beneath earths crust

what is lava?

hot, molten rock above earths crust

what are tides?

the fall and rise of the sea level

what is the scale called that is used to level the hardness of a rock?

moh's hardness scale

how does a igneous rock form?

forms from magma or lava that has cooled

what is a intrusive rock?

a rock that has cooled inside the earth

what are the 4 layers of the earth?

crust, mantle, outer, Inner core

what are the two types of plate boundaries?

continental and oceanic

what is erosion?

the destruction and movement of sediments

what are the moon phases when it is spring tide?

new moon and full moon

what is it when to plates move away from each other?

Divergent

what is a metamorphic rock?

a rock made/changed by pressure and heat

what is a fossil?

remains and bones impressed into rock

what is absolute dating?

time places a numerical age on an event

what is the hydrological cycle?

how all of earth's water is recycled

what is evaporation?

when moisture in a gaseous state is added to the atmosphere

what is a cone of depression?

when water is pulled faster than is can be replaced

ocean currents are causes by what?

density difference

what does the ozone layer do?

it protects us from UV rays