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Elizabeth_Luna72TEACHER
Earth Science Regents Review

THESE CARDS ARE IN THEMATIC ORDER
INTRO TO EARTH SCIENCE
4 Main Branches of Earth Science
Geology
the unit will be in capital letters
Geology, Astronomy, Meteorology, Oceanography
The study of the materials that make up the earth's surface (R…
THESE CARDS ARE IN THEMATIC ORDER
the unit will be in capital letters
INTRO TO EARTH SCIENCE
298 Terms
alernerchs
Earth Science Regents Review

THESE CARDS ARE IN THEMATIC ORDER
INTRO TO EARTH SCIENCE
4 Main Branches of Earth Science
Geology
the unit will be in capital letters
Geology, Astronomy, Meteorology, Oceanography
The study of the materials that make up the earth's surface (R…
THESE CARDS ARE IN THEMATIC ORDER
the unit will be in capital letters
INTRO TO EARTH SCIENCE
144 Terms
Kimberly_Hill33TEACHER
Earth Science Regents Review

1. The same objects have the
2. The closer isolines are...
3. The altitude of Polaris equals...
4. The Earth rotates
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
the latitude of the observer... Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66…
West to east... 15 degrees per hour... in 24 hours or one day
1. The same objects have the
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
2. The closer isolines are...
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
106 Terms
Diane_Link
Earth Science Regents Review

Density remains the same regardless of…
Density (increases or decreases) when p…
As temperature increases, density (incr…
Water (contracts or expands) when it fr…
Pressure and temperature are constant
Increases
Decreases
Expands
Density remains the same regardless of…
Pressure and temperature are constant
Density (increases or decreases) when p…
Increases
145 Terms
kford317TEACHER
Earth Science Regents Review

1. The same objects have the
2. The closer isolines are...
3. The altitude of Polaris equals...
4. The Earth rotates
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
the latitude of the observer... Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66…
West to east... 15 degrees per hour... in 24 hours or one day
1. The same objects have the
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
2. The closer isolines are...
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
27 Terms
Mr_Twilkens
earth science regents review

anemometer
arid
autumnal equinox
big-bang
instrument used to determine wind speed.
climates that are extremely dry with low precipitation
September 23, when the sun's direct rays are at the equator, e…
the universe was created about 15 billion years ago
anemometer
instrument used to determine wind speed.
arid
climates that are extremely dry with low precipitation
133 Terms
MsBiss
Earth Science Regents Review

Density is
As temperature increases, molecules...…
As temperature increases, density
As pressure increases...
How close or compact the molecules are
spread out... increases (direct relationship)
decreases (inverse relationship)
Molecules move closer together and density increases ... (direct…
Density is
How close or compact the molecules are
As temperature increases, molecules...…
spread out... increases (direct relationship)
35 Terms
Emily_Forchetti
Earth Science regents review

Greenhouse gases
Conduction
Convection
Condensation
carbon dioxide, water vapor , methane
the transfer of heat energy from atom to atom or molecule to m…
the transfer of heat energy by circulatory movement in fluids(…
the change in state or phase from gas to liquid such as when w…
Greenhouse gases
carbon dioxide, water vapor , methane
Conduction
the transfer of heat energy from atom to atom or molecule to m…
144 Terms
Jamie_Dickinson6TEACHER
Earth Science Regents Review

1. The same objects have the
2. The closer isolines are...
3. The altitude of Polaris equals...
4. The Earth rotates
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
the latitude of the observer... Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66…
West to east... 15 degrees per hour... in 24 hours or one day
1. The same objects have the
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
2. The closer isolines are...
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
236 Terms
PrisPris2
EARTH SCIENCE REGENTS REVIEW

Anemometer
Barometer
Psychrometer
Weather Forecasts are based on
Wind Speed
Air Pressure
Relative Humidity
Air Mass Movements
Anemometer
Wind Speed
Barometer
Air Pressure
19 Terms
MrBliss10TEACHER
Earth Science Regents Review: Meteorology

angle of insolation
barometer
climate
duration of insolation
The angle at which the sun's rays strike the earths surface... I…
an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period o…
length of time from sunrise to sunset that the sun is in the s…
angle of insolation
The angle at which the sun's rays strike the earths surface... I…
barometer
an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
144 Terms
alernerchs
Earth Science Regents Review

1. The same materials have the
2. The closer isolines are...
3. The altitude of Polaris equals...
4. The Earth rotates
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
the latitude of the observer... Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66…
West to east... 15 degrees per hour... in 24 hours or one day
1. The same materials have the
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
2. The closer isolines are...
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
136 Terms
alernerchs
Earth Science Regents Review

Density is
As temperature increases, molecules...…
As temperature increases, density
As pressure increases...
How close or compact the molecules are
spread out... increases (direct relationship)
decreases (inverse relationship)
Molecules move closer together and density increases ... (direct…
Density is
How close or compact the molecules are
As temperature increases, molecules...…
spread out... increases (direct relationship)
62 Terms
MR_Wurm
Earth Science Regents Review 1

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere
Summer in the Southern Hemisphere
Winter in the Northern Hemisphere
Winter in the Southern Hemisphere
North Pole tilted TOWARD Sun; Direct light on the Tropic of Ca…
South Pole tilted TOWARD Sun; Direct light on the Tropic of Ca…
North Pole tilted AWAY from Sun; Direct light on the Tropic of…
South Pole tilted AWAY from Sun; Direct light on the Tropic of…
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere
North Pole tilted TOWARD Sun; Direct light on the Tropic of Ca…
Summer in the Southern Hemisphere
South Pole tilted TOWARD Sun; Direct light on the Tropic of Ca…
143 Terms
Kate_Johnston43
Earth Science Regents Review

1. The same objects have the
2. The closer isolines are...
3. The altitude of Polaris equals...
4. The Earth rotates
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
the latitude of the observer... Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66…
West to east... 15 degrees per hour... in 24 hours or one day
1. The same objects have the
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
2. The closer isolines are...
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
119 Terms
Micahwiesner67
Earth Science Regents Vocabulary

Abrasion
Absolute Age
Air Mass
Air Pressure
Form of physical weathering caused by friction between rock pa…
Age of a rock unit OR A fossil
Large body of air
Effect of the weight of atmosphere pressing on a given surface…
Abrasion
Form of physical weathering caused by friction between rock pa…
Absolute Age
Age of a rock unit OR A fossil
18 Terms
JTScallanTEACHER
Weathering - Regents Earth Science

Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Carbonation
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by mechanical o…
The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into…
The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes; ch…
carbon dioxide forms with water to make carbonic acid, which d…
Weathering
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by mechanical o…
Mechanical Weathering
The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into…
145 Terms
James_Hubert
Earth Science Regents Review

same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: Nort…
the latitude of the observer... Diagram: O…
West to east... 15 degrees per hour... in 24…
1. The same objects have the
2. The closer isolines are...
3. The altitude of Polaris equals...
4. The Earth rotates
same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
1. The same objects have the
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: Nort…
2. The closer isolines are...
18 Terms
ranallicTEACHER
Earth Science Regents Review-Topic 1 Vocabulary

Classification
Cyclic Change
Density
Dynamic Equilibrium
The process of grouping things based on their similarities
an orderly change in the environment; events happen over again…
the concentration of matter in an object; the mass in a specif…
when opposing forces balance each other out, such as evaporati…
Classification
The process of grouping things based on their similarities
Cyclic Change
an orderly change in the environment; events happen over again…
106 Terms
luke9805ogr
Earth Science Regents Review

Density remains the same regardless of…
Density (increases or decreases) when p…
As temperature increases, density (incr…
Water (contracts or expands) when it fr…
Pressure and temperature are constant
Increases
Decreases
Expands
Density remains the same regardless of…
Pressure and temperature are constant
Density (increases or decreases) when p…
Increases
214 Terms
dzgrasso
Earth Science Regents Prep

Minutes
Density=
Index Fossils
Traits of index fossils
There are 60 of these in a latitude/longitude degree.
Mass/Volume
Fossils that can be used to identify a rock layer's age.
Lived everywhere and for a short period of time.
Minutes
There are 60 of these in a latitude/longitude degree.
Density=
Mass/Volume
14 Terms
JTScallanTEACHER
Glaciers - Regents Earth Science

till
drumlin
continental glacier
valley glacier
An unsorted and unstratified accumulation of glacial sediment,…
A hill shaped deposit of till. The shape of these features res…
a glacier that covers a large part of a continent and can smoo…
A long, narrow glacier that forms when snow and ice build up i…
till
An unsorted and unstratified accumulation of glacial sediment,…
drumlin
A hill shaped deposit of till. The shape of these features res…
146 Terms
mverboon
Earth Science Regents Review

1. What will happen to an objects densi…
2. The closer isolines are...
3. The altitude of Polaris equals...
4. The Earth rotates
The density will remain the same (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
the latitude of the observer... Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66…
West to east... 15 degrees per hour... in 24 hours or one day... (360 d…
1. What will happen to an objects densi…
The density will remain the same (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE)
2. The closer isolines are...
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
46 Terms
bakunajeTEACHER
Earth Science Regents Review

2. The closer isolines are...
3. The altitude of Polaris equals...
4. The Earth rotates
5. Latitude lines run... Longitude lines r…
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
the latitude of the observer... Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66…
West to east... 15 degrees per hour... in 24 hours or one day
east-west, but measure north or south of the equator... north-sou…
2. The closer isolines are...
the steeper the gradient... (diagram: North side is steepest)
3. The altitude of Polaris equals...
the latitude of the observer... Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66…
111 Terms
NAC_rafael
Earth Science Regents - Vocabulary

abrasion
adiabatic change
air mass
altitude
the wearing away of rock material that results when one rock p…
the change in temperature of a gas caused by expansion or comp…
a large area in the atmosphere in which the temperature and mo…
the angle between the line of sight to a star and the horizon;…
abrasion
the wearing away of rock material that results when one rock p…
adiabatic change
the change in temperature of a gas caused by expansion or comp…
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