Planet Earth Test Review
places of equal elevation
A topographic map is a two-dimensional model that uses isolines to represent what?
troposphere
According to your Earth Science Reference Tables, in which layer of the atmosphere does the greatest atmospheric pressure occurs?
79 degrees west
According to your Earth Science Reference Tables, what is the approximate longitude of Nigara Falls?
Watertown
An observer in New York State measures the alititude of Polaris to be 44 degrees,according to your Earth Science Reference Tables, the location of the obersver is closet to?
44 degrees North
For observers on Mt. Macy, New York, how high in the night sky would Polaris be?
remote sensing, optical satellites,computer imaging
How are topographic maps made today?
how the Earth & Solar system was form
The Protoplanet hypothesis is an possible explanation for what?
the Earth's oceans & atmosphere
The degassing fo the Earth's interior is the way that Sciencist believed how what formed?
oxygen
The primitive Earth's atmosphere contain no what?
44 degrees North,74 degrees West
Using the Generalized Bedrock Geology of New York State Chart, what is the approximate latitude and longitude of Mt. Marcy?
12.7-13.0 g/cc
Using the Inferred Propteries of the Earth's Interior Chart, what is the density range of the inner core inferred to be?
3000 km
Using the Inferred Propteries of the Earth's Interior Chart, what is the depth of the boundry between the stiffer mantle and the outer core?
74 degrees west
Using your Generalized Bedrock Geology of New York State Chart, what is the longitude of Slide Mountain?
isobars
What are lines of equal pressure called?
isotherms
What are lines of equal temperature called?
nitrogen & oxygen
What are the most abundant elements in the earth's atmosphere?
lines of equal elevation
What do contour lines on a topographic map indicate?
convection currents in the earth's core
What do scienctist believe to cause the Earth's magnetic sphere ?
a river valley
What does the "v" shape contour lines indicate on a topographic map?
The observer's latitude
What does the alitude of Polaris above the horizon indicate?
USGS
What federal agency makes topographc maps?
satelite images form space
What is the best evidence of the Earth's shape?
iron & nickle
What is the earth's core believed to be composed of?
41 degrees North
What is the latitude if a student measures the altitude of polaris to be 41 degrees above the horizon?
6000 degrees celsius
What is the temperature of the Earth's inner core inferred to be?
Crust
What part of the earth is mostly oxygen by volume?
troposphere
Which layer of the atmosphere contains most of the earth's water vapor?
stratosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is found directly above the tropopause?
