Astronomy and Astrophysics Teacher: Ms. Ritchie Exam #6 Review Sheet: Planet Earth
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Exam #6 Review Sheet: Planet Earth Aims covered on this Exam: Aim #40 Earth’s History Aim #41 Earth’s Tectonic Plates Aim #42 Earth’s Atmosphere Aim #44 Earth’s Magnetic Field Aim #43 Comets + Associated homework for each Aim + Associated Lab on Atmospheric Retention Chapter Reading: Seeds chapter 20 Topics: Four stages of planetary development, the interior layers of the Earth, the four ways tectonic plates move and associated examples on Earth, hot spot volcanism, Earth’s primary and secondary atmospheres, greenhouse effect, aurora borealis, magnetosphere, Van Allen radiation belt, + properties, composition and origin of comets. Sample Essay Questions: Describe the four stages of planetary development. Did other planets go through these phases? Describe the type of plate tectonics that created the Himalayan mountain range and why this is different than how the Hawaiian islands were formed. How are the Northern Lights generated? Why did Earth’s primary atmosphere go away? How did oxygen arrive on the planet? Why is it so difficult to discover new comets? Sample Multiple Choice: see below Directory: ourpages -> auto -> 2011 2011 -> Essay Topics 1 How does the novel present the relationship between the past and present? 2011 -> America in Flux: Chapter 33 Emver Davila Elizabeth Duran Adriana Miele Paty Padron 2011 -> Regents Prep: Global History: Golden Ages 2011 -> Br – Can you compare and contrast a cat and a dog? How are they the same? How are they different 2011 -> The Art of Argumentative Writing Forms of Argumentative Writing 2011 -> Hw #4 Due Wednesday, October 19 2011 -> Sexual Activity Poster Project and Essay 2011 -> Reaching Out Final Essay Objective 2011 -> Are the people we admire admirable? 2011 -> Benjamin N. Cardozo High School Download 4.15 Kb. Share with your friends:
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