Earth Science Final
4. Describe the difference in stellar evolution of stars the size of our sun with that of stars 4+ times larger than our sun. Include all of the steps and the causes of each step.
A nebula, an immense cloud of hydrogen gas and dust, condenses into smaller regions of matter. On occasion, one of these regions collapses under the force of its own gravitational attraction, often triggered by an outside force, like a nearby supernova-an explosion of a star. After the collapse of a cloud, atoms begin gravitating together to form a condensed center. The condensed center is a protostar. As gravity pulls in more gas and dust, pressure builds, causing the protostar core to heat up. Clouds and matter begin to rotate around the protostar and flatten due to their rotation. They surround the protostar like a rotating disk. The protostar continues to grow and its core continues to heat. When the core is hot enough, nuclear fusion begins. The start of nuclear fusion is technically the beginning of a star's life. Eventually, when the nuclear energy runs out, the star dies. Depending on the size and mass of the star, it can go through many stages and die in different ways-one of those ways being a supernova.
5. Choose a region or landscape, describe the landforms in it, the drainage pattern, how the geology influenced the landscape, and the surficial processes that influenced it as well.
Much of the region of western New York State north of the Pennsylvania border has dendritic drainage because rock layers are flat and there are few faults or folds to divert streams. A region that has prominent parallel and perpendicular faults, repeated folds, or a strong rectangular jointing pattern will display a rectangular drainage pattern. (Joints are cracks in bedrock along which no significant movement has occurred. They may be related to expansion or regional forces acting on bedrock.) Streams seek the lowest areas of folds, fractured rocks along faults, or the weakest surface
A nebula, an immense cloud of hydrogen gas and dust, condenses into smaller regions of matter. On occasion, one of these regions collapses under the force of its own gravitational attraction, often triggered by an outside force, like a nearby supernova-an explosion of a star. After the collapse of a cloud, atoms begin gravitating together to form a condensed center. The condensed center is a protostar. As gravity pulls in more gas and dust, pressure builds, causing the protostar core to heat up. Clouds and matter begin to rotate around the protostar and flatten due to their rotation. They surround the protostar like a rotating disk. The protostar continues to grow and its core continues to heat. When the core is hot enough, nuclear fusion begins. The start of nuclear fusion is technically the beginning of a star's life. Eventually, when the nuclear energy runs out, the star dies. Depending on the size and mass of the star, it can go through many stages and die in different ways-one of those ways being a supernova.
5. Choose a region or landscape, describe the landforms in it, the drainage pattern, how the geology influenced the landscape, and the surficial processes that influenced it as well.
Much of the region of western New York State north of the Pennsylvania border has dendritic drainage because rock layers are flat and there are few faults or folds to divert streams. A region that has prominent parallel and perpendicular faults, repeated folds, or a strong rectangular jointing pattern will display a rectangular drainage pattern. (Joints are cracks in bedrock along which no significant movement has occurred. They may be related to expansion or regional forces acting on bedrock.) Streams seek the lowest areas of folds, fractured rocks along faults, or the weakest surface