science Mid term
Complete List of Terms and Definitions for Science Mid-Term
Terms Definitions
Meteorology is the study of atmospheric phenomena True
Weather is the current state of the lithosphere False
Long-term variations in weather for a particular area make up the climate of the area True
The tropics are hotter than the poles because the sun strikes this area of the Earth indirectly False
To people living near the Atlantic Ocean, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes True
Tropical cyclones are large, rotating, high pressure storms False
Tropical cyclones originate over warm waters of most tropical oceans True
Hurricanes are classified according to the fajita scale False
The minimum wind speed for Category 1 hurricane is 74 mph (120 kph) True
The eye of a hurricane is surrounded by a band of strong winds called the current eye False
Hurricane winds can drive a mound of water toward the coast, where it washes over land.This is called a storm surge True
Minerals can form from the cooling of magma True
Density differences can force magma upward into cooler layers of Earth's interior True
If magma cools slowly, atoms do not have time to arrange themselves into larger crystals False
Small crystals form rapidly cooling magma True
When liquid evaporrates from a soluation, the remaining elements cannot form crystals False
Minerals can form elements dissolved in a solution True
If a solution remains unsaturated, mineral crystals may precipitate False
Magma is often a slushy mix of molten rock, gases, and minerals crystals True
The elements found in magma are quite different from those found in Earth's crust False
Silica is the most abundant command found in magma True
Magmas are classified as basalt, andesitic, or rhyolitie True
In the laboratory, rocks must be heated from 8000 C to 12,000 C before they melt False
Heat in the upper mantle and lower crust may come, in part from the decay of radioactive elements True
Air is denser
Terms Definitions
Meteorology is the study of atmospheric phenomena True
Weather is the current state of the lithosphere False
Long-term variations in weather for a particular area make up the climate of the area True
The tropics are hotter than the poles because the sun strikes this area of the Earth indirectly False
To people living near the Atlantic Ocean, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes True
Tropical cyclones are large, rotating, high pressure storms False
Tropical cyclones originate over warm waters of most tropical oceans True
Hurricanes are classified according to the fajita scale False
The minimum wind speed for Category 1 hurricane is 74 mph (120 kph) True
The eye of a hurricane is surrounded by a band of strong winds called the current eye False
Hurricane winds can drive a mound of water toward the coast, where it washes over land.This is called a storm surge True
Minerals can form from the cooling of magma True
Density differences can force magma upward into cooler layers of Earth's interior True
If magma cools slowly, atoms do not have time to arrange themselves into larger crystals False
Small crystals form rapidly cooling magma True
When liquid evaporrates from a soluation, the remaining elements cannot form crystals False
Minerals can form elements dissolved in a solution True
If a solution remains unsaturated, mineral crystals may precipitate False
Magma is often a slushy mix of molten rock, gases, and minerals crystals True
The elements found in magma are quite different from those found in Earth's crust False
Silica is the most abundant command found in magma True
Magmas are classified as basalt, andesitic, or rhyolitie True
In the laboratory, rocks must be heated from 8000 C to 12,000 C before they melt False
Heat in the upper mantle and lower crust may come, in part from the decay of radioactive elements True
Air is denser