Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Class Period: _______________2015 Fall Semester Exam Review

1. What evidence do we have that continents that are now separated were once joined?

2. Name the types of boundaries. Discuss the types of landforms each boundary creates.

Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Class Period: _______________

3. On a contour map, what do the contour lines represent?

4. On a contour map, how do you know where the land is the steepest/flattest?

5. On a contour map, how do we determine the direction of water flow?

6. Define rotation and revolution.

7. What gives us seasons?

Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Class Period: _______________8. What gives us day and night?

9. If the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, which season is it experiencing?

10. Which part of the Earth gets the most direct rays of Sun?

11. When the Earth gets 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness, it is called an ______________.

12. How long does it take for one rotation of the Earth?

13. How long does it take for one revolution of the Earth around the Sun?

14. Draw a picture to show the location of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during a full moon.

15. Which phase of the moon occurs after the full moon?

16. Which phase of the moon occurs before the full moon?

17. Which phases of the moon are present during spring tides?

18. Which phases of the moon are present during neap tides?

19. What is a neap tide?

20. When does a neap tide occur?

21. What is a spring tide?

Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Class Period: _______________22. When does a spring tide occur?

23. Name the different types of galaxies.

24. In which type of galaxy is our Earth?

25. What size star is our Sun?

26. How is our Sun classified on the HR Diagram?

27. As our Sun runs out of hydrogen, what will it become first?

28. As our Sun runs out of fuel, what will it become last?

29. What is a light year?

30. What is a light year used to measure?

31. Describe the Big Bang Theory.

Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Class Period: _______________32. What evidence do we use to support the Big Bang theory?

33. List the types of light in the electromagnetic spectrum in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength.

34. Which type of light wave has the highest frequency?

35. Which type of light wave has the lowest frequency?

36. Define and sketch a model: thermometer, barometer, and anemometer.

37. What does a thermometer measure?

38. What does a barometer measure?

39. What does a anemometer measure?

40. Draw an energy pyramid.

41. Where is the most energy located in the energy pyramid?

42. How much energy is passed on to the next level?

43. What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?

Name: ____________________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Class Period: _______________44. What is the difference between a predator and a prey?

45. What is the difference between a host and a parasite?

46. Name the types of symbiotic relationships and give an example of each.

47. How long does it take for the moon to complete one cycle of phases?

48. If there is a full moon tonight, when should we expect to see a waning crescent? (how many days)