NHS Earth Science Spring Final Exam

A small object composed of rock and metal that moves around the Sun

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteorite

The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

• Astronomical Constant

• Aeronautical Constant

• Astronomical Unit

• Aeronautical Unit

Chemical process that naturally dissolves limestone

• Oxidation

• Carbonation

• Acid Precipitation

• Evaporation

Shown on a map with Blue Triangles

• Warm Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

• Cold Front

A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the Sun and has a glowing tail

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteorite

When water vapor condenses into tiny droplets

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Oscillation

An air mass responsible for cold and dry weather

• cP

• mP

• cT

• mT

An effect caused by the rotation of the Earth

• Weather

• Seasons

• Coriolis Effect

• Climate

The process of laying down sediment in layers

• Transportation

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Scale used to rate tornadoes, based on damage and wind speed

• Doppler Scale

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Enhanced Fajita

• Enhanced Fujita