Small pieces of rock that enter Earth's atmosphere at speeds of 15 to 70 km/s and burn up are called

stars

meteors

meteorites

asteroids

A comet develops a coma because of

gravity

Earth's atmosphere

the Oort Cloud

heat from the sun

One question you have about the water cycle

The North Atlantic Current makes Norway

Which soil sample has a soil texture that is high in sand? Soil Sample Description Smallest particle size, water doesn't drain well Sample A Sample B Sample C Sample D Medium particle size, holds water well Coarse particles, loose soil, water drains

Define three mafic properties of lava.

Hugo Chavez was reelected as president in 1998 to leave the country of ... A. Cuba B. Colombia C. Venezuela D. Mexico

How does still water affect glaciations?

What does lava become when it cools A. obsidian B. Basalt C. granite D. all lava could become either for of igneous rock

What sequence of events connects the Industrial Revolution, industrial capitalism, communism, and the Cold War?

A major problem with Wegener's Continental Drift Hypothesis was that he could not find rocks or other geologic features that would have been continuous from one continent to the next if the continents had been together. True / False.

Earlier in the course, you learned that the Hawaiian Island chain stretches far to the northwest and then continues underwater all the way to Asia.