Midterm
Please review all topics below.
Understand what a mineral is.
Page 16 of your ESRT. Any mineral question look at that page for help.
Understand how a rock forms and the three different types.
Any rock questions make sure you look at page 6 and 7 of ESRT.
Differentiate between a rock and mineral.
Understand what the Rock Cycle is and how to read the flow chart in the ESRT.
Chemical Weathering (types and examples of)
Mechanical Weathering (types and examples of)
Relationship between surface area and rate of weathering
Erosion (methods and characteristics)
Deposition (methods and characteristics)
Soil (how it forms and different horizons)
Rivers (especially river speed, cross sections and areas erosion/deposition)
Glaciers (formation and how it relates to Long Island)
Landscapes of New York
Groundwater and Porosity/Permeability
Layers of the Earth
Plate Tectonics (plate boundaries)
Continental Drift (what it is and evidence for)
Sea-floor Spreading (where it happens and evidence proving it)
Earthquakes (P/S waves, calculating epicenter distance, locating epicenters on map, P and S travel/arrival times)
Big Bang
Stars
Characteristics of stars chart (ESRT)
Star Spectra
Hubbles Law / Doppler Effect (red shift / blue shift)
Age of earth, universe and solar system
Sizing of items in the universe compared to other items
Heliocentric vs. Geocentric
Sample Questions
Below are some sample questions you may expect to see on the test
Mobile Friendly Questions (HTML5)
Questions File (PDF download and software required)
Review Games
Below are some review games that can help you prepare for the exam.
Mineral Physical and Chemical Properties
Mineral Composition and Structure
Water Velocity and Sediment Deposition
Affects of Size Shape and Density on Deposition
Physical and Chemical Weathering
Earths Interior Temperature and Pressure
Earths Interior and Crustal Composition
Star Life Cycle and Star Classification
Structure of the Universe and the Big Bang
Heliocentric And Geocentric Models