PRAXIS SCIENCE 5905 COMPLETE
PREPARATION GUIDE WITH SCIENTIFIC
INQUIRY AND BASIC PHYSICS REVIEW
◉ mantle.
Answer: the layer of of earth outside the core; mostly solid and
makes up about 70% of Earth's volume
◉ crust.
Answer: the rocky outer shell of the planet
◉ lithosphere.
Answer: thin, upper part of the mantle and the outermost crust; the
rock consists of cooler, brittle rock
◉ asthenosphere.
Answer: below the lithosphere; contains malleable rock that can
move over time
◉ igneous rock.
Answer: molten magma that has cooled under Earth's surface;
associated with volcanic activity
,◉ sedimentary rock.
Answer: created by underwater sediments in the ocean compacted
by pressure as the sediment layer builds up
◉ metamorphic rock.
Answer: formed when either igneous or sedimentary rock is subject
to extreme heat and pressure
◉ gases in the atmosphere.
Answer: Nitrogen - 78%
Oxygen - 21%
Argon - 0.9%
Carbon dioxide - 0.038%
◉ troposphere.
Answer: near the surface of Earth; where weather takes place and
the location of almost all clouds; pressure and temperature decrease
with height in this layer
◉ stratosphere.
Answer: less dense and temperature increases with height; absorbs
much of the ultraviolet energy from the sun
,◉ mesosphere.
Answer: temperature decreases with height; most meteors burn up
when entering
◉ thermosphere.
Answer: extremely thin; an abundance of ions; temperature
increases with height
◉ exosphere.
Answer: outer most layer; very few particles
◉ ozone layer.
Answer: located in the lower part of the stratosphere; absorbs
nearly 99% of the sun's ultraviolet light
◉ ionosphere.
Answer: Upper part of Earth's atmosphere
-encompasses both mesosphere and thermosphere
◉ barometer.
Answer: measure atmospheric pressure
, ◉ aurora/australis borealis.
Answer: natural atmospheric light displays; result of Earth's photons
emitting light as they collide with solar wind particles and regain
electrons
◉ hydrology.
Answer: The study of all water on Earth, including its movement and
distribution.
◉ hydrosphere.
Answer: all the water on Earth's surface, groundwater, and water in
the atmosphere
◉ waves.
Answer: formed by winds on the surface of bodies of water
◉ tectonic plates.
Answer: plates in the lithosphere that shift causing transformations
to Earth's landscape
◉ continental drift.
PREPARATION GUIDE WITH SCIENTIFIC
INQUIRY AND BASIC PHYSICS REVIEW
◉ mantle.
Answer: the layer of of earth outside the core; mostly solid and
makes up about 70% of Earth's volume
◉ crust.
Answer: the rocky outer shell of the planet
◉ lithosphere.
Answer: thin, upper part of the mantle and the outermost crust; the
rock consists of cooler, brittle rock
◉ asthenosphere.
Answer: below the lithosphere; contains malleable rock that can
move over time
◉ igneous rock.
Answer: molten magma that has cooled under Earth's surface;
associated with volcanic activity
,◉ sedimentary rock.
Answer: created by underwater sediments in the ocean compacted
by pressure as the sediment layer builds up
◉ metamorphic rock.
Answer: formed when either igneous or sedimentary rock is subject
to extreme heat and pressure
◉ gases in the atmosphere.
Answer: Nitrogen - 78%
Oxygen - 21%
Argon - 0.9%
Carbon dioxide - 0.038%
◉ troposphere.
Answer: near the surface of Earth; where weather takes place and
the location of almost all clouds; pressure and temperature decrease
with height in this layer
◉ stratosphere.
Answer: less dense and temperature increases with height; absorbs
much of the ultraviolet energy from the sun
,◉ mesosphere.
Answer: temperature decreases with height; most meteors burn up
when entering
◉ thermosphere.
Answer: extremely thin; an abundance of ions; temperature
increases with height
◉ exosphere.
Answer: outer most layer; very few particles
◉ ozone layer.
Answer: located in the lower part of the stratosphere; absorbs
nearly 99% of the sun's ultraviolet light
◉ ionosphere.
Answer: Upper part of Earth's atmosphere
-encompasses both mesosphere and thermosphere
◉ barometer.
Answer: measure atmospheric pressure
, ◉ aurora/australis borealis.
Answer: natural atmospheric light displays; result of Earth's photons
emitting light as they collide with solar wind particles and regain
electrons
◉ hydrology.
Answer: The study of all water on Earth, including its movement and
distribution.
◉ hydrosphere.
Answer: all the water on Earth's surface, groundwater, and water in
the atmosphere
◉ waves.
Answer: formed by winds on the surface of bodies of water
◉ tectonic plates.
Answer: plates in the lithosphere that shift causing transformations
to Earth's landscape
◉ continental drift.
