IA Post Test Study Guide Answer all questions to the best of your ability, using the lessons and notes from class. It is suggested that you print out this review so you can use it to help you get an A+ on your Post Test Interim Assessment! The review session will be held in Class Connect on June 1st. *Turn into the IA Post Test Dropbox worth 25 points!! Explain why the planets and objects in space remain in space. What would happen otherwise? (#50) Compare and contrast RENEWABLE and NONRENEWABLE resources. (#10, 16, 19, 46) Ways that you can help the environment. (#9, 21) Explain relative age and relative dating. (#7) Describe minerals and how you can identify them. (#50) Compare and contrast PHYSICAL and CHEMICAL weathering. (#6, 14) What are fossil fuels? What impact do they have on our environment? (#16) The moon’s rotation takes and its revolution is long. Because of this we see of the moon. What causes the phases of the moon? (#17, 46) Explain how the water cycle is impacted when certain things happen. (#24, 41) Explain PLATE TECTONICS and CONTINENTAL DRIFT. Be sure to include evidence to support each one. (#1, 5, 8, 15) Describe deposition and erosion, and what they can form. (#53, 56) What does the layers of rock tell about the age? (#20) Describe global warming and its effect on the environment and other species/organisms. (#2, 32) Describe El Nino. (#40) Compare and contrast COOL and WARM AIR MASSES and what takes place over land versus water (include density & types of weather). (#27, 28) Where do earthquakes typically take place; what causes them? (#18) How do scientists know that where is now land, was once water? (#3, 13, 31, 44) List things that humans do which are responsible for destroying the ozone layer. (#32) How do objects in space remain in orbit? What impact does the moon have on Earth? (#23, 30, 34, 43, 47) How does recycling paper help our environment? (#21) Where is volcanic activity most likely to occur in the United States? (#12) How does the GREAT LAKES affect the weather and climate in the nearby states? (#38) Compare and contrast HIGH and LOW-PRESSURE systems (mention isobars, wind, precipitation, clouds, etc.). (#22) Define faults. Where are they located, what do they form, and what do they cause? (#1, 18) Explain the ROCK CYCLE → Include metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks. Be sure to explain how they transform from one type of rock into another. (#4, 25, 33)