Edgenuity Earth And Space Science

Edgenuity Earth and Space Science is a two-semester high school core course (grades 9-12) covering geology, meteorology, oceanography, and astronomy, aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). It explores Earth’s structure, atmosphere, and space environment through lessons on tectonics, climate, and sustainability, often featuring interactive labs, virtual simulations, and projects on topics like Earth’s tilt.

Key Features of the Course:
Comprehensive Coverage: Topics include rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, climate, oceanography, and the solar system.
Structure: It is a two-semester course (1.0 credit) designed to meet state standards.
Interactive Learning: The course features virtual labs, simulations, and projects (e.g., studying Earth’s tilt or analyzing rock/fossil samples).
Core Concepts: Focuses on Earth’s processes, history, and its position in the universe, emphasizing both observational and theoretical understanding.

Common Topics Covered:
Astronomy: Earth’s place in the universe, stellar life cycles, and solar system formation.
Geology: The rock cycle, tectonics, volcanism, and Earth’s geologic history.
Meteorology/Oceanography: Atmospheric movement, climate change, and ocean currents.
Sustainability: Energy resources and human impact on the environment.

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1. What forms of energy are involved when snow on a
mountain breaks loose, resulting in an avalanche?
potential turns into kinetic
2. Plants use nutrients form the soil to produce energy.
Which 2 spheres does energy flow between ?
geosphere to biosphere
3. What is the energy of an object in motion? Kinetic energy
4. How was the Grand Canyon formed? erosion
5. What force of weathering is the main cause of a land-
slide?
gravity
6. The geologist can tell that the rock has softer minerals
in the middle than the at its sides. If the floodwater
continues to rise, how will it affect the rock?
It will erode the middle
of the rock more than the
outer edge
7. Marble was formed under high heat and pressure it's
an example of
sedimentary rock chang-
ing into metamorphic rock
8. What is the rock cycle? The continuous process-
es by which rocks change
form
9. At the Sparta Fault in Greece, the hanging wall is bellow
the foot wall. This type of fault is called a
normal fault
10. Which boundary involved 2 high-density plates that
form deep, narrow trenches along the boundary?
oceanic-oceanic conver-
gent boundary
11. What caused Pangaea to move? Divergent plates
12. What do the equinoxes signify? a change in the seasons
13. The ____ alignment causes a solar eclipse. Sun-Moon-Earth
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14. When you look at the Sun through a filtered telescope,
the visible portion of the Sun appears blotchy.These
blotches are called ____. The layer of the Sun where
these occur is called the ____.
sunspots; photosphere
15. The Sun rotates faster at its center than at its poles.
Which statement in this passage describes the reason
for this behavior?
That's because Earth is a
solid mass and the Sun is
gaseous.
16. Which feature do gas giants have that terrestrial plan-
ets do not?
rings
17. Which of the following are valid names for the equinox-
es?
fall & spring equinox
18. A burning streak of light, called a ____ is visible as it falls
through the sky.
meteoroid
19. Sometimes the object does not burn up completely
and a part of it survives the fall to the planet's surface.
These rocky bodies, called ____ are studied by scientists
to gain a better understanding of our solar system.
meteorite
20. At which boundary does subduction stop occurring,
resulting in a mountain range?
continental-continental
convergent boundary
21. Two tectonic plates of different densities collide. Which
of the following could form at the plate boundary?
Island, volcano, and trench
22. The Longmenshan Fault is in China. This fault was cre-
ated when two tectonic plates collided with each other,
resulting in the rise of mountains next to the Sichuan
reverse fault
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basin.
This fault is most likely a
23. Neutrons subatomic particles with
no charge
24. electrons a subatomic particle with a
negative charge
25. protons subatomic particle with a
positive charge
26. molecules made up of atoms
27. In the image, balls that look alike represent the same
type of atom. Based on this information, what do the
images below represent?
molecules of elements
28. This periodic table entry is for the element neon. How
many neutrons does a typical neon atom have?
10
29. Energy loss Freezing, condensation,
deposition
30. Energy gain melting, evaporation, sub-
limation
31. The image shows a hydrothermal vent. What would
geologists expect to find around this vent?
metal ore deposits
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