Earth Science SOL Review Power Point (Scientific Method and
Astronomy—Slides 1 -27)
Directions: 1. Print this sheet. 2. Then fill in the blanks with the best answer using the power
point found on the school webpage under “Academics”  “Academic Resources”  “Science
SOL Resources”  then click on the link to the SOL Review PowerPoint under Earth Science.
3. Turn this sheet in to the teacher in science lab the block you have study hall.
Measuring in Earth Science
1. A graduated cylinder is filled with 50 ml of water. A rock with a mass of 75 g is placed in
it causing the volume to increase to 75 ml. What is the density of this rock (use proper
units)? ______________________
2. True or False? An object’s density remains the same regardless of its size.
3. ________ gases/liquids rise and _________ gases/liquids sink.
4. Adding ______ to water will cause its density to increase.
5. The density of freshwater is about ____g/ml.
6. Name two objects that could float in water _____________ and _________________.
7. Mass is measured in what unit? _______ Volume is measured in _________ and length
is measure in what unit? _________
Astronomy
8. What else was believed to have formed when our sun formed? _________________
9. What is one theory about how our moon was formed? ________________________
10. What may be one theory that made the dinosaurs extinct?
______________________________________________________________________
11. How long is one rotation for earth? _________________________
12. How long is one revolution for earth?
13. About how long does it take the moon to go through all 8 phases? ______________
14. At what moon phase can a lunar eclipse occur? ______________________________
15. At what phase can a solar eclipse occur? ___________________________
16. List the phases of the moon, in order, beginning with a new moon:
____________,_______________,____________________,_________________
____________,_______________,____________________,_________________
17. At what phases are the highest tides? ___________ and _____________
18. What is another name for the highest tides? _______________
19. At what phases are the lowest tides? ___________ and _____________
20. What is another name for the lowest tides? _______________
21. Ptolemy believed in a geocentric universe, meaning everything revolved around the
____________.
22. Copernicus believed in a heliocentric universe, meaning everything revolved around the
____________.
23. List the nine planets in order from the sun:
_____________, _________________, ________________, _______________,
_____________, _________________, ________________, _______________, and
_____________
24. What are the inner planets made of? _________________
25. What are the outer planets made of? _________________
26. What gas is the sun made of? _______________
27. List the stages in the life cycle of our sun: ______________--> ____________
______________  ____________--> __________________--> ________________
28. Fusion takes place in the ____________ of the sun.
29. This is the layer of the sun that gives off light ______________
30. This produces a pinkish color, due to U-V radiation ______________________
31. This layer can only be seen during a solar eclipse _____________________
32. These are cool, dark areas that often go through 11 and 22 year cycles ______________
33. Stars actively converting hydrogen into helium are found on the ___________________
34. Our Milky Way galaxy is the shape of a ______________________
35. The asteroid belt is found between the orbits of which two planets? _______________
and _______________________
Good job! You have finished this section. Please return this
sheet to the teacher in science lab (trailer 6B), so you can get
credit for reviewing earth science material for the SOL.