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(1) systematic knowledge derived from observation, experimentation, and study.
(2) to determine the nature or principle of what is being studied.
(3) is the study of systems.
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| systematic study of the planet. |
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| FOUR ASPECTS OF EARTH SCIENCE |
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(1) astronomy
(2) meterology
(3) geology
(4) oceanography |
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| study of the earth in relation to the solar system. |
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(1) planets
(2) moon
(3) sun |
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the study of the weather system in relation to the earth.
(1)hurricanes
(2) tornadoes
(3) precipitation |
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the study of soild earth system
(1) earthquakes
(2) volcanism
(3) the rock cycle |
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the study of the marine system
(1) tides
(2) hydrologic cycle
(3) oceanic circulation |
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(1) a tool used in the development of ideas
(2) Systematic approach to the gathering of data and the solving of problems. |
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| TWO SYSTMATIC APPROACHES TO THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD |
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(1) inductive
(2) deductive |
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(1) observation
(2) experimentation
(3) hypothesis |
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(1) observation
(2) hypothesis
(3) experimentation
(4) confirm or deny hypothesis
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(1) applied science
(2) a scientific method of achieving a practical purpose |
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(1) aquatic portion of the earth
(2) 71% of the earth surface
(3) 97% of the earth's water |
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| INTERIOR TEMPATURE OF THE EARTH |
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| beneath the atmosphere and ocean |
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| (depending on the text) ~ 14, ~18, ~19 billion years |
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| LENGTH OF THE SUN FROM THE EARTH |
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(1) the distance of the earth closes to the sun
(2) ~91.4 million miles |
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(1) the distance of the earth farthest from the sun
(2) 94.5 million miles |
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| THE SIZE OF THE EARTH AT THE EQUATOR |
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| THE SPEED OF THE EARTH'S ROTATION AROUND THE SUN |
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| THE AMOUNT OF DAYS IT TAKES THE EARTH TO ORBIT AROUND THE SUN |
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| EARTH SPINS (ROTATES) AT THE EQUATOR |
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| EARTH HAS A_____ ORBIT AROUND THE SUN. |
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| WHAT ROTATION DOES THE EARTH HAVE |
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(1) counterclock wise
(2) west to east |
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(1) clock wise in the northern hemisphere
(2) counterclock wise in the souther hemisphere |
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| EARTH IS THE ONLY KNOWN PLANET WITH H2O OCCURRING IN ALL THREE PHASES |
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(1) soild-ice
(2) liquid-water
(3) gas-vapor |
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| EARTH IS TITLED ON ITS AXIS AT |
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| EARTH CHANGES ITS AXIS EVERY ____ YEARS |
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| WHAT IS THE PRESENT DAY NORTH STAR? |
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| WHAT IS THE FUTURE NORTH STAR? |
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| WHAT IS THE % OF SPICES THAT HAS EVERY WALKED THE EARTH EXTENTIC NOW? |
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| THE EQUATOR TENDS TO BEND THE WIND IN, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS EFFECT? |
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| WHAT PLANET IS KNOWN AS EARTH'S TWIN? |
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| what makes up most of the mass in the solar system? |
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| WHAT WILL MAKE ROCKS AND MINERALS HARD TO IDENTIFY? |
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| WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SALT WATER FREEZES? |
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| Na and Cl melts out making fresh water |
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| WHAT CAUSES HIGH PRESSURE? |
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| molecules pressing down to the earth |
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| molecules are leaving the earth |
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| WHAT IS THE TERM FOR PRESSURE DIFFERENCES? |
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| WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE WATER CYCLE? |
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| WHAT CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY SCIENCE? |
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| WHAT ANALOGY BEST DESCRIBES THE SUBSILY CHART? |
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| to much of a good thing becomes toxic over time |
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| WHAT CURVE IS USED FOR THE SUBSILY CHART? |
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| WHAT IS THE OLDEST THING FOUND ON EARTH? |
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| WHAT IS CORTZ MADE UP OF? |
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| WHAT IS THE MOST STABLE FREQUENCY? |
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| WHAT MAKES UP THE HYDROSPHERE? |
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| the ocean at 97% and water vapor at 3% |
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| WHAT IS THE VERY 1st LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE? |
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| WHAT HEATS UP AND RISES, THEN FALLS BACK DOWN TO EARTH? |
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| WHERE IS THE OZONE LOCATED? |
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| between the troposphere and stratisphere |
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| HORSE LATITUDES ARE LOCATED, WHERE? |
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| about 10* N and S of the equator |
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| WHAT IS THE NAME FOR LITTLE TO NO WINDS AT THE EQUATOR? |
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| POLAR EASTERLIES ARE LOCATED WHERE? |
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| 60* N and S of the equator |
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| PREVAILING WINDS ASLO KNOWN AS, WHAT? |
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| WESTERLIES WINDS ARE LOCATED, WHERE? |
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| 30* N and S of the equator |
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| PREVAILING WINDS MOVE IN WHAT DIRECTION? |
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| POLAR EASTERLIES WIND MOVES IN WHAT DIRECTION? |
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| NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS ARE LOCATED WHERE? |
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| between the equator and 30* north of it |
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| NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS MOVE IN WHAT DIRECTION? |
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| west and down to the equator |
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| SOUTHEAST TRADE WINDS ARE LOCATED WHERE? |
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| SOUTHEAST TRADE WINDS MOVE IN WHAT DIRECTION? |
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| up to the equator and then to the west |
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| IN THE STRATISPHERE MOLECULES MOVE IN WHAT DIRECTION? |
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| A SOLID GOING TO LIQUID IS CALLED? |
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| A LIQUID GOING TO A GAS IS CALLED |
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| LIQUID GOING TO A SOLD IS CALLED |
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| GAS GOING TO A LIQUID IS CALLED |
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| SOILD GOING TO GAS IS CALLED |
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| GAS GOING TO A SOLID IS CALLED |
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| A NUMBER IN THE NEGATIVE FORM REPRESENTS, WHAT? |
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| WHAT ARE THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH? |
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| core, outer core, mantle, and crust |
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| THE OUTER CORE IS IN WHAT FORM? |
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| EARTH'S CORE IS MADE UP OF |
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| WHAT IS THE OUTER CORE MADE UP OF |
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| OPPOSITES_____ AND POSITIVE _____ |
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| ELEMENTS MUST HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF ______, AND _______ |
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| TRIPLE POINT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR |
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| water accurring at all 3 phases |
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| charged atom or particles |
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| CRYSTALS ARE SMOOTH BECAUSE THEY |
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| HOW MANY MOONS CAN FIT INSIDE THE EARTH |
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| HOW MANY EARTHS CAN FIT INSIDE THE SUN? |
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| SEASON'S RESULT FROM WHAT? |
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| the inclination of the earth |
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| WHEN IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE? |
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| DURING THE WINTER SOLSTICE THERE ARE SHORTER ______ AND LONGER _____ PERIODS |
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| DURING THE VERNAL EQUINOX ________ ARE EQUAL |
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| photic and nocturnal peroids |
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| SUMMER SOLSTICE IS HAS THE LONGEST ________ AND THE SHORTEST _________ PERIOD. |
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| AUTUMNAL EQUONIX IS DURING ________ |
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| DURING THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX PHOTIC AND NOCTURNAL PERIODS ARE _______ |
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| THE 2 LAYERS OF THE UPPER MANTLE IS CALLED |
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| asthenosphere and lithosphere |
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| the smallest unit of matter |
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| is the number of protons in an element |
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| number of protons and neutrons |
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| basic building blocks of matter |
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| occupies space and has mass |
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| primary influencing factors as to which phase matter will appear as |
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| two or more forms of an atom that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons |
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| the property of a system by which work or heat is exchanged for power |
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| A SYSTEM IS MOST STABLE WHEN |
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| it has the least amount of energy |
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