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| define transverse waves and surface waves |
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| transverse waves, waves in which the particles vibrate in and up and down motion |
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| the speed at which a wave travels through a medium |
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| the highest point of a wave |
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| a material through which waves can travel |
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| what are the properties of waves |
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| amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and wave speed. |
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| what is the amplitude a wave related to? |
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| what is the wavelength of a wave related to? |
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| at what rate do techtonic plates move along the Earth's surface |
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| the movement of techtonic plates release vibrations that travel through the ground |
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| how do surface ocean currents affect global temperatures. |
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| they move thermal energy from the midlatudes to the equators |
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| list the steps of the carbon cycle |
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| the carbon cycle consists of photosynthesis, respiration, combustion, and decompostion |
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| during the nitrogen cycle, bacteria in the soil changes ___ into a form plates can use |
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| name the two main gases that make up our atmosphere |
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| nitrogen (78%) & oxygen (21%) |
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| what results from the greenhouse effect? |
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| is when the greenhouse gases are trapped in the atmosphere and heats up the earth. |
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| the transfer of heat energy as heat though a material. |
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| the transfer of heat energy as heat through a material. |
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| each parent gives one set of these to the offspring |
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| what is the advantage of sexual reprroduction? |
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