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| What happens to the air traveling over an airplane wing? |
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| air moves faster above the wing than it does below |
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| transfer of force (force x distance) |
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| What is the upward force acting on the wing of an airplane? |
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| In a swimming pool, where is the pressure the greatest? |
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| in the deepest part of the pool |
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| What type of energy is found in a wind-up toy or basketball? |
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| What type of energy is stored due to position or shape? |
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| What law is the statement "Energy cannot be created or destroyed" from? |
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| Law of conservation of energy |
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| What scientist discovered the relationship between buoyant force and the weight of displaced fluid? |
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| How come there is more pressure on the floor when a person stands on their tiptoes instead of flat-footed? |
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| less area on the floor on tiptoes |
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| What type of material will float in corn syrup? |
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| materials with a density that is LESS than corn syrup |
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| What materials will sink in water? |
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| materials with a density that is MORE than water |
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| continents move slowly over Earth's surface |
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| What is the study of Earth's composition, structure, and history? |
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| Into what three categories are all rocks classified? |
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| igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary |
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| How are rocks changed into metamorphic rock? |
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| What happens to a subducting oceanic plate? |
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| sinks into the mantle - forming a trench |
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| What happens in a transform boundary? |
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| plates slide past each other |
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| What is the epicenter of an earthquake? |
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| location of where an earthquake begins |
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| What is a cinder cone volcano made of? |
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| What determines whether a volcano erupts quietly or explosively? |
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| characteristics of the magma |
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| process in which rock and soil are carried away by water, ice or wind |
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| What are the small particles that are carried by erosion called? |
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| What type of landform is created by deposition? |
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| What process moves particles from one place to another? |
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| What causes surface water and glaciers to move? |
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| What cause most of the dust storms that occurred during the "Dust Bowl"? |
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| Where did the soil come from during the "Dust Bowl"? |
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| Southern Plains states (OK, TX, KS) |
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| What mixes with groundwater to make acid that dissolves limestone to make caves? |
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| When water deposits small amounts of limestone on cave ceilings and floors, what does that create? |
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| stalactites and stalagmites |
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| rapid movement of large amounts of rock and soil |
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| What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? |
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| What layer of the atmosphere burns up most meteorites? |
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| What layer of the atmosphere do planes fly in due to the "jet stream"? |
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| What role does gravity have in the atmosphere? |
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| holds the atmosphere in place |
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| Which is needed for clouds to form when there is enough moisture in the atmosphere to condense? |
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| solid particles suspended in the atmosphere |
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| What does "cumulus" mean in Latin? |
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| What type of precipitation is associated with a cold front? |
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| What are the three types of major storms? |
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| tornado, thunderstorm, hurrican |
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| What prefix is used with clouds that produce rain? |
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| What type of air mass has cold and dry air? |
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| Where do maritime air masses form? |
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| What type of clouds produce thunderstorms? |
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| What type of clouds produce tornadoes? |
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| Identify the trophic levels of the following: horse eating alfalfa. |
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| alfalfa - producer, horse - primary consumer (herbivore) |
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| What is the process where plants convert carbon dioxide into stable carbon compounds like sugar? |
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| In what biogeochemical cycle are precipitation and evaporation found |
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| interaction of living organisms and their physical environment |
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| What happens to nutrients in the body when it dies? |
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| released by the action of decomposers |
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How long does it take the S wave to travel 20 km? |
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| What are the three main layers of the Earth? |
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What type of front is in Olympia, Washington? |
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What type of front is in Denver, Colorado |
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What are the weather conditions in Tallahassee, Florida? |
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| 75 degrees and thunderstorms |
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What is process C? |
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What is letter F? |
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What is letter A? |
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What is process B? |
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What landform is in the picture? |
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What landform is identified by the arrow? |
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What is identified by the double arrow? |
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What landform is identified by the arrow? |
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What is the landform in the picture below? |
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What is the producer in this food web? |
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Are the leopard seals producers, carnivores, or herbivores |
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