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2nd Semester Review for Aisha Kaleem
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Science
9th Grade
05/24/2012

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Global Warming
Definition
Increased temperture in the Earth's atmosphere due to the greenhouse house gases
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Carbon Dioxide
Definition
A colorless and odorless gas made by burning carbon and fossil fuels
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Green House Effect
Definition
The trapping of the Sun's warmth into the atmosphere closet to us
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Green House Gases
Definition
Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monxide...etc anything that burns and releases harmful gases to the atmosphere
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Mantle
Definition
The region between the crust and core where the lava comes from
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Crust
Definition
The outermost layer of the Earth
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Inner and Outer Core
Definition
Inner- The hottest part of the Earth where no lava is but is a sphere
Outer- The liquid/lava part of the Earth's core
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Asthenosphere
Definition
The upper layer of the Earth's mantle relatively low resistance
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Lithosphere
Definition
The rigid outer part of tha Earth consisting of the crust and the upper mantle
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Convection Current
Definition
Circular movement of a gas or liquid between hot and cold areas
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Alfred Wegner
Definition
Given credit for the theory continental drift
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Theory of Continental Drift
Definition
The moving of the Earth's continents relatively closer/farther away to each other
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Convergent Plate Boundaries
Definition
Two plates moving towards each other
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Divergent Plate Boundary
Definition
Two plates pulling away from each other
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Transform Plate Boundary
Definition
One plate going under another plate
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Theory of Plate Tectonics
Definition
How the Earth's continents going under mantle
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Earthquakes
Definition
The shaking of the Earths due to Convergent, Divergent, and Transfrom Fault Boundaries
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Elastic Rebound Theory
Definition
The stretching/energy of the earhtquake
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Earthquake Energy
Definition
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Locating Earthquakes
Definition
Recorded by Seismic Graphs
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Primary Waves
Definition
Seismic waves that go through land, liquid, and gas
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Secondary Waves
Definition
Seismaic waves that dont go through land, liquid, and gas
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Surface Waves
Definition
Waves that happpen after an earthquake
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Seismograms
Definition
Measure the intensity/destruction of an Earthquake
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Epicenter
Definition
Where the Earthquake was located
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Focus
Definition
Where the Eqarthquake makes the most destruction
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Mercalli Scale
Definition
Measured the destruction of an Earthquake
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Ricther Scale
Definition
Measured the magnitutde of the Earhtquake
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Earthquake Hazards
Definition
The dangers of an Earthquake
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Volcanoes
Definition
A big mountain that shoots out hot melting rock
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Ring of Fire
Definition
A ring of volcanoes that are currently active
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Composite
Definition
The neck of the volcano
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Sheild
Definition
Large rigid part of the Earth
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Cinder Cone
Definition
The lip of the volcano
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Volcano Hazards
Definition
The dangers of volcanoes
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Troposphere
Definition
The lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere
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Stratosphere
Definition
the sencond layer of the Earth's atmosphere
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Mesosphere
Definition
The third layer of the Earth's atmosphere
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Thermosphere
Definition
The last
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Ionosphere
Definition
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Water Cycle
Definition
Term
Forms of Precipitation
Definition
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Humidity
Definition
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Dew Point
Definition
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High Pressure
Definition
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Low Pressure
Definition
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Isobars
Definition
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Isotherms
Definition
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Four Main Types of Air Masses
Definition
Continental Maritime, Continental Polar, Tropical Maritime, Tropical Polar
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Warm Front
Definition
Warm air blowing from the North
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Cold Front
Definition
Cold air blowing from the North
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Stationary Front
Definition
Warm and Cold air blowing from the North
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Stratus Cloud
Definition
Streaks of clouds that covber the sky
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Cumulus Cloud
Definition
fluffy clouds that are full of water
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Cirrus Cloud
Definition
light weight cloud that cover the entire sky
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Climate
Definition
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Weather
Definition
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3 Main Climate Zones in the World
Definition
Tropical, Temperate, and Arctic
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Biome
Definition
Where certain animals, and animals
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Desert Biome
Definition
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Forest Biome
Definition
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Grassland Biome
Definition
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Tundra Biome
Definition
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Thunderstorm Ingredients
Definition
Moisture,Unstable weather, and Instability
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Thunderstorm Life Stages
Definition
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Single Cell Thunderstorm
Definition
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Multi-Cell Thunderstorm
Definition
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Super-Cell Thunderstorm
Definition
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Square Line
Definition
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Lighting
Definition
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Thunder
Definition
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Tornado
Definition
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Fujita Scale
Definition
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Tornado Alley
Definition
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Hurricane
Definition
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Saffir-Simpson Scale
Definition
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Surface Observation Symbol
Definition
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Kinetic Energy
Definition
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Formula for Calculating Kinetic Energy
Definition
KE=1/2MV2
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Potential Energy
Definition
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Formula for Calculating Potential Energy
Definition
PE=MGW
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Chemical Energy
Definition
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Mechanical Energy
Definition
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Nuclear Energy
Definition
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Electrical Energy
Definition
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Thermal Energy
Definition
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Energy Transformation
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Law of Conservation of Energy
Definition
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Fossil Fuels
Definition
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Coal
Definition
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Oil
Definition
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Natural Gases
Definition
Term
Alternative Energy
Definition
Term
Solar Energy
Definition
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Wind Energy
Definition
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Geothermal Energy
Definition
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Hydroelectric Energy
Definition
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Biomass Energy
Definition
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Tidal Energy
Definition
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Renewable Energy
Definition
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Non Renewable Energy
Definition
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Electrons
Definition
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Static Electricity
Definition
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Static Charge
Definition
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Conductors
Definition
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Insulators
Definition
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Coulomb
Definition
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Volt
Definition
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Resistance
Definition
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Current Electricity
Definition
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Ohm's Law
Definition
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Formula for Calculating Resistence
Definition
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Formula for Calculating Current
Definition
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Formula for Calculating Voltage
Definition
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Series Circuits
Definition
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Parallel Circuits
Definition
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