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| Units of measurement: Mass |
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| Units of Measurement: Volume |
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| Liters; cubic centimeters |
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| Units of Measurement: Time |
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| Units of Measurement: Distance |
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| Measuring Instruments: Mass |
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| Measuring Instruments: Volume |
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| Gradulated Cylinder; Metric ruler |
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| Measuring Instruments: Time |
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| Measuring Instruments: Distance |
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| "The ability of a measurement to match the actual value of the quantity being measured". If in reality it is 34.0 F outside and a temperature sensor reads 34.0 F, then than sensor is accurate. |
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| Precision is defined as, "(1) The ability of a measurement to be consistently reproduced" and "(2) The number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured". If on several tests the temperature sensor matches the actual temperature while the actual temperature is held constant, then the temperature sensor is precise. By the second definition, the number 3.1415 is more precise than the number 3.14 |
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| Four Spheres and examples of each |
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| Atmosphere-Air, biosphere-Plants, geosphere-Rocks, hydrosphere-Ocean |
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| A system is a group of interacting components with a shared, more complex behavior. They can be open (exchange of matter & energy), closed (exchange of energy) or isolated (nothing exchanged.) |
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| Four Branches of Earth Science-Examples |
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| Geology–earthquakes, Meteorology–weather, Oceanography–waves, Astronomy–planets |
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| Where does earth get its energy from? |
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| Sun and Earth's Interiors |
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| A well tested concept in science, accepted by most scientists |
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| a possible solution to a scientific question; not yet tested |
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| a relationship observed in nature |
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| What are lines measured North and South of the Equator? |
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| Measured in Degrees and are latitudinal Lines |
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| What are the lines measuring East and West of the Equator? |
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| Measured in degrees and longitudinal lines |
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| What happens when Magma cools too quickly? |
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| it results in small/fine crystals while slow cooling magma results in large/coarse crystals. |
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| Compare Granite and rhyolite |
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| Both are felsic light colored, low density igneous rocks. Granite is coarse-grained (intrusive) while rhyolite is fine-grained (extrusive.) |
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| Compare Granite and Gabbro |
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| Both are coarse-grained intrusive igneous rocks. Granite is felsic, light colored and low density, while gabbro is mafic, dark and high density. |
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| Dark colored fine-grained igneous rock |
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| Non-foliated metamorphic rock made of calcite |
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| Clastic sedimentary rock with angular pieces |
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| Metamorphic rock forms with... |
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| heat and pressure that increases with depth |
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| why is water a good weathering agent? |
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| Although a water molecule is neutral in charge, its shape causes the two ends ( Hydrogen vs Oygen) to have opposite charges. Therefore, the water molecule pulls rocks apart when the + end of the H2O attracts – ions in the rocks, while the – end of the H2O attracts + ions in the rocks. |
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