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Intro to earth science
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Undergraduate 2
01/31/2015

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SCIENCE
Definition

(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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EARTH SCIENCE
Definition
systematic study of the planet.
Term
FOUR ASPECTS OF EARTH SCIENCE
Definition

(1) astronomy

(2) meterology

(3) geology

(4) oceanography

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ASTRONOMY
Definition
study of the earth in relation to the solar system.
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SOLAR SYSTEM
Definition

(1) planets

(2) moon

(3) sun

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METEROLOGY
Definition

the study of the weather system in relation to the earth.

(1)hurricanes

(2) tornadoes

(3) precipitation

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GEOLOGY
Definition

the study of soild earth system

(1) earthquakes

(2) volcanism

(3) the rock cycle

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OCEANOGRAPHY
Definition

the study of the marine system

(1) tides

(2) hydrologic cycle

(3) oceanic circulation

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SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Definition

(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
Definition

(1) inductive

(2) deductive

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INDUCTIVE APPROACH
Definition

(1) observation

(2) experimentation

(3) hypothesis

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DEDUCTIVE APPROACH
Definition

(1) observation

(2) hypothesis

(3) experimentation

(4) confirm or deny hypothesis

 

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TECHNOLOGY
Definition

(1) applied science

(2) a scientific method of achieving a practical purpose

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HYDROSPHERE
Definition

(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
Definition
4,000 - 8,000 *F
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SOILD EARTH
Definition
beneath the atmosphere and ocean
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THE AGE OF THE EARTH
Definition
~ 4.6 billion years
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AGE OF THE UNIVERSE
Definition
(depending on the text) ~ 14, ~18, ~19 billion years
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LENGTH OF THE SUN FROM THE EARTH
Definition

~91-94 million miles

 

 

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1 ASTRONOMICAL UNIT
Definition
93 million miles
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PERIHELION
Definition

(1) the distance of the earth closes to the sun

(2) ~91.4 million miles

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APHELION
Definition

(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
Definition
~ 8,000 miles
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THE SPEED OF THE EARTH'S ROTATION AROUND THE SUN
Definition
~ 66,000 mph
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THE AMOUNT OF DAYS IT TAKES THE EARTH TO ORBIT AROUND THE SUN
Definition
365.242 mean solar days
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MEAN SOLAR DAY
Definition
24 hours
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SIDEREAL DAY (STAR TIME)
Definition
23 hrs. & 56 mins.
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LUNAR DAY
Definition
24 hrs. & 50 mins.
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EARTH SPINS (ROTATES) AT THE EQUATOR
Definition
~ 1,040 mph
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EARTH HAS A_____ ORBIT AROUND THE SUN.
Definition
elliptic
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WHAT ROTATION DOES THE EARTH HAVE
Definition

(1) counterclock wise

(2) west to east

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H2O AND GASES DEFLECT
Definition

(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
Definition

(1) soild-ice

(2) liquid-water

(3) gas-vapor

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EARTH IS TITLED ON ITS AXIS AT
Definition
23*27' inclination
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EARTH CHANGES ITS AXIS EVERY ____ YEARS
Definition
26,000
Term
WHAT IS THE PRESENT DAY NORTH STAR?
Definition
polaris
Term
WHAT IS THE FUTURE NORTH STAR?
Definition
vega
Term
WHAT IS THE % OF SPICES THAT HAS EVERY WALKED THE EARTH EXTENTIC NOW?
Definition
98%
Term
THE EQUATOR TENDS TO BEND THE WIND IN, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS EFFECT?
Definition
CORIOUS
Term
WHAT PLANET IS KNOWN AS EARTH'S TWIN?
Definition
vensus
Term
what makes up most of the mass in the solar system?
Definition
the sun
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WHAT WILL MAKE ROCKS AND MINERALS HARD TO IDENTIFY?
Definition
color
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SALT WATER FREEZES?
Definition
Na and Cl melts out making fresh water
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WHAT CAUSES HIGH PRESSURE?
Definition
molecules pressing down to the earth
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WHAT CAUSE LOW PRESSURE?
Definition
molecules are leaving the earth
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WHAT IS THE TERM FOR PRESSURE DIFFERENCES?
Definition
graidents
Term
WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE WATER CYCLE?
Definition
hydrologic cycle
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WHAT CAN BE APPLIED TO ANY SCIENCE?
Definition
subsily stress chart
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WHAT ANALOGY BEST DESCRIBES THE SUBSILY CHART?
Definition
to much of a good thing becomes toxic over time
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WHAT CURVE IS USED FOR THE SUBSILY CHART?
Definition
bell shaped
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GYRE
Definition
water and gas spins
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WHAT IS THE OLDEST THING FOUND ON EARTH?
Definition
the uranium atom
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WHAT IS CORTZ MADE UP OF?
Definition
oxygen and cilicon
Term
WHAT IS THE MOST STABLE FREQUENCY?
Definition
cortz
Term
WHAT MAKES UP THE HYDROSPHERE?
Definition
the ocean at 97% and water vapor at 3%
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WHAT IS THE VERY 1st LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE?
Definition
troposphere
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WHAT HEATS UP AND RISES, THEN FALLS BACK DOWN TO EARTH?
Definition
molecules
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WHERE IS THE OZONE LOCATED?
Definition
between the troposphere and stratisphere
Term
HORSE LATITUDES ARE LOCATED, WHERE?
Definition
about 10* N and S of the equator
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WHAT IS THE NAME FOR LITTLE TO NO WINDS AT THE EQUATOR?
Definition
doldrums
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POLAR EASTERLIES ARE LOCATED WHERE?
Definition
60* N and S of the equator
Term
PREVAILING WINDS ASLO KNOWN AS, WHAT?
Definition
westerlies (our winds)
Term
WESTERLIES WINDS ARE LOCATED, WHERE?
Definition
30* N and S of the equator
Term
PREVAILING WINDS MOVE IN WHAT DIRECTION?
Definition
west to east
Term
POLAR EASTERLIES WIND MOVES IN WHAT DIRECTION?
Definition
east to west
Term
NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS ARE LOCATED WHERE?
Definition
between the equator and 30* north of it
Term
NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS MOVE IN WHAT DIRECTION?
Definition
west and down to the equator
Term
SOUTHEAST TRADE WINDS ARE LOCATED WHERE?
Definition
30* S of the equator
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SOUTHEAST TRADE WINDS MOVE IN WHAT DIRECTION?
Definition
up to the equator and then to the west
Term
IN THE STRATISPHERE MOLECULES MOVE IN WHAT DIRECTION?
Definition
left to right
Term
Pressure + temp =
Definition
change in water
Term
A SOLID GOING TO LIQUID IS CALLED?
Definition
melting
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A LIQUID GOING TO A GAS IS CALLED
Definition
evaporation
Term
LIQUID GOING TO A SOLD IS CALLED
Definition
FREEZING
Term
GAS GOING TO A LIQUID IS CALLED
Definition
condensation
Term
SOILD GOING TO GAS IS CALLED
Definition
sublimation
Term
GAS GOING TO A SOLID IS CALLED
Definition
vapor deposition
Term
A NUMBER IN THE NEGATIVE FORM REPRESENTS, WHAT?
Definition
the southern hemisphere
Term
WHAT ARE THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH?
Definition
core, outer core, mantle, and crust
Term
THE OUTER CORE IS IN WHAT FORM?
Definition
liquid
Term
EARTH'S CORE IS MADE UP OF
Definition
solid iron and nickel
Term
WHAT IS THE OUTER CORE MADE UP OF
Definition
molten metallic liquid
Term
OPPOSITES_____ AND POSITIVE _____
Definition
attracks, repells
Term
ELEMENTS MUST HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF ______, AND _______
Definition
protons, neutrons
Term
TRIPLE POINT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR
Definition
water accurring at all 3 phases
Term
IONS
Definition
charged atom or particles
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CRYSTALS ARE SMOOTH BECAUSE THEY
Definition
cool slowly
Term
HOW MANY MOONS CAN FIT INSIDE THE EARTH
Definition
64
Term
HOW MANY EARTHS CAN FIT INSIDE THE SUN?
Definition
1 million
Term
SEASON'S RESULT FROM WHAT?
Definition
the inclination of the earth
Term
WHEN IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE?
Definition
dec 21,22
Term
DURING THE WINTER SOLSTICE THERE ARE SHORTER ______ AND LONGER _____ PERIODS
Definition
photic, nocturnal
Term
WHEN IS VERNAL EQUINOX?
Definition
march 20, 21
Term
DURING THE VERNAL EQUINOX ________ ARE EQUAL
Definition
photic and nocturnal peroids
Term
SUMMER SOLSTICE OCCURS
Definition
june 21, 22
Term
SUMMER SOLSTICE IS HAS THE LONGEST ________ AND THE SHORTEST _________ PERIOD.
Definition
photic, nocturnal
Term
AUTUMNAL EQUONIX IS DURING ________
Definition
sept. 22, 23
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DURING THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX PHOTIC AND NOCTURNAL PERIODS ARE _______
Definition
equal
Term
MANTLE IS MADE UP OF
Definition
soild rock
Term
THE 2 LAYERS OF THE UPPER MANTLE IS CALLED
Definition
asthenosphere and lithosphere
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ATOMS
Definition
the smallest unit of matter
Term
ATOMIC NUMBER
Definition
is the number of protons in an element
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ATOMIC MASS
Definition
number of protons and neutrons
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MATTER
Definition
is comprised of elements
Term
ELEMENTS
Definition
basic building blocks of matter
Term
MATTER IS ANYTHING THAT
Definition
occupies space and has mass
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TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE
Definition
primary influencing factors as to which phase matter will appear as
Term
ISOTOPES
Definition
two or more forms of an atom that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
Term
ENERGY
Definition
the property of a system by which work or heat is exchanged for power
Term
A SYSTEM IS MOST STABLE WHEN
Definition
it has the least amount of energy
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