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| The crust is made up of the _________ which is ridgid and it floats on a plastic like layer called the ________ |
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| Lithosphere, Asthenosphere |
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| On a convergent plate boundary the plates move _____ and include the _____ Mountains |
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| On Divergent boundaries the plates move ____ and new _____ is added. This forms ___ _____ ______ |
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| Together, Seafloor, Mid Ocean Ridges |
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| On transform boundaries the plates ____ ____ and one example is the _____ _____ fault. |
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| Evidence to support Seafloor spreading are youngest rocks are located _____ and the _______ ______ has reversed itself several times |
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| Alfred Wegner proposed the theory of ________ drift because he noticed the continents fit together like a puzzle. |
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| The next theory of Continental Drift was supported by the cause of the movement of continents by _________ ______ in the mantle. |
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| Convection currents are caused by heated fluid (magma) that rises, spreads out, _____ and then sinks back to the hot area in the mantle. |
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| Primary Waves- Particles move in the same direction as the waves and move the _________. |
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| Secondary wave particles move ________ to the direction of the wave and move ____ than primary waves |
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| Surface Waves move in all different directions and cause lots of ____ |
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| P waves _____ and ____ when they hit the liquid outer core. |
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| Secondary waves _____ when they hit the liquid outer core. |
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| How many seismograph stations are needed to record the epicenter of an earthquake? |
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| Energy of an earthquake is released at the _______ and directly above this area on the surface of the earth is the _______ |
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| Compression forces _______ together and are ______ faults. |
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| Compression forces _______ together and are ______ faults. |
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| Compression forces _______ together and are ______ faults. |
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| Tension forces ______ ____ and are _____ Faults |
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| Shear forces ______ _____ and are _____ ____ faults. |
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| Richter Scale measures ____ while Modified Mercalli scale measures _______. |
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| Name the 3 types of volcanoes. |
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| Shield, Compostite, Cinder Cone |
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| Shield volcanoes give off _____ magma and ______ Explosions and include the _______ Islands. |
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| Composite Volcanoes give off ______ and ____ magma includes ____ eruptions and an example is ________ |
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| Tephra, Granitic, Explosive, Paracutin |
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| Cindercone Volcanoes give off varied _____ and ______ magma includes ______ eruptions and one example is ______ Hills |
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| Tephra, Basaltic, Varied, Soufriere |
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| Magma forced into cracks horizontally |
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| Magma forced into cracks vertically |
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| Large intrusive igneous rock body |
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| Composite volcanoes are associated with ____ plate boundaries. |
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| Spaces inside a fossil are filled with minerals from groundwater |
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| Hard part of an animal decays and leaves behind a cavity, mineral rich water enters cavity and forms new rock |
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| Index fossils are important because geologists can estimate ages of ____ |
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| Fossilized tracks and trails and burrows |
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| Oldest rocks are on bottom |
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| Gap in the geologic history of earth |
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| First organism to contribute to life on earth |
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List the Major animal and the time period or Era they arrived
Bacteria_______, Amphibian ________ Trilobites ________, Reptile ________, Fish ____, Birds _____. |
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| Precambrian, Paleozoic, Paleozoic, Paleozioc, Paleozioc, |
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| Organism more adapted to environment are more likely to reproduce |
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| Geologic time can be subdivided only if fossils are present in ____ records |
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| _______ first arrived in the ______ Era. |
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| Thin layer of air that protects earths surface from extreme temperatures and harmful radiation. |
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| Transfer of heat by waves |
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| Transfer of heat by direct touching |
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| Transfer of heat by movement through a liquid |
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| Lowest layer of the atmosphere |
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| Lowest layer of the atmosphere |
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| Containes the ozone layer |
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| Layer of charged particles within the mesosphere and thermosphere that can help carry radio waves |
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| Winds in the atmosphere turn because of the ______ effect which is caused by ______ of the earth. |
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| Our weather is carried by these global winds |
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| These are destroying the ozone layer by breaking up the ozone molecules |
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| There is ___ pressure at the equator because there are ____ ______. |
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| The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place |
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| Weather includes conditions of ____, wind, _____, and amount of _____ in the air. |
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| Temperature, Pressure, Moisture |
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| Boundary between two air masses |
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| Stormy Weather- ____ pressure systems |
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| Fair Weather- ____ pressure systems |
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| Lines on a weather map connecting equal points of pressure |
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| Lines on a weather map connecting equal points of temperature |
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| Body of air that has the same temperature, pressure, and moisture |
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| Starts in the Pacific Ocean |
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| Effects of El Nino are increased temperature off the coast of _____ _____, affects the atmospheric pressure of _______, and can cause _____ in Australiaand Africa. |
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| South America, California, Droughts |
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| Continental Climates can be ____, a Maritime climate would be _____. |
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| Name the factors that affect climate |
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| Bodies of Water, Ocean Currents, mountains, large cities |
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| Natural heating process that occurs when certain greenhouse gasses such as co2 and methane and water vapor in the earths atmosphere trap heat |
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| Probably formed from rain clouds that had their origins in water vapor given off by volcanoes and collected in basins |
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| Measure of how much salt is in seawater. |
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| Move the upper layer of the ocean and are caused by winds |
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| Caused by changes in temperature of water or salinity of water and move vertically |
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| Vertical circulation that brings cold deep ocean water to the ocean surface |
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| East ocean currents are ___ while West ocean currents are ____. |
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| Rythmic movement that carried energy through matter or space |
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| Highest point of a wave? Lowest point? |
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| Horizontal distance between the crests or between the trough of two adjacent waves |
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| vertical distance between the crest and a trough |
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| Oxygen is added to the ocean by _____ and ________. |
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| Oceans are considered to be in a steady state because even though salts are removes, _____ is being added. |
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| Greater tidal range occurs during _____ tides because the sun, earth, and moon are aligned. |
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| Giant waves produced by gravity |
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| Where is the continental shelf narrow? |
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| Coral reefs are found in ___ waters |
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| Total number of individuals of a particulat species in an area |
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| Using resources carefully to reduce damage to the environment. |
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| Maximum number of individuals that the environment can support. |
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| Volume of a river flowing past a point per unit of time |
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| Where is most US trash disposed of? |
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| Most trash consits of _____ |
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| Substance that contaminates the environment |
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| Can be controlled or treated because it enters water from a specific location |
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| Contains waste and detergent |
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| PH higher than 7 is a ______ |
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| Sulfur and CO2 combine to form this |
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| Largest source of water pollution |
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| Agricultural Run Off, Sediment |
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