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| the FIRST step of the scientific method |
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| the LAST step of the scientific method |
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| STANDARD used to compare results in an experiment |
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| different FACTORS that are changed in an experiment |
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| an EDUCATED GUESS that may explain why something is occurring |
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| describes how a mineral REFLECTS LIGHT |
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| color of a powder left when a mineral is rubbed on an unglazed ceramic tile |
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| a mineral's ability to RESIST SCRATCHING |
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| a mineral that breaks with a SPECIFIC PATTERN |
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| a mineral that has NO BREAKING PATTERN |
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| heat and pressure CHANGE existing rock |
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| existing rocks weather and erode, later cemented together |
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| type of seismic wave that causes rock particles to move in the SAME DIRECTION as the energy; 1st to arrive at a seismograph station |
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| the type of seismic wave that causes rock particles to move at RIGHT ANGLES; cannot travel through the outer core |
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| the type of seismic wave that travels AWAY FROM THE EPICENTER; causes earthquake damage |
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| (part of earthquake) located deep inside the earth where rocks break the elastic limit; PRIMARY & SECONDARY WAVES originate from this |
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| point on earth's surface directly above the focus; SURFACE WAVES originate from this |
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| OUTERMOST LAYER, solid, thin |
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| boundary BETWEEN THE CRUST AND MANTLE |
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| entire CRUST and UPPER part of MANTLE |
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| thought to be a LIQUID because secondary waves CANNNOT TRAVEL through this layer |
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| SOLID, thought to be made of IRON and NICKEL |
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| TALL, STEEP, EXPLOSIVE eruptions (type of volcano) |
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| alternates between a QUIET and EXPLOSIVE eruptions (type of volcano) |
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| SHORT, BROAD, Quiet eruptions (type of volcano) |
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| type of plate boundaries where plates are moving APART; example: mid-Atlantic Ridge |
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| type of plate boundearies where plates are COMING TOGETHER |
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| type of plate boundary where plates SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER; example: San Andreas Fault |
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| contintent-continent (convergent) |
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| TWO CONTINENTAL PLATES come together; mountain ranges form; example: Himalayan Mountains |
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| ocean-continent (convergent) |
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| OCEAN PLATE collides with CONTINENTAL PLATE; continental plate slides on top; example: Andes Mountains |
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| TWO OCEAN PLATES collide; older plate slides under the younger plate; example: Japan |
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| produced by ocean-ocean convergent plate boundaries |
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| forms at subduction zones |
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| ROCK that contains plant remains |
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| thick, black LIQUID formed from buried remains of microscopic, marine organism |
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| GAS formed from the buried remains of microscopic, marine organisms |
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| energy source produced by ATOMIC reactions; nonrenewable due to limited quantity available and can not make more |
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| elecricity generated by moving WATER |
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| electricity generated by WIND turning blades of a windmill |
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| electricity generated by the SUN and stored using solar panels |
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| electricity generated by the natural heat inside the EARTH |
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