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Natural Disasters
Shakes and Quakes
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Geology
Undergraduate 2
05/05/2007

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What are natural disasters defined as?
Definition
Natural Events that cause loss of life and livelyhood.
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Which to countries suffer the most natural disasters?
Definition
India and China
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THe Big Bang Theory is...
Definition
All the matter of the universe was at one point, and then began rapidly expanding to the world we have today.
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Red Shift - Doppler Effect
Definition
Lower pitch or frequency of sound or light waves.
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Red Shift - Doppler Effect
Definition
Lower pitch or frequency of sound or light waves.
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How old is the universe?
Definition
12 Billion years old.This was determined by the amount of time it would take to move everything back together.
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What were the first materials to form?
Definition
Hydrogen and Helium
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Stars exploding that make heavy elements are:
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Novas
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A rotating nebula is:
Definition
CLoud of gas and dust
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The attraction between solid boundaries is:
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Gravity
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Impact energy is:
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External
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Gravitational energy is:
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Internal
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The spontaneous destruction of unstable atoms is:
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Radioactive decay
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THis type of particle can't penetrate clothing, and has ____ protons and ____neutrons.
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Alpha particles, 2
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THis type of particle is an electron, and 2 inches of wood will stop it from killing you.
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Beta partices
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WHat are the top three hardest minerals?
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Diamond, Croundum, and TOpaz
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Rocks that are formed by the solidification of magma are:
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Igneous Rocks
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Rocks that form in the solid state in response to changes in temperatre and pressure are:
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Metamorphic Rocks
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Rocks composed of fragments of pre-composed rocks are:
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Sedimentary Rocks
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