Science PT 10 Flashcards

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Changes in the earth that happen over time or gradually

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Slow

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changes in the earth that happen immediately

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Fast

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examples of slow changes

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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

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examples of fast changes

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Earthquake: Landslides, liquefaction

Volcanic Eruptions: Caldera, New Landforms

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Breaking down of rocks and minerals on the earths surface

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Weathering

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Types of weathering

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mechanical and chemical

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What is Mechanical?

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the face change of the rock

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What is Chemical?

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the change of chemical composition of the rock.

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A mountain hiker notices that after a cold night, small cracks in a rock became larger by the next morning. Later in spring, the cracks are even wider. Which weathering process caused this?

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freeze-thaw

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At a shoreline, waves continuously crash and make rocks bump against each other, gradually becoming smooth and rounded. What type of weathering is this?

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Abrasion

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A geologist observes that rocks near a desert coastline are slowly crumbling. They discover that salty water had seeped into cracks, dried up, and left crystals that expanded inside the rocks. What weathering process

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Haloclasty

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In a forest trail, roots of trees are seen pushing apart sidewalks and breaking small boulders apart as the roots grow thicker. What process is at work?

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Plant wedging

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A limestone cave forms after slightly acidic rainwater (carbonic acid) dissolves the calcium carbonate in the rock over thousands of years. What type of weathering is this?

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Carbonation

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A farmer notices that certain minerals from the rocks in his field are being washed away after frequent rain, leaving the soil with fewer nutrients. Which process best explains this?

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Dissolution

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A large rock containing iron turns reddish-brown after years of exposure to air and rain. What caused this color change?

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oxidation

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Granite in a mountain is slowly altered when feldspar minerals inside react with acidic rainwater, forming clay and salts that wash away. Which weathering is this?

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Hydrolysis (Minerals react)

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transfer or transportation of materials from one place to another

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Erosion

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the settling of earthen materials

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Deposition

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What category does Deltas fall into?

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Deposition

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After a heavy rain, a farmer notices that the topsoil in his field looks scattered and uneven, as if tiny craters were formed from the impact of water drops. What process is this?

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Splash erosion

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During a storm, water rushes down a sloped road carrying mud, rocks, and trash along with it. The flowing water displaces soil and carves shallow channels into the ground. Which type of erosion occurred?

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Run offs/ Flashflood

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A fishing village near the sea notices that their shoreline has been shrinking over the years. The constant pounding of waves has carried away sand and rocks, reshaping the coast. Which process is this?

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Coastal erosio

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A river that was once narrow has widened over centuries, carving deeper into the earth and creating a V-shaped formation between mountains. What process is this?

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Valley Erosion

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After days of continuous rainfall, a hillside collapses, sending rocks and soil tumbling down rapidly into the road below. Which type of erosion is this?

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Mass wasting

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In a desert region, strong winds blow sand across the landscape, slowly shaping sand dunes into new forms over time. Which process is this?
Aeolian Process
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What are the agents of erosion
Water Wind (Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked...) Gravity animals and humans
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A government builds a huge dam to supply electricity. Over the years, the river’s natural flow changes, sediments pile up behind the dam, and downstream areas are deprived of fresh soil deposits. Which agent of erosion is at work?
Humans (construction of dam)
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In a coastal town, workers extract large amounts of sand for construction. As a result, the shoreline weakens, erodes faster, and nearby structures become unstable. This is an example of erosion caused by:
humans (sand mining)
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A group of rodents digs tunnels through farmland soil. Over time, this loosens the soil structure and makes it more prone to being washed away by rain. Which agent of erosion is at play?
animals
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A systematic approach to identify, assessing, and reducing the risk of a disaster
DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction)
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Dangerous phenomena, substances, human activities, or conditions that may cause harm
Risks and hazards
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Actions taken before the disaster happens to prevent or minimize the damage
mitaging (pre-disaster)
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conducted to identify hazards
Risk assessment
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They monitor earthquakes and volcanic activity
PHIVOLCS (NOT PHIL) Philippine Institute of volcanology and seismology
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They provide weather, typhoon, and flood forecasts
PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and astronomical services administration
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They coordinate the disaster risk reduction management
NDRRMC National disaster risk reduction management council
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They prepare relief goods, evacuation centers, and welfare programs
DSWD Department of social welfare development
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Actions and programs during the disaster
Intra-disaster (response)
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Prepares medical teams, supplies and public health advisories
DOH Department of Health
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Programs during intra disaster
Rescue efforts Evacuation Programs Medical Response Relief Operations
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Actions taken after the disaster
Post Disaster(Recovery and rehabilitation)
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Conducted first to identify priorities
Needs assessment
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a potential source of danger that may cause harm if not managed
Hazard
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A possibility or chance that a hazard will cause harm
Risk
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Also called plate margin and this is where the Earth's lithosphere meets
Plate Boundaries
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Thicker but less dense plate
Continental plate
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Thinner but denser plate
Oceanic plate
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Also called as constructive margin, this is where two plates move apart from each other
Divergent plate
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A submarine expedition discovers a long underwater mountain chain where magma continuously rises and forms new crust, pushing the ocean floor apart. What plate boundary is this?
Oceanic divergence
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Scientists studying East Africa observe cracks in the ground stretching apart, with the land slowly sinking into a valley. Over time, this region is expected to split into separate landmasses. What boundary is this?
Continental Divergence
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Also called the destructive margin and this is where two plates collide with each other
Convergent
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Along the west coast of South America, a denser oceanic plate dives beneath a continental plate, creating a deep trench offshore and a line of volcanoes inland. Which boundary does this describe?
Continental Oceanic Convergence
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In the Pacific Ocean, one oceanic plate slides beneath another, forming the Mariana Trench and volcanic island chains like Japan. What type of plate boundary is this?
Oceanic convergence
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Geologists note that two massive landmasses collided millions of years ago, pushing the crust upward to form the Himalayan mountain range. What plate boundary caused this?
Continental convergence
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Also called the conservative margin and this is where two plates slide each other HORIZONTALLY
Transform
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Along the San Andreas Fault in California, two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. This movement causes frequent earthquakes but no mountains or volcanoes form. What boundary is this?
Transform
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landforms created in Oceanic Divergence
mid ocean ridges underwater basins
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landform created in continental divergence
rift valleys
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landforms created in continental oceanic convergence
Trenches volcanic Arc
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Landforms created in oceanic convergence
deep ocean trenches volcanic island arcs
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landform created in continental convergence
mountain ranges
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landform created in transform
faults
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a process in which oceanic plates split apart from each other
seafloor spreading
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a process where the earth's lithosphere is stretched and pulled apart
Rifting
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A process where an oceanic plate sink beneath a continental plate because it's denser
Subduction (continental oceanic)
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a process where an older and denser oceanic plate sink beneath and younger and less dense plate
subduction (oceanic-oceanic)
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cracks in the lithosphere
Faults
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theory that explains the movement of the earth's lithosphere
plate tectonic theory
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what semi fluid layer does the plates float on
asthenosphere
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composed of crust and uppermost mantle
Lithosphere
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what are the major plates
North american south american eurasian (asia and europe) Pacific Indo-australian (india and australian) African antartic
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What is the largest and smallest plate in the major plates of the earth
Pacific (largest) South America (smallest)
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you can rearrange and merge the pieces, what kind of evidence
Jigsaw
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coastal deposition, resulting in new landforms
Largest overlaps
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Coastal erosion, removal of landmass
Largest gap
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overlaps and gaps is what type of evidence
Jigsaw
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A rock formation visible on the surface, are lined up or continuous from one continent to the other
Geological fit
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stable interior portion of a continent, composed of crystalline basement rock
Cratons (geological fit evidence)
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FLORA AND FAUNA
Fossil records
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glaciers leave scratches on underlying bedrock
glacial striations
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rock debris left by glaciers
Tillites
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great glaciation
perm-carboniferous
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paleomagnetism a process where measuring and determining the direction and intensity of ancient magnetic field is what evidence
polarity
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what device do geologist use to measure magnetic signals in rocks
magnetometers
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outer most and thinnest and least dense layer, MADE UP OF BASALT AND GRANITE
Crust
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thickest layer of the earth, MADE UP OF MAGNESIUM AND IRON
Mantle
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Innermost and densest layer of the earth, MADE UP OF IRON AND NICKEL
Core
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composed of the crust and uppermost mantle, broken into pieces, and rigid and solid
Lithosphere
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Part of the upper mantle, acts like a viscous semi-fluid
Asthenosphere
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lower mantle, rigid and less ductile, moves in a much slower rate
Mesosphere
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liquid form, responsible for the magnetic field generation
Outer core
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solid, fcking dense and heavy, MADE UP OF IRON AND NICKEL
Inner core
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Compositional vs mechanical layers of the earth
Compositional (the big three) - crust - mantle - core mechanical - lithosphere - asthenosphere - mesosphere - outer core - inner core
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boundary between mantle and crust
Mohorovičić Discontinuity or moho (MOHO IS ALWAYS THE FIRST CRUST AND MANTLE)
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Boundary between mantle and core
Gutenburg Discontinuity
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hot material rises, cold materials sinks, and the induced helps with the tectonic movement The reason why the plates move
Mantle convection
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theory that suggests that the Earth's continents were all connected before
Continental drift theory
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Stages of the Continents with their oceans
Pangea /w Panthalassa ocean (250m yrs) Laurasia and Gondwana (gondwanaland) /w Tethys ocean (200m yrs) Current (65m yrs)
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Permian period
Pangea
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Triassic Period
Laurasia and Gondwana
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Cretaceous Period
current
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German climatologist formulated the continental drift theory couldn't provide a plausible mechanism on how the continents moved
Alfred Lothar Wegener