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Quiz 1, Chapter 1, pp. 1-7
What is the second step of the sc...,
What is the third step of the sci...,
What is the fifth step of the sci...
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Quiz 2, Chapter 1, pp. 12-15
The primary plant food element th...,
Which of the following is not a p...,
A substance composed of only one ...
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Test 1, Chapter 1
What measures the pull of gravity...,
A good scientitfic experiment inc...,
What are substances composed of o...
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Quiz 3, Chapter 2, pp. 23-30
The most abundant element in the ...,
The idea that the earth s crust c...,
The three major layers of the ear...
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Quiz 4, Chapter 2, pp. 34-41
The study of earthquakes is called,
Smaller earthquakes that may foll...,
The fastest type of earthquake wa...
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quiz 5, Chapter 2, pp. 41-49
What is the most famous scale use...,
What is considered the most relia...,
Which measurement of earthquake s...
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quiz 6 Chapter 2, pp 50-56
What is the term for a volcano th...,
What type of large volcanic eject...,
The channel through which a volca...
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Test 2, Chapter 2
The most abundant element in the ...,
In what type of fault do rocks al...,
Eighty five percent of all earthq...
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Quiz 7, Chapter 3, pp. 64-70
Compounds containing fluorine chl...,
Contain carbon bonded to oxygen,
Largest group of minerals
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Quiz 8, Chapter 3, pp. 75-83
A beautiful mineral prized for it...,
Rudy and sapphire are forms of,
A metal mixture is called an
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Quiz 9, Chapter 3, pp. 85-92
The most common igneous rock is,
An igneous rock that formed when ...,
What are hard round sedimentary r...
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Test 3 (Nine-Weeks Exam), Ch. 1 - 3
The largest group of minerals whi...,
The layer of solid rock below the...,
The rarest most durable and most ...
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Quiz 10, Chap. 4, pp. 102-109
Sediment deposit extending from t...,
Separates two river systems,
Stream that feeds into a river
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Quiz 11, Chap. 4, pp. 113-118
The two major types of glaciers are,
The period of earth s history dur...,
The types of erosion caused by wi...
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Test 4, Chapter 4
A huge bowl shaped depression dug...,
What is a natural ridge formed al...,
Which type of weathering involves...
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Quiz 12, Chap 5, pp. 132-139
Considered the father of modern g...,
Wrote on the origin of species,
Branch of geology that studies fo...
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Quiz 13 chap 5 pp 146-153
Animals and plants that disappear...,
When continuous strata are missin...,
The foundation of darwin s hypoth...
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QUIZ 14 CHAP 5 PP 154-159
This ape is an early link in the ...,
Handy man,
Most famous australopithecine
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Science Test 5, chap 5
One idea that attempts to reconci...,
Which geologist popularized unifo...,
The hypothetical time scale that ...
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SCIENCE QUIZ 15 CHAPTER 6 PP. 164-168
Most of the salt in seawater is _...,
The outer edge of a glacier float...,
The oceans cover more than ___ of...
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SCIENCEY QUIZ 16 CHAPTER 6 PP. 173-177
Current that flows in the directi...,
Strong current formed as a wave r...,
Upward flowing current
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SCIENCEY QUIZ 17 CHAPTER 6, PP. 179-183
Underwater mountain range,
Huge muddy valley that cuts throu...,
Huge valley where the crust appea...
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SCIENCEY TEST 6 chapters 1-6
A volcano consisting primarily of...,
The upper layers of the ground st...,
Some glaciers extend into the oce...
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SCIENCEY QUIZ 18 chapter 7, pp. 196-205
Can bounce certain types of radio...,
The weather layer of the atmosphere,
The outermost layer of the atmosp...
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SCIENCEY QUIZ 19, chapter 7, pp. 205-213
Atmospheric pressure is equal to ...,
Which of the following is not a f...,
What term describes the amount of...
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SCIENCEY QUIZ 20 CHAPTER 7, PP. 215-225
The low pressure region near the ...,
Near which region are most of the...,
Which of the following best descr...
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Science Test 7, Chapter 7
The outermost layer of the atmosp...,
Air flowing up a mountain s slope...,
What type of wind occurs when den...
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SCIENCEY QUIZ 21, CHAPTER 8, PP. 233 - 239.
The study of weather is _______,
Air that is completely full of wa...,
Water that falls to the earth is ...
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SCIENCEY QUIZ 22, CHAPTER 8, 240-246
An airplane s artificial clouds,
Name means heaps of curls,
Name means to extend or to stretch
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Quiz 23, Chapter 8, pp. 247-252
Supercooled raindrops,
Liquid precipitation less than 05...,
Ice crystals that have remained f...
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Test 8, Chapter 8
Considered a high level cloud,
Considered a mid level cloud,
Cooling air becomes saturated at ...
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Science Quiz 24, Chapter 9, pp. 261-266
A long line of thunderstorms usua...,
What is the most powerful type of...,
A stream of negative charge that ...
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Quiz 25, Chapter 9, pp. 269-277
A tornado that forms over water,
General term for rotating tropica...,
The rotating updraft of a superce...
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Quiz 26, Chapter 9, pp. 283-294
Measures atmospheric pressure,
Measures relative humidity,
Measures wind direction
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Test 9, Chapters 7-9
An electron stream that jerkily t...,
What forms the brilliant flash of...,
Drops of liquid water that have a...
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Quiz 27, Chapter 10, pp. 302-309
Polish astronomer who proposed a ...,
Scientist who discovered the law ...,
Astronomer whose book almagest ma...
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Quiz 28, Chapter 10, pp. 310-322
Planet with the moon ganymede,
Speediest planet,
Planet suitable for life
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Quiz 29, Chapter 10, pp. 325-332
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Quiz 30, Chapter 10, pp. 336-345
Arcturus,
Regulus,
Vega
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Quiz 31, Chapter 10, pp. 351-357
The visible part of the sun,
What is the outermost layer of th...,
Tremendous bursts of energy cause...
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Test 10, Chapter 10
Mars s two moons are deimos and,
What is the largest moon in the s...,
A hertzsprung russell diagram is ...
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Quiz 32, Chapter 11, pp. 365-372
Telescope that uses a large curve...,
Splits light into a spectrum for ...,
Detects radio waves from space
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Quiz 33, Chapter 11, pp. 373-381
Amount of time the earth takes to...,
Unit of time not based on a heave...,
Amount of time between two upper ...
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Quiz 34, Chapter 11, pp. 384-391
German researcher who became the ...,
Father of modern rocketry,
First american to orbit the earth
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Test 11, Chapter 11
In which climate zone does every ...,
Which method of measuring time us...,
What type of time is based on the...
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Quiz 35, Chapter 12, pp. 401-407
Falling of acidic precipitation o...,
Recycles nutrients found mainly a...,
Non living factors in the universe
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Quiz 36, Chapter 12, pp. 408-416
The process of quickly and safely...,
The document that called for a 50...,
Environmentalists claim that glob...
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Test 12, Chapters 1 - 12, Final Exam
What process breaks rocks down in...,
What is a theory that has never b...,
The amount of matter in an object...
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