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What is Earth Science?
Sunspot,
Cyclic change,
Event
20
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Earth's Seasons
Rotate,
Revolve,
Causes of seasons
14
cards
Scientists
Geocentric,
Aristotle description of contribu...,
Claudius ptolemy description of c...
10
cards
Navigation
What is navigation based upon,
Units of time,
Gmt
10
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Mineral Families
Native elements,
Halides ex,
Carbonates ex
13
cards
Igenous Rock Notes
The three rock categories,
What makes up rocks,
Igneous rocks are classified on
7
cards
Bowen's Reaction Series Notes
Scientist,
Magma,
Discontinuous charge
7
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Metamorphic Rock Notes
Where they form,
Does this rock melt,
Classified upon
12
cards
Volcanoes
Crater,
Vent,
Magma chamber
29
cards
Weathering & Soil Notes
What is weathering,
Where does weathering occur,
What does weathering result in
28
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Erosion
Wind explanation example affect o...,
Water explanation example affect ...,
Glaciers explanation example affe...
9
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Deposition
Sorting of sediments,
Sand bars,
Delta
6
cards
Landscapes & NY State
Three types of landscapes,
What forms landscapes,
If forces are in balance then
24
cards
Clouds & Their Formation
A cloud consists of,
Three main types of clouds,
Requirements for cloud formation
18
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Energy In Earth's Atmosphere
Where does energy come from,
How is energy transferred,
What happens to electromagnetic e...
14
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Wind: Sea Breeze And Land Breeze/Energy Transfer In The Atmosphere
Energy moves through the atmosphe...,
What is convection,
Energy transfers due to differenc...
11
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Wind: Sea Breeze And Land Breeze/Energy Transfer In The Atmosphere
Energy moves through the atmosphe...,
What is convection,
Energy transfers due to differenc...
17
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The Water Planet & Hydrology
Liquid water covers about ____ of...,
Most of earth s water is in _______,
Water that is not in the ocean ca...
31
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Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Johannes kepler,
Kepler s first law,
Parts of an ellipse
13
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Earth in Space
Celestial sphere,
Celestial object,
North celestial pole ncp
16
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Astronomy
The sun,
How does the sun produce energy,
How long does it take the sun to ...
17
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Field Maps and Drawing Isolines
Field map,
Isoline,
Isobar
7
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Rules for Reading a Topographic Map
Circles,
Close lines,
Far apart lines
9
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Mineral Notes
Why study minerals,
What is a mineral,
Crystalline
33
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Sedimentary Rock Notes
How are they classified,
Composed of,
Formed by
9
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Plate Tectonics Theory & More
Evidence for change,
Discoveries leading up to the the...,
Continental drift theory
15
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Plate Boundaries & More
What are plates driven by,
What provides additional force to...,
Plates moves due to
29
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Earthquake Notes
What is an earthquake,
Fault,
What do earthquakes result from
17
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Reading The Time Travel Graph
Travel time,
Epicenter distance,
Seismograph station
5
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Richter Scale
Magnitude 1 description occurrenc...,
Magnitude 2 description occurrenc...,
Magnitude 3 description occurrenc...
10
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Mercalli Intensity Scale
I,
Ii,
Iii iv
10
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Earth's Interior
What is it like inside the earth,
How do we know about the earths i...,
What does the speed of seismic wa...
9
cards
Glaciers
Glacier,
Ice flow,
Formation
28
cards
Oceans & Coastal Processes
How much of earths surface is cov...,
Average ocean depth,
Most of the sediment on land will
15
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Absolute Age
What is absolute age used for,
What is used to find the absolute...,
Radioactive decay
13
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Relative Age
Relative age,
Uniformitarianism,
Original horizontality
19
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Moisture in the Atmosphere
Dew point,
Relative humidity,
Wet bulb
6
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Weather Variables
Meteorologists,
Weather variables definition,
Variables list
7
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