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radiation=longest?
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radio
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nitrogen (n)
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78%
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SEM
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the SUN-EARTH-MOON system
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Barometer
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measures air pressure
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middle clouds
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altostratus, altocumulus. layered
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orbit
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path around another object
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Asteroid Belt
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In & Out Seperation
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conduction
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energy transfer from direct contact
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symbiosis
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species interact with harming eachother; 2 types
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Heliocentric
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The earth revolves around the sun
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increases
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when water freezes, its volume __________
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mesosphere
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goes down because of adiabatic cooling
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unconformity
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represents a long period when deposition stopped, erosion occurred, and deposition resumed
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west-east
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direction of wind in the u.s
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cementation
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The process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock.
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Sun
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the brightest star in our solar system
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cepheid variable
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star whose brightness varies because it expands and contracts; pulsating star
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Latitude
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A measurement of distance from the equator, expressed in degrees north or south.
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Radio Telescope
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A telescope designed to make observations in radio wavelengths
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coma
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a _________ is the fuzzy, gaseous component of a comet's head
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correlation
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the establishing of the equivalence of rocks of similar age in different areas
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false
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t/f
water heats up and cools down faster than soil
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Axis
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An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
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photosynthisis
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the process of green plants producing thier own food
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Wind
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more dense cool air sinks and forces the warm less dense air upwards
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precipitation
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minerals form bodies of water due to the process of _______________
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sedimentary types
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made up of claastic, chemical, and biochemical
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What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
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troposphere
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limited lifetimes an limited location
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drawbacks of hydroelectric energy
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condensation nuclei
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tiny bits of particulate matter that serve as surfaces on which water vapor condenses
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summer
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earth is farthest from the sun in which season
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ptolemy
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created a model of the universe that accounted for the movement of the planets
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black hole
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smaller and more massive than neutron stars, more gravity, centered at a point
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First Quarter Moon
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The quarter moon after a new moon.
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Lunar eclipse
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The blocking of sunlight to the moon occurs during a full moon; when the Earth's shadow lands on the moon.
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epoch
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a unit of the geologic time scale that is a subdivision of a period
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coarse grained
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in one way of foliation, intense heat causes elements to change minerals completely into
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Equinox
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The two days of the year in which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
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Law of periods
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the average distance of a planet from the sun and the orbital period of the planet
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Red giant
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A large, reddish star late in its life cycle
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What are the four jovian planets?
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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What map is used for road maps and weather maps?
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conic projection map
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list the planets in order from the sun
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mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, and pluto
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consume
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to eat
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Huygens
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Discovered sirtis major
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metamorphic
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rock type: schist
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colder
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clouds during day are....
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feldspar
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most common silicate mineral
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Humus
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Organic material found in topsoil
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atoll
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a doughnut-shpaed coral island enclosing a lagoon
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decreases
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gravitational force __________ with distance
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Base
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solution that contains a substance that produces OH- Ions in water; aboce 7 on the pH scale
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Ice Wedging
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Water freezing causes this process
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thermosphere
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the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere
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radiometric dating
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the procedure called ________________ _____________ provides a way to determine the ages of rocks that contain certain radioactive isotopes.
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silicates
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formed from silicon and oxygen- cooling magma- near surface (few crystals) and deep below(larger crystals)
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Conclusion
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a summary of the experiment that explains wether or not the data supports the hypothesis
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astronomy
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the study of the universe; includes observation of celestial bodies and phenomana
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newtons/weight
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measure of the gravitational pull on an object
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NEBULA
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CONDENSATION OF GASES, ICE, AND DUST WITHIN A LARGE CLOUD
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delta
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this landform is created when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river
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Uniformitarianism
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is the idea that the geologic processes that operate today also operated in the past
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fog
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type of cloud that touches the ground
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Revolution
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The movement of one object around another object is called revolution.
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Asteroids
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small planets that revolve around the Sun, some in a belt or band.
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Levee
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An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
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photosynthesis
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process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
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tsunami
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a succession of ocean waves set in motion by a submarine earthquake is called ___________
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neap tide
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a tide with the least difference between high and low tide that occurs when the sun and moon pull at right angles to each other
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dissolving
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the breakup of a substance because of the action of water or another solvent.
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sea-floor spreading
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the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
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what is teh shape of a planets orbit
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ellipse
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clastic, organic, and chemical
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3 types of sedimentary rock
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Constellation
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a pattern of stars, named after a mythological or religious figure, an object, or animal.
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Barrier Island
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A long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore
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aphelion
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the place in the orbit of a planet where the planet is farthest to Earth
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Autumnal equinox
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September 22 or 23, beginning of fall in the northern hemisphere (NH)
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Solar Energy
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energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
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a sudden and tremendous eruption in the solar chromospher
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a solar flare
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how does mining for resources damage the land?
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increases soil erosion
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Time Zone
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An area of the world where all clocks are set to the same time
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Refracting Telescope
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A telescope that ues a lens to bend and concentrate the light from distant objects
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a dark spot on the sun which is cool by contrast to the surrounding photosphere
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sunspot
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Polar molecule
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a type of molecule in which one end is slightly negative and the other is slightly positive
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What is the result of a collision of a large meteorite with Earth's surface.
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impact crater
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What are the three types of galaxies?
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Spiral Galaxies which are shaped like pinwheels, elliptical galaxies which look like bob with no spirals and can be circular or flattened and irregular galaxies with no definate shape.
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Jupiter-Neptune
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Outer Planets
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sensors
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detecting devices
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vernal equinox
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March 22-23
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species
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share common characteristics, interbreed in nature, produce fertile offspring.
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mT
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Maritime tropical, warm, wet
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Front
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Air masses with different characteristics collide
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reflection
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single ray = single ray
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nitrogen
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most abundant gas in air
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Water Table
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The top of an aquifer
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calving
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icebergs are produced when large pieces of ice break off from the front of a glacier during a process called ____________
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crescent phase
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1st visible phase of moon
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Rotation
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the Earth spinning on its axis
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shale
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slate is formed by metamorphosis of
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what is a planet with rings?
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uranus
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chromosphere
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the layer of the sun's atmosphere below the corona
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troposphere
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the layer closest to Earth, where almost all weather occurs; the thinnest layer
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ocean
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the ultimate base level of a stream
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Main
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_____ sequence star , once fusion begins a star becomes this.
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Multispectral Sensor
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simultaneously record radiation in 4 or more bands.
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Oxygen
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21% of atmospheric gasses. Needed for mammals to survive.
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maria
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Dark, flat regions on the moon's surface.
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lithosphere
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rigid outer layer fo earth located just below the crust
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What is saltation
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wind transports sediments and they move by bouncing on the ground
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retrograde motion
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the apparent westward motion of the planets with respect to the stars
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Host/parasite relationship
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One smaller animal feeds off another larger animal without killing it.---tapeworm in a human
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Continuous Spectrum
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An uninterrupted band of light emitted by an incandescent solid, liquid, or gas under pressure
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galileo
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the four largest moons of jupiter were discovered by?
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Fossil
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the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock
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Optical telescope
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telescope that uses lenses to magnify light.
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the transportiation of rock or spil by wind water, ice or gravity
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Erosion
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What is the imaginary sphere that encircles earth?
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celestial sphere
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solstice
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point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator
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humidity
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amount of water vapor in the air, how much required for saturation
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seafloor spreading
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The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
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Thematic Info from RS Data
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1. Vegetation properties
2. Surface temperature
3. Soil moisture
4. Surface roughness
5. Land use types
6. Extent and characteristics of snow and sea ice
7. Ocean
8. Atmosphere
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Warm Front
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Warm air moves in, is slowly pushed upwards, some precipitation.
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lagoon
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Shallow pool of water at the center of an atoll.
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What is Hubble's Law?
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The relationship between the distance and speeds of galaxies and really means that the Universe is expanding.
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terminal end moraine
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what is the moraine called that marks the farthest advance of a glacier?
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Half life
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the time required for half of a sample of a radioactive isotope to break down by radioactive decay to form a daughter isotope
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Solar System
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the Sun, all of the planets, and other objects that revolve around our Sun.
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continental tropical air mass
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temperature will be fairly warm and it will be dry. little humidity
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What is a light year?
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The distance that light travels in one year.
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why is the tail of a comet always happen near the sun?
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it needs heat to vaporize dust and gases
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