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10 Cards in this Set
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PLATE TECTONICS
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Converging = mountains - come together Diverging = rift valleys - pull apart Transformation = earthquakes Subduction = volcanoes - one below another |
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CHONPS
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfur |
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EROSION |
Actions of Wind, Water, Ice, and Gravity
· Plants help STOP erosion by holding the soil in place |
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CHEMICAL CHANGES
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Rusting Burning Digesting Bubbling or Fizzing Unexpected Temp Change |
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CONVECTION
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*SUN produces energy *Warm air rises, cold air sinks * Winds and Ocean currents |
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Physical change |
chewing, cutting - does not change compounds identity |
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AQUIFER
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Flowing ground water
Increases with precipitation
Decreases with drought and wells
Water table is highest point |
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extinction |
Cause - DESTRUCTION of HABITAT by humans |
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Habitat |
where an organism lives |
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Weather |
Low pressure = lousy (rainy, cloudy)
High pressure = happy (sunny)
Fronts move Northwest to Southeast |
