Earth In Space

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The act or process of burning; chemical combination producing heat and light

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combustion

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Capacity for doing work, such as lifting or moving an object

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energy

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The splitting of atomic nuclei. Releases tremendous amount of energy

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fission

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Combining of two atomic nuclei to produce a nucleus of greater mass

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fusion

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Group of protons and neutrons forming the center of an atom around which electrons orbit

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nucleus

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Process by which plant cells make carbohydrates in the presence of chlorophyll and light

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photosynthesis

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Coming from the sun; given off by atomic reactions taking place inside the sun

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solar energy

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The major factor controlling weather is _____.

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temperature

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Uneven heating of the Earth's surface is due primarily to the position of the what

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sun

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forms or examples of solar energy

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heat energy
solar oven
hydroelectric
petroleum
coal
light energy

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The process by which plants convert sunlight to sugar is called what

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photosynthesis

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Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen to the atmosphere.

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true

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Coal and petroleum are useful because they have what stored in them

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energy

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combining of two atomic nuclei

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fusion

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capacity for doing work

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energy

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the splitting of an atomic nuclei

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fission

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the theory that matter could be changed into energy was introduced by who

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Albert Einstien

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the act or process of burning

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combustion

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a form of stored solar energy made from marine, animal, and vegetable life

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petroleum

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the sun is made mostly out of what

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hydrogen

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energy given of by atomic reactions taking place inside the sun

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solar energy

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A great amount of scientific evidence is available to indicate that coal:

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represents uprooted vegetation buried by flood waters

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It is more logical to believe that the complex life sustaining processes of the sun-Earth system were created because they rely on one another.

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true

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The sun's energy comes from the burning (combustion) of hydrogen like a huge fire.

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true

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The energy conversion process of nuclear fusion appears to best explain the source of solar energy.

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true

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nuclei combinations
mass converted to energy
E = mc²

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are related to nuclear fusion

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The sun's energy is released when mass is converted into energy

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true

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Observing the sun's light through a spectroscope has indicated that the sun contains large amounts of:

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hydrogen

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The temperature of a place greatly affects the _____ of that region.

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climate
weather

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The remains of vegetation of long ago has formed _____.

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coal
petroleum

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Photosynthesis provides what needed for human respiration.

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oxygen

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The sun's energy is the result of a nuclear reaction

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true

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Splitting the atom proved the equation E = MC 2, which was formulated by the mathematician ________ ______________

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albert einstein

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Hydroelectric energy comes from:

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rivers

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The sun's energy is released when ______ is converted into energy.

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mass

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Solar observations confirming the shrinking sun indicate that the sun _____.

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is relatively young