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31 Cards in this Set
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FIELD
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ANY AREA THAT WE CAN MEASURE
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SCALAR FIELD
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ONLY HAS MAGNITUDE
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VECTOR FIELD
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MAGNITUDE AND DIRECTION
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DISTILLATION
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CAN SEPARATE DIFFERENT LIQUIDS BASED ON THEIR BOILING POINTS
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3 LAYERS OF THE EARTH
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ATMOSPHERE, LITHOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE
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ATMOSPHERE
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DIFFERENT LAYERS OF AIR THAT SURROUND TH EARTH
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AS WE INCREASE IN ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL....(3 THINGS)
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1. WATER VAPOR DECREASES
2. AIR PRESSURE DECREASES 3. TEMP DECREASES THEN INCREASES, THEN DECREASES, THEN INCREASES, ETC. |
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PAUSE
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NOT A LAYER-AN INTERFACE
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LITHOSPHERE
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SOLID CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE
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HYDROSPHERE
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OCEANS AND WATERS THAT COVER THE EARTH
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HOW MUCH OF THE EARTH DOES THE HYDROSPHERE COVER?
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75%
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LAYERS OF EARTH LEAST DENSE TO MOST DENSE
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ATMOSPHERE--->HYDROSPHERE--->LITHOSPHERE
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THINNEST TO THICKEST:
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HYDROSPHERE-->LITHOSPHERE-->ATMOSPHERE
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WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH?
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VERY SLIGHTLY OBLATE SPHEROID
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WHAT DOES THE EARTH LOOK LIKE DRAWN TO SCALE?
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PERFECT CIRCLE
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WHAT IS BIGGER, THE EARTH'S EQUITORIAL DIAMETER/CIRCUMFERENCE OR THE EARTH'S POLAR DIAMTER/CIRCUMFERENCE?
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EQUITORIAL BY A LITTLE BIT
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WHY?
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BC THE POLES OF THE EARTH ARE SLIGHTLY PUSHED INWARD
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WHAT IS EVIDENCE OF THE EARTH'S SHAPE?
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1. PICTURES FROM SPACE
2. LUNAR ECLIPSE-EARTH'S SHADOW ON THE MOON 3. POLARIS AND LATITUDE 4. STRONGER GRAVITY AT THE POLES AS COMPARED TO THE EQUATOR 5. AS A BOAT SAILS AWAY, IT LOOKS LIKE ITS GETTING LOWER |
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TO FIND CIRCUMFERENCE IN THAT PICTURE THING
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ANGLE LENGTH
OVER = OVER 360 CIRUMFERENCE |
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HOW MANY DEGREES DOES EARTH ROTATE IN AN HOUR?
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15
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WHERE IS THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
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180 DEGREES LONGITUDE
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RHYME TO REMEMBER HOW TIME INCREASES AND DECREASES GOING EAST AND WEST
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AS YOU GO WEST, TIME WILL GET LESS, BUT AS YOU GO EAST, TIME WILL INCREASE
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HOW MANY MERIDIANS ARE THERE
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24
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IN WHICH DIRECTIONS WILL YOU TRAVEL FOR POLARIS TO REMAIN IN THE SAME SPOT?
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EAST AND WEST
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12 NOON
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APPROXIMATE NOON TIME
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SOLAR NOON
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ACTUAL NOON TIME
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APPARENT SOLAR NOON
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WHEN THE SUN IS AT ITS MAXIUM ALITUDE IN THE SKY FOR THAT DA
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TO WHICH DIRECTION DOES THE DAY EARLIER AND DAY LAYER GO OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE?
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WEST=DAY LAYER
EAST=DAY EARLIER |
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MERCATOR PROJECTION
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SHOWS THE WHOLE WORLD, EXCEPT THE EXTREME POLAR REGIONS, AS ONE CONTINUOUS MAP
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LAYERS OF THE LITHOSPHERE FROM OUTSIDE TO INSIDE
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1. CRUST
2. MANTLE 3. OUTER CORE 4. INNER CORE |
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3 SOURCES OF EARTH'S INTERNAL HEAT
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1. DECAY OF RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES
2. METEORITE IMPACTSS 1. WEIGHT OF OVERLYING MATERIALS CUASED BY COMPRESSION IN EARTH'S INTERIOR |
