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60 Cards in this Set
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What are the steps in the scientific method?
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State the problem
Make a hypothesis Test hypothesis Gather/ record data Graph data |
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Define independent variable
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the variable you change
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dependent variable-
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the variable that responds to the change
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repeated trials-
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repeating the tests to see if you have the same results
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Constants-
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the things you keep the same throughout the experiment
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Control-
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the normal
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Hypothesis-
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an educated guess or prediction about relationship between the variables
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what are The layers of the atmosphere?
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Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
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Which layer is where meteorite burn up?
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Mesosphere
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Which layer does weather occur?
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Troposphere
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Which layer are satelites deployed in?
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Exosphere (upper thermosphere)
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Which atmospheric layer is the coldest?
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Mesosphere/ troposphere
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Which atmospheric layer is the warmest?
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Thermosphere
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Which layer is the jet stream found in?
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Stratosphere
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Which layer is the ozone layer in?
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Stratosphere
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Describe maritime tropical and where it comes from.
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Wet, warm- Gulf of Mexico
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Describe maritime polar and where it comes from.
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Wet, cold- Coast of Alaska
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Describe continental polar and where it comes from.
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Dry, cold- Canada
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Describe continental tropical and where it comes from.
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Dry, warm- Mexico
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What line connects points of equal pressure?
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Isobar
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What line connects points of equal temperature?
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Isotherm
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What are the three types of energy transfer?
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Conduction, convection, radiation
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What are the three basic cloud types?
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Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus
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What does a barometer measure?
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Air pressure
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What does a thermometer measure?
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Temperature
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What does a psychrometer measure?
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Water vapor
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What does a triple beam balance measure?
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Mass
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What does a rain gauge measure?
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Amount of rain
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What does a anemometer measure?
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How fast the winds are moving
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What are the three waves
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L waves, P waves, S waves
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What is a convergent boundary?
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when one plate slides under the other
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Transform boundary
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when plates slide past each other
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Divergent boundary
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when plates move apart from each other
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what are the layers of the earth?
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core, mantle, crust
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what are the 2 most abundant elements in the core
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nickel, iron
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what are the most abundant elements in the crust?
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silicon, oxygen
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what is a lateral fault?
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when plates move past each other (shearing)
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what is a Normal fault
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the hanging wall moves downwards (compression).
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what is a reverse fault?
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Reverse is when the hanging wall moves upwards on the foot wall (compression)
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what is a thrust fault?
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is when one plate moves on top of the other (compression)
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rock cycle
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the continual process by which a new rock is formed from old rock material
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Color
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the least useful way to identify a mineral
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specific gravity
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the density a mineral has
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luster
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the way light reflects off a mineral
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hardness
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resistance a mineral has to being scratched
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streak
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the color a mineral leaves on a porcelain tile
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fracture
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when a mineral breaks with a jagged edge
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cleavage
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when a mineral breaks on a straight line
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1 on Moh's hardness scale
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1- Talc
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2 on hardness scale
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2- Gypsum
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3 on hardness scale
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3- Calcite
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4 on hardness scale
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4- Fluorite
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5 on hardness scale
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5- Apatite
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6 on hardness scale
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6-Feldspar
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7 on hardness scale
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7-Quartz
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8 on hardness scale
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8-Topaz
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9 on hardness scale
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9-Corrundum
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10 on hardness scale
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10-Diamond
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special property of sulfur
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smells distinctly
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special property of halite
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tastes salty
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