Earth Science Quiz 3

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astronomer

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"That star constellation is called Orion."

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meteorologist

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"There's a cold front moving in from the West, which may bring snow."

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earth science

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"I am the study of Earth's crust, oceans, atmosphere, and surrounding space."

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oceanographer

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"Algae is an important life form, providing food for many marine life forms."

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geologist

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"Some rocks develop an unusual property of fluorescence, which makes a rock look like it is glowing."

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A scientist who studies earthquakes.

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geologist

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I want to study marine life, like dolphins and sharks. I should learn about ____________.

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oceanography

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I want to know all about the universe. I should study _________.

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astronomy

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The earth has 3 main chemical layers: a core, mantle, and crust. These layers form a process called:

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differentiation

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The earth's differentiation and size are significant factors for life on Earth because Earth's composition and gravitational attraction...

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helps to retain Earth's atmosphere

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Most planets have _____ but none has a _____ like Earth does.

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an atmosphere; hydrosphere

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Earth's lithosphere is unique compared to other planets because it contains ____.

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soil

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I am composed of rocks and minerals.

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Lithosphere

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I am all different forms of water.

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hydrosphere

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I am all that is ice.

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cryosphere

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I am mostly nitrogen and oxygen gases.

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atmosphere

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I am composed of plants and animals, including humans.

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biosphere

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Earth's tectonic activity is a significant factor that helps to sustain life on Earth because the movement of Earth's crustal plates affect...

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volcanic activity and the atmosphere

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Earth's _______ cycle moves water from one reservoir to another. One of Earth's dynamic processes.

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hydrologic

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It seems like all of Earth's unique qualities and dynamic processes are ....

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interconnected

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If earth was closer to the sun, the intense heat might evaporate the oceans and create an atmosphere similar to ...

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Venus

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Differentiation happened in other inner planets besides earth.

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true

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made of large plates that move

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lithosphere

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made of solid iron

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inner core

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very dense liquid of iron and sulfur

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outer core

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layer that includes the asthenosphere

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upper mantle

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thin, rigid surface on earth

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crust

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layer just outside the outer core

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lower mantle

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volcanoes are usually formed by a ______ boundary, where at least one of the plates is ______.

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convergent; oceanic

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a well- known transform boundary in cali is

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san andreas fault

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earths crustal plates move because of ____ currents.

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convection

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the theory of _________ suggests that the crust of earth moves on the upper mantle

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plate tectonics

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earthquakes are especially associated with _____ boundaries

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transform

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mid atlantic ocean ridge is a ____ boundary

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divergent

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plants are able to release water into the atmosphere by

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transpiration

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hydrologic cycle is balanced because

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precipitation is equal to amount of evaporated water

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the hydrologic, rock, and tectonic cycles are powered by 2 things

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sun and core

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sinking of layers

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subduction

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wood and _____ can be _____ to release carbon into the air

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fossil fuels, burned

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the _____ hold more carbon than the atmosphere

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oceans

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phosphorus is least available because it is in the...

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lithosphere

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what is energy?

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the ability to do work

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the energy cant be created. this is because of the

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first law of thermodynamics

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heat released by an organism...

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is released into the environment and unusable

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most energy comes originally from

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the sun