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What are The levels of confidence? |
Hypothesis, theory, Law |
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Theory? |
Well tested concepts |
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Difference between theory and Hypothesis? |
Theory is well tested, multiple hypothesis: Hypothesis is experiment |
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Kilo? |
1000 |
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Milli? |
1/1000 |
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Centi? |
1/100 |
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Graph of "raw counts"? |
Bar graph |
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Metric unit for mass? |
Grams |
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Metric unit for volume? |
Liters |
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Graph above which graph? |
Line graph |
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Sequence of scientific method? |
Identify problem, gather info, hypothesis, experiment |
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What event changed size of Earth? |
Theia collided into earth |
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Density |
Mass of obj. divided by volume |
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Two sources of geothermal energy? |
Solar energy, radioactive decay |
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Property of radioactive decay allows scientists to measure absolute age of rocks? |
Magnetism, startigraphy, isoscopes |
Magnetism |
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What happens to the temperature when you go deeper into Earth? |
Gets hotter |
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Physical property that causes layers of Earth? |
Iron and density |
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The time period of large number of astroids impacts? |
Late heavy bonbardment |
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Theory where water came from? |
Meterotites and astroid |
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Process of early atmosphere of Earth? |
Photosynthesis |
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Age of Earth? |
4.6 billon |
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Cynobacteria produced what gas? |
Oxygen |
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Cynobacteria utilized what gas? |
Photosynthesis |
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Portion of there Earth with the highest density? |
Inner core |
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Two type of sedimentary rocks? |
Clastic, chemical |
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Two components are included in lithosphere? |
Crust, upper mantle |
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Formation of sedimentary rocks? |
Weathering, transport, deposition, cementation |
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What element cause rocks to be dark color? |
Iron, magnesium, calcium |
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Result of iron catastrophe? |
Brought iron to the surface |
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What theory formed Earth the same time as the sun? |
Nebular theory |
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Theory of continental drift? |
Continents were once together |
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Fossils supporting plate tectonics? |
Identical species found on the opposite side of the ocean. |
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Why was the theory of continental drift rejected? |
No explanation of what force what driving the continents apart. |
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Two concepts that are combined with theory of Plate Tectonics? |
Sea floor speading and continental drift |
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What are one pieces of evidence supporting Theory of plate Tectonics? |
Sea floor speading / continental drift |
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Which boundary is neither created or destroyed? |
Transform fault |
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What boundary of plate comes together? |
Convergent boundary |
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What energy that drives plates tectonics originate? |
Mantle and thermal |
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Proposed mechanism for moving lithospheric plates? |
Ridge push and sliding plate |
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Why is the concept of seafloor speading so important to plate Tectonics? |
Helps explain continental drift |
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What is the sea floor age pattern that provided the evidence of sea floor spreading? |
Older rocks are away from the mid- ocean ridge |
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Where does the ocean crust desends into the upper mantle and is destroyed? |
Subduction zones |
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What feature is evidence of an ocean subduction zone? |
Magma is light/hot and further away it cools down/denser |
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Where are transform faults found? |
Mid-ocean ridges |
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What components of magma make it more explosive? |
Dissolved gasses, magma temperature, and magma composition |
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What causes explosive pressures to build up in a volcano? |
Trapped gasses, magma |
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Where does the most volcano activity occur on Earth? |
Around the Pacific ocean |
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What type of term for massive eruption of superheated gasses, large debris flows down the volcano? |
Pyroclastic flow |
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What type of term for a massive flood of hot water, ash, dirt, melting ice by volcano eruption? |
Liqufication |
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What type of hazards are associated with composite/stratovolcanoes? |
Lava flow, pyroclastic flows |
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What force keeps faults constantly moving? |
Friction and strain |
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What best describe the movement along the fault? |
Stick and slip |
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Two types of measurements that scientists use to describe earthquakes? |
Magnitude (energy release) and Mercalli scale ( intensity of shaking) |
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Where is the highest risk of Earthquake in California? |
San Francisco/ Central |
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What plate boundary produces 9.0+ magnitude? |
Subduction |
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What hazard associated with earthquakes cause damage in Sumatra (2004) and Japan (2011)? |
Liqufication, ground shaking |
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What does the intensity of Earthquake measure? |
Mercalli scale |
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Why does the magnitude of the earthquake measure? |
Energy release |
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What should you do if you do no understand a direction in a lab procedure? |
Ask the teacher |
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When is wandering permitted during the lab |
Never |
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What happens when new evidence is collected and conflicts with theory? |
It is discarded or modified |
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"a tested explanation of events" |
Theory |
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How is hypothesis of theory acessed for accuracy? |
Tested |
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What is needed in every measurement to have a meaning? |
Units |
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What component is needed in the graph that is missing? |
Title of graph |
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What is the sequence of scientific method? |
Indentify problem, Gather information, Hypothesis, Experiment |
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"untested explanation" |
Hypothesis |
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Which is not true about scientific models? |
N/A |
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What is the source of surface waves? |
Moon and wind |
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Formation of sedimentary rock? |
Weathering, transport, deposition, cementation |
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What area is most likely to have landslides? |
San Francisco Bay area |
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Glaciers cutting into bedrock create? |
U shaped valleys |
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Rivers cutting into bedrock create? |
V shaped valleys |
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Volume? |
Space in a object |
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Mass? |
Matter of a object |
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