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29 Cards in this Set
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What travels faster, s or p waves?
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p waves
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List the steps in the scientific method.
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1. State the question
2. Collect information 3. Form a hypothesis 4. Test the hypothesis 5. Record data 6. Draw conclusion |
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Explain the difference between a law and a theory.
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A theory is what you think will happen and a law is what will happen
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What are the most common minerals found in the earths crust?
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Felspar, mica, and quartz
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How is the earth's magnetic field created?
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Through the poles creating an evrlasting magnetice current throughout both poles.
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Is it possible to make a map that shows accurate size, distance, and shape? Explain your answer.
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No because it's impossible to make a sphere into a rectangle without making it look like a rectangle. It's physically impossible.
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How far have scientists been able to drill into the earths crust?
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About one mile into the crust.
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List three types of less common properties in minerals used for identification.
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1. Smell
2. Taste 3. Radioactivity |
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What are the two most abundent elements in the earths crust?
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Silicon and oxygen
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List three types of soil.
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Topsoil, bedrock, and subsoil
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Explain how large caves are formed by carbonation.
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The pressure in the bubbles and the acidity in the carbon can eventually rot through almost any solid object
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Explain the differences between a variable and a control.
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A control is the base of your test and contains no variables. The reults are constant with the control every time. A variable can change each time the experiment is completed.
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List the 6 layers of the earth in order from the center to the surface
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1. Inner core
2. Outer core 3. Mantle 4. Lithosphere 5. Asthensphere 6. Crust |
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What is the difference between a rock and a mineral?
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A rock is organic and a mineral is not organic
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What are the three types of faults?
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Strike-slip, Dip-slip, and Thrust faults
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What are the three types of plate boundaries and what typ ot stress do they cause?
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1. Compressional--Convergent
2. Tensional--Divergent 3. Shearing--Transforming |
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Convert 4,000 cm into meters
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40 meters
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If I am 2.6 meters tall, how many millimeters tall am I?
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2,600 mm
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Restate the law of Superposition
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The closer a rock is to the surface, the younger it is
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Is an intrusion younger or older than the rock it intrudes?
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Younger
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_______ is a naturally occuring, inorganic solid that has a definite chemical composition and a characteristic crystalline structure.
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Mineral
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_______ is an instrument used to measure and record earthquake waves.
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Seismograph
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_______ is the layer of the upper mantle composed of low density rock material that is semi-plastic, like putty
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Asthenosphere
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_______ is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by physical or chemical processes
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Weathering
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______ is melted rock beneath the earths surface
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Magma
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______ is a substances ability to be shapped or formed by hammering or pressure
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Malubility
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The _________ __________ is the crust on which the continents rest (2 words)
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Continental crust
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________ is the process in which organic material is replaced with minerals
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Petrification
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_______ is a naturally occuring substance from which a useful metal or mineral is recovered
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Ore
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