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18 Cards in this Set
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Lithosphere |
The solid rocky layer covering the entire planet |
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Atmosphere |
Mixture of gases that surround the earth 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen |
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Hydrosphere |
All of the water on earth |
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Biosphere |
All life on earth |
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Hydrosphere => lithosphere |
As a glacier moves, it can break/scratch rock |
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Atmosphere => Hydrosphere |
Winds push on ocean and causes waves |
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Atmosphere => Lithosphere |
Winds can blow sand on the beach to form dunes |
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Lithosphere => Atmosphere |
Mountains change direction of winds/air |
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Biosphere => Lithosphere |
Humans weather the land when they mine for minerals |
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Observation |
Interaction of the senses with the environments |
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Quantitative |
Observations using numbers and units |
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Inferences |
Reasonable conclusions based on observations and/or prior knowledge |
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Predictions |
To infer what will happen in the future |
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Hypothesis |
An educated guess that can be tested through experimentation |
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Mass |
Amount of matter in an object |
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Volume |
The amount of space that an object occupies |
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Length |
The distance between two points |
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Percent deviation |
The amount of error in a measurement |
