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24 Cards in this Set
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When the earth's surface folds and breaks, what is formed
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mountains
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When the earth's surface
folds and breaks, what is formed? |
mountains
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What space shuttle was used for Christa McAuliffe's mission?
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Challenger
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What animals fiorst appeared on the earth?
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fish
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What are the 2 types of weathering?
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Chemical and Mechanical
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The breaking down of rocks is called
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weathering
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Running water, glaciers, waves, wind, and gravity are the 5 agents of
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erosion
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What process causes rock to turn back into magma?
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melting
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movement of heat through a solid such as a cup, land, or pot handle is called
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conduction
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A rock created from layers of pebbles cemented together is----
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sedimentary
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A rock that has minerals arranged in bands is
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foliated
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The shock waved produced by an eartquake are measured by a-----
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seismograph
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What is the most common type of erosion?
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running water
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When all the continents were together, it was called
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Pangaea
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Tides are caused mainly by the
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moon
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Heat and pressure form -----
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metamorphic
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During what seasons do equinoxes occur?
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spring/fall
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The heat transfer method that comes from the sun to the earth is called
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radiation
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The sun is closest to the Earth during the month of
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January
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What causes golbal winds?
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Earth's uneven heating
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What is groundwater ?
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Water that soaks into the ground and collects in rock openings
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The equinoxes usually occur around which dates in the month?
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21 and 22
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During what seasons do solstices occur?
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winter/summer
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The Richter scale measures the __________of an earthquake.
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intensity
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