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55 Cards in this Set
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How does energy flow in an open and closed system |
Open: in and out Closed: in but not out |
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How does matter flow in an open and closed system |
Open: in and out Closed: neither |
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What is a geoshere |
Solid rock of earth |
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What is the atmoshere |
Invisible gases around the earth |
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What is the atmoshere made of |
Nitrogen . Oxygen. Carbon dioxide |
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What is the biosphere |
All living things |
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How does energy enter the biosphere |
Through sunlight |
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What is the hydrosphere |
Water on earth. Inluding rain and clouds |
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What is geothermal energy |
Energy from earths inner core |
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What are the main elements found most often on Earths crust |
Oxygen . Silicone . Potasium |
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What are the physical layers of earth |
Mantle.= hot layer rock in the middle Crust. = outer most layer. Thin and brittle Core = center ( FE & NI )
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What are the compositional layers of the Earth |
Lithosphere. Asthenosphere. Mesosphere. Outer core. Inner core |
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What is the core made of. |
Iron and nickle |
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What feedback mechanisms are involved in which systems |
All of them |
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What is eutrophic |
Over populated. Dirty. Mossy. Gross |
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What is eurtrophication |
Over populated. Dead. No oxygen |
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What are greenhouse gases |
Carbon dioxide. Methane. Sulfer dioxide. Water vapor. |
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What are renewable resources |
Solar power. Short |
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What are non-renewable resources |
Fossil fuel. Long |
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What is a scientific law |
Describes a pattern in nature |
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What is a scientific theory |
Accepted till proven |
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SI measurments |
Meter- M -length Seconds-s- time Kilogram -kg--mass/weight Kelvin- K- tempature |
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Density of layers |
Layers go denstest to least dense |
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What is abiotic and biotic |
Abiotic is non-living and biotic is not living |
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How much water on earth is oceans |
97% |
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What poisens water |
Fertilizer |
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Ph scale |
1=acid 14=base 7= destilled water |
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4 atmoshere layers |
Trophosphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere |
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How is the atmoshere heated |
Convection |
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5 major oceans |
Pacific Atlantic Indian Southern Artic |
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How energy circulated in the oceans |
Convection currents. Cooler on bottom |
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What can can cause acid rain |
Excess nitrogen |
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What will react to carbs |
Acid |
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How much energy is passed down in the energy cycle |
10% |
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What are the 3 common graphs |
Pie. Line. Bar |
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What is an equitibruim |
Flow rates remain the same |
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What are the 2 laws of thermal dimamics |
1. Matter can neither be created nor destroyed 2- natural occuring process are direction |
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Does heat rise or sink |
Rise |
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What's an energy budget |
Movement of energy through earth stystems |
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Conduction |
Touch |
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Convection |
Rises |
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Radiation |
Radiates |
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What is oxygen |
Orderless. Colorless. Highly reactive |
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4 main resivoirs of oxygen |
Biosphere. Lithosphere. Atmosphere. Hydrosphere |
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What is sulfur |
A pure ekement |
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Other names for sulfer |
Brimstone. Sulfide. Sulfate |
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Where is sulfer found |
Rocks. Bottom of the oceans |
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What is carbon used for |
Structure |
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What does carbon do |
Stores energy |
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3 things to form carbon |
Pressure. Tempature. Time |
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Which ones better olgiotrophic or mesotrophic |
Olgiotrophic |
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Where is phosphorus found in us |
Dna. Teeth. Bonesv |
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What is nitrogen |
building blocks that build protien |
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3 major resivors of nitrogen |
Plants. Animal. Air |
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What is nitrogen fixaction |
When nitrogen becomes creable |
