Science Test - October 3

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The solid part of the earth that consists of all rock, and the soils and sediments on earth's surface.

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Geosphere

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The portion of Earth that is water

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Hydrosphere

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The thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the mantle

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Crust

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In earth science, the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core. The largest layer and made of semi-solid rock.

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Mantle

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The central part of the earth below the mantle, also the center of the sun. Very hot and very dense.

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Core

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The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the ridge, upper part of the mantle.

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Lithosphere

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The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere, made of mantle rock that flows very slowly

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Asthenosphere

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Block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle, also call the lithosphere plate.

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Tectonic Plate

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The process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions.

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Chemical Weathering

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The process in which the materials of earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and transported from one place to another by a natural agent.

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Erosion

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A mixture of gases that surround ds a planet such as earth

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Atmosphere

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The lowest layer of the atmosphere in which temperature drops at a constant rate as altitude increases.

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Troposphere

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The layer of the atmosphere that lies between the troposphere and the mesosphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases.

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Stratosphere

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A gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms

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Ozone

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The energy that is transferred as electromagnetic waves, such as visible light and infrared waves.

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Radiation

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The transfer of energy as heat through material

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Conduction

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The movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations

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Convection

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The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases in the air combine

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Greenhouse Effect

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The continuous movement of water between the atmosphere and oceans

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Water Cycle

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The change of state from a liquid to a gas

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Evaporation

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The change of state from gas to liquid

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Condensation

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Any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface from the clouds

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Precipitation

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Measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid

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Salinity

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Water that contains insignificant amounts of salt, as in rivers and lakes

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Fresh Water

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The part of the Earth where life exists

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Biosphere

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The Earth is an ____________ system that consists of rock, air, water, and living things that all interact with each other.

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integrated

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Name the four layers of the atmosphere

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Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermopshere

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Most of its the ocean, however water is also found in the atmosphere on and land and in the soil.

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Hydrosphere

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In addition to Nitrogen and Oxygen, what other elements make up the atmosphere?

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Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Water Vapor

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How much energy from the sun reaches the earth?

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half

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__________ eruptions and ____________ are all caused by earthquakes.

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Volcanic, mountains

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Why doesn't the earth get warmer?

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Because the ocean and the land absorbs the energy and radiates it back into the atmosphere.

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Without the __________ _____________, Earth would be too cold for life to exist.

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greenhouse effect

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What are the plate movements for Divergent?

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Divide < >

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What are the plate movements for Convergent

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Collide > <

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What are the plate movements for Transform

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Slide ^ v

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Rift Valleys, Mid-Ocean Ridges, and Volcanos are all examples of what type of tectonic plate boundary?

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Divergent

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Trenches, Island Areas, Mountains, and Volcanos are all examples of what type of tectonic plate boundary?

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Convergent

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Earthquakes and Fault Lines are examples of what type of tectonic plate boundary?

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Transform

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An important function of the world's oceans is to absorb and store energy from the sunlight.

True or false?

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True