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Absolute dating
Arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute age
When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
The exact age of something.
The ageof something based on its placement.
2
Define gravity
Earth's only natural satellite
a force of attraction that tends to draw particles or bodies together
a celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet
happens when two nuclei join to form a single nucleus
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Define weathering
sediments being moved from one location to another
the process of rocks being broken down by physical or chemical processes
plate tectonics
sediments being dropped
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Define scientific theory
a well supported explanation of the natural world
deductive reasoning
inferences
Law of Superposition
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Climate VS Weather
they are the diffrent
they are the same
weather is short term climate is long term
climate is short term weather is long term
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what is a light year?
Clouds that form in flat layers
The flow of air from land to a body of water
distance same to the distance that light travels in one year
A expresssion from Star Wars
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The Moon is.....
A weird floating rock
A natural satellite that orbits the planet
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What is the dependent variable in this scenario? Do tomatoes grow fastes under fluorescent or incandescent light?
growth of tomatoes
lights
amount of soil
amount of water
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list from smallest to largest: galaxy, universe, solar system, planets
planets, universe, solar system, galaxy
planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
universe, solar system, galaxy, planets
solar system, planet, galaxy, universe
10
In estuaries, fresh water and salt water mix, forming a(n)
coastal boundary.
nutrient trap
habitat for shellfish.
algal bloom.
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How long does it take Mercury to orbit the Sun?
92 days
69 days
1 year
88 days
12
This symbol represents what?
Stationary front
Warm front
Cold front
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Which layer of the sun has hot plasma rising to the upward and cooler plasma sinks back down in huge circular currents?
chromosphere
Radiative Zone
core
convection zone
14
Relative dating
Evidence of past life that have been preserved in rocks.
events used as a measure of the relative or absolute age
The exact age of something.
The age of something based on its placement.
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What are some examples of weathering?
thermal energy
sediments
uniformitarianism
water, wind, animal action
16
What does replication in an experiment mean?
providing evidence of someone's work
publishing similar results to someone's work
repeating someone's work
making changes to someone's work
17
What plants live in estuaries
Tulips
Cacti
Mangroves
pine trees
18
The most abundant gas in the earths atmosphere is...?
Trace
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
19
Define dependent variable
an educated guess
what you change in an experiment
inferences
what is being measured or observed in an experiment
20
The heliocentric model shows...
the Earth at the center of the solar system
the Earth orbiting other planets
the sun at the center of the solar system
the sun orbiting other planets
21
What is true about a cold front?
Tomorrow will be cooler
Tomorrow will be sunny
Tomorrow will be cloudy
Tomorrow will be warmer
22
What are the 5 processes of the water cycle?
rain, snow, sleet, hail and freezing rain
fresh water, glaciers, icebergs, salt water and rivers
Precipitation;evaporation;condensation; transpiration;runoff
liquid water, solid ice, water vapor; clouds, runoff & rain
23
T or F Earth's thinnest layer is the crust
True
False
24
What could you conclude if you discovered this fossil on top of a mountain?
The organisms in the rock are not extinct
The mountaintop is made of metamorphic rock
The rocks on this mountaintop were once at the bottom of the ocean
Oxidation took place
25
What type of landform is found at a transform boundary?
volcanoes
mountains
sea-floor spreading
earthquakes
26
Define scientific law
describes what happens in the natural world under certain conditions
an expalantion of why a natural event happens
data scientist gather in syupport of a scientific explanation
the study of the natural world
27
T or F The transfer of energy from one object to another object through direct contact is convection
True
False
