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Planet closest to sun

Planet furthest from sun

A

Closest - mercury

Furthest- Neptune

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Asteroid belt located btwn

A

Mars and Jupiter

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My
Very 
Educated  
Mother 
Just
Served 
Us 
Noodles
A 
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars 
Jupiter 
Saturn 
Uranus
Neptune
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Large system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity

Earth?

A

Galaxy

Milky Way

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Massive star has collapsed, and has gravitational force so strong that light cannot escape

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Black hole

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Northern hemisphere tilted toward sun =

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Summer

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Crystalline structure - luster, hardness,density

Ex: talc, diamonds, topaz
*INORGANIC

A

Minerals

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3 types of rocks

A

Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic

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_ rock

Tectonic processes, bring magma to surface

A

Igneous

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_ rock

Rock fragments are compacted as a result of weathering and erosion

**COMPACTION

A

Sedimentary

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_ rock

HEAT and PRESSURE change structure of pre-existing rocks

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Metamorphic

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Describes how light reflects off the surface of a mineral

Ex: dull, metallic, pearly and waxy

A

Luster

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Earth lines up btwn moon and sun

A

Lunar eclipse

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Moon moves btwn earth and sun

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Solar eclipse

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15
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3 layers of earth outer to inner

A

Crust
Mantle
Core (inner and outer)

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What created earths magnetic field?

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Inner core spins at slightly different rates from the rest of the planet

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Earths surface layer - including crust and upper layer of mantle

A

Lithosphere

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Broken pieces of the earths crust

Float where ?

A

Tectonic plates

Asthenosphere

19
Q

One giant land mass before broken into continents

A

Pangea

20
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Movement of tectonic plates, shifting continents to cure t position

A

Continental drift

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Ocean basins and new ridges formed by

A

Divergent plate boundary

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Tectonic plates collide forming mountains or trenches

A

Convergent plate boundary

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Plates slide against each other horizontally in opposite directions along a boundary

A

Transform plate boundary

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Vents in the earths crust allowing molten rock to reach surface, located along edges of tectonic plates

Also found at hotspots

A

Volcanoes

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Cone shaped volcano, made of lava, ash, rock, steep sides

Ex:

A

Composite (stratovovolcano)

Mt Fuji, my Rainer

26
Q

Dome shaped volcano, gently sloped sides, made of fluid lava flows

Ex ?

A

Shield volcano

Mt. Kilauea

27
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Earth is _ yrs old

A

4.5 billion

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_ period

Plant and animals
*95% of life became extinct at the end

A

Paleozoic

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Period _

Earth formation until life appeared

A

Precambrian

30
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_ period

Age of dinosaurs
Large asteroid = extinction

A

Mesozoic

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_ period

Current time period
Humans, mammals, birds, flowering plants

A

Cenozoic

32
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Occurs when hot magma cools and develops crystals and hardens

A

Crystallization

33
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Energy released during an earthquake =

A

Magnitude

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