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ELS: 3RD QUARTER Flashcards

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Universe, Galaxies, Stars, Asteroids, Comets, Moons

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Space Objects

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MINIMUM -170°C, -275° F
MAXIMUM 449°C, 840°F

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MERCURY

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MINIMUM -125°C, -195°F
MAXIMUM 20°C, 70°F

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mars

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MINIMUM 456°C, 870°F
MAXIMUM AMBOT WHAT YHE FUCK

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VENUS

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MINIMUM -89°C, -129°F
MAXIMUM 580°C, 136°F

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earth

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extreme greenhouse effect

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venus

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very thick and thin atmosphere

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venus

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consisting only carbon dioxide

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venus

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very thin atmosphere consistsly mostly carbon dioxide

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mars

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its atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen

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earth

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the gaseous layer around planet

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atmosphere

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has an atmosphere field but not a magnetic shield

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venus

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13
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water covers 70% of the planet

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earth

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14
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has water frozen as ice

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mars

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may have once had running water

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mars

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may have escape out of atmosphere

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venus

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it has no moon

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venus

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it has two moons

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mars

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19
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has almost no magnetosphere

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mars

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20
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burst of radiation is deflected around earth

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earth’s magnetic shield

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21
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created by earth’s core and rotation

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earth’s magnetic shield

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protection from the sun harmful radiation

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earth’s magnetic shield

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just enough gets through that helps us warm

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earth’s magnetic field

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venus has no ______ that allows oxygen to escape out into the space

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electric field

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25
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the gaseous layer around planet that regulate temperature

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atmosphere

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all water found on eart

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hydrosphere

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oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, dew, water vapor, rain, clouds

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hydrosphere

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all ice found on earth

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cryosphere

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all gases found on earth

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atmosphere

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all living things found on earth

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three main categories of rocks

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igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

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a state of matter that have definite shape and volume

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a substance is not a product of an organism but rather of earths physical processes.

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inorganic compounds

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identifies minerals as part of earths natural processes

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naturally occurring

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atoms arranged in order of increasing pattern

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crystal shape

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represented by chemical formula

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specific chemical structure

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color of mineral in powdered form

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streak color

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tendency of mineral to break along flat surface

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a manner breaks other than along planes of cleavage

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is when a mineral breaks on a smooth, definite surface

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is when a mineral breaks unevenly or with rough break

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this characteristics relates to the mineral density.

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specific gravity

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also known as double refraction

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birefringence

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some minerals display what is called phenomenon

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fluorescence

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magma freezes between

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700c to 1250c

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a mixture of many minerals

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it begin as magma

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igneous rocks

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light colored rocks that are rich in elements such as aluminum, potassium, silicon, and sodium

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dark colored rocks that are rich in calcium. poor in silicon

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cools quickly with little to no crystal

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fine grained

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takes longer to to cool, giving minerals more time to grow

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coarse grained

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magma pushes into surrounding rock below the earth surface.

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intrusive igneous rock

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forms when magma erupts onto earths surface

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extrusive rocks

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is formed by erosion

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sedimentary rock

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are moved from one place to another

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sedimentary rock

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the layers become compacted and cemented together

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sedimentary rock

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layers of rock

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the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers

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stratification

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are made of rock cemented togetheer with calcite or quartz

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minerals crystallize out of solution to become a rock

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NON CLASTIC

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often called thermal metamorphism

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contact metamorphism

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no discernible source of heat

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regional metamorphism

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contain aligned grains of flat minerals

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mineral grains are not arranged in plains or bands

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non foliated

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