Introduction To Earth Science Flashcards
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The study of the process and phenomena of the atmosphere
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Meteorology
2
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The scientific study of life in the geologic past
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Paleontology
3
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The branch of science that deals with celestial objects
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Astronomy
4
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The scientific study of earthquakes
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Seismology
5
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A relationship between two variables such that both either increase or decrease together
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Direct relationship
6
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A relationship between two variables such that when one increase the other decreases and vice versa
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Inverse
7
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Events which occur again and again in a regular, repeating pattern cyclic changes are predictable
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Cyclic
8
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The study of earth and the way they change
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Geology
