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Mod 2 Flashcards

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Barrier beaches

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Barrier beaches: large amounts of sand above sea level that create long, narrow islands as a result of deposition

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Lake

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Lake: a natural or human-made body of water surrounded by land

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Weathering

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Weathering: process that breaks down rock and other substances

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Coastline

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Coastline: the boundary between the land and an ocean or a lake

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Conduction

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Conduction: the transfer of heat between objects that are touching

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Landform region:

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Landform region: a large area of land made up of one type of landform

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Sediment

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Sediment: small particles of rock, sand, soil, and plant and animal remains

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Delta

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Delta: a piece of land that is formed when a river splits into smaller rivers before flowing into an ocean

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Atmosphere

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Atmosphere: a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

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Convection

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Convection: the transfer of heat by movement of particles through a medium, like air or water

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Physical weathering:

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Physical weathering: type of weathering where rock is physically broken into smaller pieces

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Dune

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Dune: a mound or ridge of sand

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Coastal plain:

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Coastal plain: a flat, low-lying piece of land next to the ocean

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Cirque

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Cirque: a bowl-shaped hollow landform caused by erosion

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Biosphere

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Biosphere: the part of Earth where living things exist

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Elevation

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Elevation: the height above a given level, especially sea level

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Oxidation

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Oxidation: a chemical reaction involving the loss of electrons

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Highland

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Highland: an area of high or hilly land

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Heat

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Heat: the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another

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Relief

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Relief: the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points of a region

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Frost wedging

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Frost wedging: the repeated freezing and thawing of water in rock, causing the rock to crack and break off

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Glacier

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Glacier: a large area of thick ice that moves slowly

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Deflation

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Deflation: process where wind removes surface particles from the land

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Plateau

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Plateau: a raised, flat-surfaced area bound on one or more sides by cliffs or steep slopes

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Erosion

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Erosion: process that moves sediment

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Plain

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Plain: a large area of flat or gently rolling land with low relief

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Climate change

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Climate change: a long-term change in the typical weather pattern of a region, or a change in Earth’s overall climate

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Mountain

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Mountain: an area of land that rises very high above the land around it

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Model

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Model: a representation of a simple or complex object or process

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Fjord

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Fjord: a U-shaped valley created when sea levels rise and fill a valley cut by a glacier

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Deposition

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Deposition: process that deposits (lays down) sediment and changes the shape of the land

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Landforms

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Landforms: natural features of the Earth’s surface

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Topography

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Topography: the shape and arrangement of natural and artificial areas of a region

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River

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River: a flowing, moving stream of water that feeds into an ocean, a lake, a pond, or another river

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Chemical weathering

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Chemical weathering: type of weathering where rock is broken down through chemical changes

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Cryosphere

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Cryosphere: the frozen water part of Earth

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Topographic map:

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Topographic map: a two-dimensional model that represents geological features like the elevation of an area and its landforms

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Ridge

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Ridge: a long, narrow strip of land

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Gully

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Gully: a groove in the land that carries runoff after a storm

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Abrasion

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Abrasion: wearing away of rock by sand

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Wetland

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Wetland: land consisting of marshes or swamps

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Meander

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Meander: a loop-like bend in a river

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Geosphere

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Geosphere: the solid part of Earth, including rock, minerals, and metals

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Oxbow lake:

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Oxbow lake: a meander that has been cut off from a river

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Horn

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Horn: a pointy-shaped mountain peak created when glaciers carve away the side of a mountain

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Plucking

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Plucking: a process where rocks freeze to the bottom of a glacier and break down the land beneath it

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Spit

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Spit: beach that projects out into the water as a result of deposition

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Hydrosphere

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Hydrosphere: all the water on Earth’s surface

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Sandbars

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Sandbars: long ridges of sand that build up off the coastline as a result of deposition

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Temperature

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Temperature: a measure of how hot or cold something is, measured by the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object

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Runoff

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Runoff: excess water from rainfall that moves over the land carrying sediment

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System

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System: a group of parts that work together as a whole

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Radiation

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Radiation: the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves, like light and radio waves

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Stream

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Stream: a channel that continually moves water downstream

55
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How does radiation differ from conduction? (4 points)

:a. Radiation can move through empty space to transfer heat; conduction cannot.

b. Radiation needs a medium in order for heat to transfer; conduction does not.
c. Radiation requires objects to have direct physical contact; conduction does not.
d. Radiation transmits heat by circulating particles in an object; conduction does not.

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:a. Radiation can move through empty space to transfer heat; conduction cannot.

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Question 2
(02.05 LC)

In order for convection to transfer heat, particles need to (4 points)

a. absorb solar and fossil energy
:b. circulate and move within a liquid or gas
c. make contact with the heat source
d. transmit electromagnetic waves

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:b. circulate and move within a liquid or gas

57
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How does thermal energy transfer when a slice of pizza is warmed in the microwave? (4 points)

a. Air currents cause particles in the pizza to circulate.
b. Direct contact of the pizza with the oven creates heat.
c. Electromagnetic waves transmit heat to the pizza.
d. Movement of particles in the microwave generate heat.

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:c. Electromagnetic waves transmit heat to the pizza.

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What is conduction? (4 points)

a. Transfer of heat through circular movement
b. Transfer of heat through direct physical contact
c. Transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves
d. Transfer of heat through the movement of particles

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b. Transfer of heat through direct physical contact

59
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Standing near a campfire, you can feel heat. This is an example of (4 points)

a. acceleration
b. conduction
c. convection
d. radiation

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d. radiation

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Which of the following is a groove in the land that carries runoff after a storm? (5 points)

a. Coastline
b. Gully
c. Oxbow lake
d. Stream

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b. Gully

61
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Which process transfers heat from a hot pavement to a person sitting on it? (5 points)

a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Evaporation
d. Radiation

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a. Conduction

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What is a plateau? (5 points)

a. A large area of flat or gently rolling land with low relief
b. A raised, flat-surfaced area bound on one or more sides by cliffs or steep slopes
c. A flowing, moving stream of water that feeds into an ocean, a lake, a pond, or another river
d. A piece of land that is formed when a river splits into smaller rivers before flowing into an ocean

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b. A raised, flat-surfaced area bound on one or more sides by cliffs or steep slopes

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What is the similarity between an oxbow lake and a delta? (5 points)

a. They are curved in shape.
b. Both are formed due to erosion by wind.
c. Both are formed by the deposition of sediments.
d. They form when a river reaches a still water body.

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c. Both are formed by the deposition of sediments.

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The steps in the melting of an ice-cream bar kept beside a bonfire are listed below:

Step 1: Heat from the bonfire travels to the ice-cream bar
Step 2: Heat travels from one part of the ice-cream bar to the other parts

Which statement is true? (5 points)

a. Heat is transferred by convection in Step 1 and by radiation in Step 2.
b. Heat is transferred by radiation in Step 1 and by convection in Step 2.
c. Heat is transferred by conduction in Step 1 and by radiation in Step 2.
d. Heat is transferred by radiation in Step 1 and by conduction in Step 2.

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d. Heat is transferred by radiation in Step 1 and by conduction in Step 2.

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Which two of Earth’s spheres interact when acid rain damages plant cells? (5 points)

a. Atmosphere and biosphere
b. Biosphere and geosphere
c. Hydrosphere and biosphere
d. Cryosphere and hydrosphere

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c. Hydrosphere and biosphere

66
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Which landform represents an area of land that rises very high above the land around it? (5 points)

a. Coastline
b. Delta
c. Mountain
d. Plain

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c. Mountain

67
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Which of the following is an example of the atmosphere interacting with the biosphere? (5 points)

a. Plants obtain minerals and nutrients from the soil.
b. Contaminants in lakes harm water, plants, and fish.
c. Smoke in air causes breathing difficulty in animals.
d. Water in a lake evaporates into the air on a sunny day.

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c. Smoke in air causes breathing difficulty in animals.

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our processes are described below:

Process A: Waves in a river lift rocks which crash down to the river bed and break
Process B: Water in the cracks of rocks freezes and breaks open the rocks
Process C: An organic acid produced by rotting vegetation makes holes in rocks
Process D: Roots of plants push against rocks and make cracks in them

Which process represents chemical weathering? (5 points)

a. Process A
b. Process B
c. Process C
d. Process D

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c. Process C

69
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What is the name of the solid part of Earth, including rock, minerals, and metals? (5 points)

a. Biosphere
b. Cryosphere
c. Geosphere
d. Hydrosphere

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c. Geosphere

70
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What is the process that changes the composition of rocks by dissolving them called? (5 points)

a. Erosion
b. Deposition
c. Physical weathering
d. Chemical weathering

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d. Chemical weathering

71
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The characteristics of two methods of heat transfer are listed below:

Method A: Does not transfer heat through solids and requires a medium for heat transfer
Method B: Requires a material medium and transfers heat from the hot end to the cold end of a solid

Which statement is correct? (5 points)

a. Method A is convection and Method B is radiation.
b. Method A is radiation and Method B is convection.
c. Method A is radiation and Method B is conduction.
d. Method A is convection and Method B is conduction.

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d. Method A is convection and Method B is conduction.

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By which method is heat transferred in a hot-air balloon? (5 points)

a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Evaporation
d. Radiation

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b. Convection

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