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What happens to Density and Temperature of the Earth as you approach the center

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_____ and _____ increase moving towards the center of the Earth

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Earth Composition (3 parts)

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  • Crust
  • Mantle
  • Core
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Crust

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Outermost solid layer of Earth

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Mantle

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ductile layer of Earth
- some parts can flow under certain conditions. Composed of mainly aluminum and silicates

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Core

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innermost layer of earth
- Outercore (liquid)
- Innercore (solid)
Made of mostly nickel and iron

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Mechanical layers of Earth

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  • Lithosphere
  • Asthenosphere
  • Mesosphere
  • OuterCore
  • InnerCore
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Lithosphere

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outermost and most rigid layer. Includes the crust and the lop layer of the mantle

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Asthenosphere

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soft plastic

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Mesosphere

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Beneath Asthenosphere. Lower mantle made of stiffer plastic

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Outer Core

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liquid iron and nickel. Only layer that is a true liquid

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Inner Core

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solid ball. Neither solid nor liquid “super ionic”

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Earth’s Spheres

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  • Lithosphere
  • Hydrosphere
  • Biosphere
  • Cryosphere
  • Atmosphere
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Hydrosphere

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all water in liquid form

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Biosphere

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global sum of all ecosystems and living organisms

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Cryosphere

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the masses of frozen water

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Atmosphere

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the layer of gasses that surround the planet
78% Nitrogen
21% Oxygen
1% other gasses

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Seismic waves

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elastic wave caused by earthquakes. 3 types

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Primary (P-Waves)

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Fastest seismic wave. Can travel through solid, liquid, and gas.

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Secondary (S-waves)

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1/2 the speed of primary seismic waves. Can travel through rock but not liquid or gas

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Surface Waves

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Seismic waves that move along Earth’s surface. Slowest.

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21
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soil

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Mixture of minerals, organic matter, gases, liquids, and many organisms that support life.

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Transpiration

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Plants suck water up from roots and transfer to small pores in leaves, releasing water to vapor

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23
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How old is earth and when did life start?

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4.5 billion years old. Life started 3.8 billion years ago

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24
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What are the 4 eons?

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1 - Haeden
2 - Archean
3 - Proterozoic
4 - Phanerozoic

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Haedon Eon

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Eon where Earth is formed but there is no life.

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Archean Eon

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Prokaryotic life emerges in this eon

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27
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Proterozoic Eon

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Eukaryotes emerge in this eon

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Phanerozoic Eon

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Complex life moves to land in the eon. This is the current eon we are in.

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29
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Igneous rock

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lava, magma (granite, pumice)

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Metamorphic rock

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heat pressure (marble, slate)

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Sedimentary rock

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deposition, cementation (limestone, shale)

32
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Order of the planets

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Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

33
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What planet is similar to Earth’s size, density, and mass?

34
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What planet is similar to Earth’s rotation and axis tilt?

35
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Comets

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Chunks of ice and rock originating outside the solar system

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Asteroids

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Chunks of rock and metal in orbit between Mars and Jupiter

37
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Meterorites

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Small asteroids

38
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What causes Earth’s seasons?

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Earth’s axis tilt

39
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Geocentric Theory

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Earth is center of Universe

40
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Heliocentric Theory

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Copernicus - Sun is center of Universe

41
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Cell Theory

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1- all living things are composed of cells
2- the cell is the smallest unit of life
3- all cells come from pre-existing cells

42
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Prokaryote

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unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane bound organelle. Asexual.

43
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Eukaryote

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Multicellular organism with membrane bound organelles

44
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Prokaryote examples

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Archaea and bacteria

45
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Cellular membrane

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fluid permeable outside covering of the cell. In a plant this is called cell wall and is rigid.

46
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Cellular Respiration

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Glucose + Oxygen –> CO2 + H2O + ATP

47
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Photosynthesis

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CO2 + H2O + Sunlight –> Glucose + Oxygen

48
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4 Main types of Asexual Reproduction

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1 - Binary Fission
2 - Budding
3 - Fragmentation
4 - Parthenogenesis

49
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Binary Fission

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Single parent cell doubles in DNA then divides into 2 cells (bacteria)

50
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Budding

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Small growth on the surface of parent breaks off to continue to adulthood (yeast)

51
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Fragmentation

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Piece of organism breaks off a develops into a new organism (starfish)

52
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Parthenogenesis

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Embryo develops from an unfertilized egg (Invertebrates and reptiles)

53
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Phases of Mitosis

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  • Interphase
  • Prophase
  • Metaphase
  • Anaphase
  • Telophase
54
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Interphase

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Cell prepares for division by doubling DNA

55
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Prophase

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DNA coils into chromosomes. Nuclear membrane dissolves. Spindle fibers begin to appear on opposite sides.

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Metaphase

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Chromosomes line up in the middle. Spindle fibers attach to centromeres

57
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Anaphase

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Spindle fibers pull chromosomes apart

58
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Telophase

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2 new cells pinch off forming identical sister cells. Cytokinesis - cuts the cell in 2.

59
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Meiosis

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Sexual reproduction. 2 step process. Sex cells have 23 chromosomes each and together (egg and sperm) contribute to the total 46.

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Trisomy

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Extra chromosome in one cell

61
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DNA contains a code of 4 nitrogen bases

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Adenine (A) and Thymine (T). Cytosine (C) and Guamine (G)

62
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Gregor Mendel

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Father of Genetics. Used pea plants

63
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Carl Linnaeus

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Taxonomy (Systema Naturae)

64
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Atomic Number tells you…

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The number of protons

65
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Characteristic of water: Cohesion

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water to water

66
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Characteristic of water: Adhesion

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water to other molecules

67
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Characteristic of water: High heat of evaporation

68
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ions

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charged elements or molecules that have lost or gained one or more electrons (+ or - electron)

69
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isotopes

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2 or more forms of the same element with same number of protons but not neutrons (+ or - neutron)

70
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Force

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the change in motion (mV) per change in times.
mass x acceleration

71
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Density

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found by dividing mass by volume

72
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convection

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transfer of heat by the actual movement of the warmed matter (oven)

73
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conduction

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transfer of heat from particle to particle (spoon in soup)

74
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radiation

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transfer of heat from electromagnetic waves through space (heat off fire)

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