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1
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The study of the ocean and the life in the ocean.

A

Oceanography

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2
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The study of space including everything
beyond our atmosphere

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Astronomy

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3
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The study of materials that make up the
Earth

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Geology

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4
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The study of forces and processes that causes the atmosphere to change and predict weather

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Meteorology

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5
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The study of interactions among
organisms and their surroundings

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Environmental science

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6
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The study of life and living organisms

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Biology

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7
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The study of animals and their
classifications

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Zoology

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8
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Study of plants and agriculture

A

Ecology

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9
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What is the charge or a proton

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Positive

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10
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Does a proton have significant mass

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Yes

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11
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Where are protons located

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In the nucleus

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12
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What is the charge of a neutron

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Neutral

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13
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Does a neutron have significant mass

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Yes

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14
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What is the charge of and electron

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Negative

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15
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Do electrons have significant mass

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No

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16
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Where are electrons located

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In the energy levels

17
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Color by itself is a good way to identify a mineral (true/false)

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False

18
Q

When magma cools slowly it creates smaller crystals (True/false)

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False

19
Q

Diamond is the hardest mineral known (true/false)

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True

20
Q

Minerals must be organic meaning they need to be made from living things (true/false)

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False

21
Q

Mohs Hardness Scale ranges from I to 10 with 1 being the hardest. (true/false)

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False

22
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Minerals must be solid, with a definite shape and volume (True/false)

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True

23
Q

Minerals can be man-made or occur naturally (True/false)

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False

24
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Where are neutrons located

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In the nucleus

25
Q

Solid with atoms arranged in an orderly, repeating pattern

A

Crystal

26
Q

Refers to the way a mineral reflects light from its surface

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Luster

27
Q

The ability of one mineral to scratch another

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Hardness

28
Q

Color of the mineral in powder form

A

Streak

29
Q

Tendency for a mineral to break along rough jagged edges

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Fracture

30
Q

Tendency for a mineral to break along smooth, flat surfaces and every fragment has the same general shape

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Cleavage

31
Q

The scale used to measure the ability of one mineral to scratch another

A

Moh’s Hardness Scale

32
Q

What are the five criteria for a mineral

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Natural, inorganic, solid, unique chemical composition, crystalline shape

33
Q

List the 5 physical properties we look at for a mineral?

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Color, luster, streak, hardness, cleavage and fracture

34
Q

What are 4 variables that impact whether precipitation will seep into the group of become runoff?

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Soil composition, rate of precipitation, vegetation, slope

35
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the process by which that has fallen on land trickles inte the ground and becomes grounelwater

A

infiltration

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