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Science Lesson 1, 1, 2 Flashcards

1
Q

The outermost layer of Earth

A

Crust

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2
Q

The boundary between the lower crust and the upper mantle.

A

Mohorovicic discontinuity

Moho

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3
Q

Underneath the crust

Composed of peridotite

A

Mantle

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4
Q

The boundary between the lower mantle and the outer core.

A

Guttenberg discontuity

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5
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The central part of the earth.

It has an inner and an outer part

A

Core

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6
Q

The boundary between the outer core and the inner core.

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Lehmann discontinuity

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7
Q

The very center of the typhoon

cloud-free

A

Eye

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8
Q

The part of the typhoon that is composed of tall rings of thunderstorms that produce heavy rains and strong winds.

A

Eye Wall

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9
Q

Clouds that move away from the eye wall spirally.

This band brings heavy rain and winds

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Rainbands

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9
Q

Clouds that move away from the eye wall spirally.

This band brings heavy rain and winds

A

Rainbands

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10
Q

It is made up of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the sun.

also known as dirty snowballs

A

Comets

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11
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It is made up of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the sun.

also known as dirty snowballs

A

Comets

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12
Q

Is solid and known as the central part of the comet.

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Nucleus

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13
Q

Cloud around the nucleus

A

Coma

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14
Q

Dust particles away from the coma

A

Comet’s tail

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15
Q

Is found at the outermost part of the solar system.

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Oort Cloud

16
Q

Is an area where most comets are found and is located near the orbits of Neptune up to Pluto.

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Kuiper Belt

17
Q

Are debris that are usually rocky and metallic in nature that orbit the solar system.

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Meteoroids

18
Q

Are generally rocky and irregularly shaped celestial objects that are formed from remnants of the formation of the solar system.

A

Asteroids

19
Q

The process that invloves the breaking down of rocks and minerals found on the surface of the earth.

A

Weathering

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