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Science Midterm Flashcards

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Which kind of fossils an impression of an entire organism?

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Mold fossil

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Which kind of fossils are the hard parts organism materialized?

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Petrified Fossil

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In which kind of fossil is a mild fossil filled with minerals?

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Cast Fossil

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Which kind of fossil is made by an imprint left behind by an organism?

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Trace Fossil

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In which kind of fossil is the actual none or tissue of an organism preserved?

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True Form Fossil

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Which geological era was dominated by mammals?

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The Cenozoic Era

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What is the name of the giant landmass made of all current land masses?

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Pangea

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Which era was dominated by mainly giant insects on the land and in the ocean and fish?

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The Paleozoic era

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Which era was dominated by reptiles?

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The Mesozoic Era

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What is another name for the visual record of the Earth’s history?

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Geological Time Scale

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What is the name of the collection of dust and gas from which planets and stars come from?

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Nebula

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What is the name given to the sudden increase of life at the beginning of the Paleozoic Era?

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Cambrian Explosion

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What is another name for the rigid crust and upper most mantle?

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Lithosphere

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In which process is rock worn down and moved by wind and water?

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Weathering and Erosion

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What is another name for GeV steepness of a landform?

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Relief

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What do we call the layers of gas around the Earth?

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The Atmosphere

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What is another name for the heigh of a landform above sea level?

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Elevation

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In which layer of the Earth is rock hot enough to flow?

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Asthenosphere

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What is the innermost layer of the Earth?

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The Core

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What is the process in which grains are squeezed together until they become rock?

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Compaction

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What is another name for the shape of a geographical area?

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Topography

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What is the name given to all of the Earth’s water?

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Hydrosphere

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What makes up the largest portion of Earth’s history?

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The Precambrian Time

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How were scientists able to determine that the core is solid with a liquid outer layer?

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Seismic Waves

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How was our solar system formed?

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In a nebula

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What is the formula for density?

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Density= mass/volume

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Which landform has high elevation and low relief?

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A plateau

27
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The core of the Earth is composed mostly of what?

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Iron

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What type of landform has high elevation and high relief?

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A mountain

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What is the atmosphere mostly contain?

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Nitrogen

30
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Which were the fist vertebrates?

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Fish

31
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Most Scientist believe that the Earth is how old?

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4.6 billion years old

32
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Humans appeared during which era?

A

Cenozoic

33
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A bug trapped in Amber is an example of which kind of fossil?

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True Form Fossil

34
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Dinosaurs existed in which era?

A

Mesozoic

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During which won was the Earth’s surface molten?

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Hadeon Eon

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What is the current geological era?

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Cenozoic

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What is the name of the measured result of an experiment?

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Dependent Variable

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What do we call a rule that describes a pattern of nature?

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Scientific Law

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What do we call a factor that an experimenter changes in an experiment?

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Independent Variable

40
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What do we call a unified principle that explains many observations and investigations?

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Scientific Theory

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What Kind of Factors are kept the same throughout each trial of an experiment?

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Constants

42
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What instrument is used to measure mass?

A

Balance

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What do we call the measurement of how much matter is in an object?

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Mass

44
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What is the metric unit for mass?

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Grams

45
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What do the metric unit for volume?

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Liter

46
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What kind of instrument is used to measure volume?

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Graduated Cylinder

47
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What is the metric unit for length?

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Meters

48
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What do we call a disturbance in which energy is transferred, but the medium is not permanently moved?

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A Wave

49
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What do we call the steady flow of water in one prevailing direction?

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A Current

50
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What part of the ocean is exposed to air during low tide, but under water during high tide?

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Intertidal Zone

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What do we call a place in which river water flows into the ocean, which is a protective home for young sea creatures?

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Estuaries

52
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What do we call the ocean waters from the low tide mark to the continental shelf?

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The Neritic Zone

53
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Which part of the ocean extends beyond the continental shelf?

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Open Ocean Zone

54
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What is the location on the Earth’s surface from which seismic waves radiate?

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Epicenter

55
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What is the underground location where rocks first move long a fault line?

A

A focus

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