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Science Monthly (August 2024) Flashcards

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What are the 4 types of seismic waves

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P-waves, S-waves, Love wave, Rayleigh wave

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Parallel to direction of oscillation

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P-Waves

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Creates a particle motion that oscillates trasverse to the direction of wave propagation

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Love Waves

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Perpendicular to the direction of oscillation

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S-waves

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Produces a particle motion that is both longitudinal and transverse with respect to the direction of wave propagation

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Rayleigh wave

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type of white blood cell that protect your body from parasites, allergens, and foreign bacteria outside organisms

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Eosinophils

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The most abundant white blood cell

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Neutrophil

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type of white blood cell that help your body;s immune system fight cancer and foreign viruses and bacteria

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Lymphocytes

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The smallest blood vessels

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Capillaries

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provides a functional blood supply to all body tissues

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Systemic circulation

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type of white blood cell that defend your body from allergens, pathogens, and parasites

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Basophils

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Exchange blood and other tissue fluids between the heart, lungs, and back

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Pulmonary Circulation

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Two systems that manage the blood flow in the body

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Pulmonary & Systemic Circulation

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Carry blood away from the heart

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Arteries

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cooler than subtropics and warmer than polar regions

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Temperate climate

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4 subcomponents of white blood cells

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Neutrophils, Basophils, Eosinophils, Lymphocytes

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Countries with this type of climate commonly experience warm temperature

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Tropical Climate

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Carry blood towards the heart

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Veins

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The higher the latitude is the colder the climate of the area

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Latitude and Climate

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What are the four major climates in the world

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Tropical, Subtropical, Temperate, Polar Climate

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It is the atmospheric condition at a longer period of time

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Climate

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No plants can survive in these areas due to the thick ice covering the land

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Polar climate

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Desserts are usually found in this region

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Subtropical climate

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Occurs when there is a delay on set or early termination of rainy season

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El nino

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Parts of a cell

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Cell membrane, the nucleus, and the cytoplasm

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Refers to the unusual cooling of ocean surface and favors formation of tropical cyclone

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La nina

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separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment

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cell membrane

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Have molecules that are very close to eachother

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Solid

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the repository of genetic information and as the cell’s control center.

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The nucleus

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What are the three laws of motion

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Law of inertia, acceleration, interaction

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is the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell.

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cytoplasm

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An object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion remains in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force

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Law Of Inertia

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the acceleration of the object as produced by the net force is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object

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Law of Acceleration

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Positively charged subatomic particle

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Proton

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for every action, there is an equal opposite reaction

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Law of Interaction

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Have molecules that are very far from eachother

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Gas

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Push or pull

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Force

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a substance that can be dissolved into a solution by a solvent

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solute

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A negatively chargd subatomic particle

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Electron

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have molecules that are not so close to eachother

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Liquid

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any substance, usually liquid, which is capable of dissolving one or several substances, thus creating a solution.

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Solvent

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a combination of two or more pure substances in which each pure substance retains its individual chemical properties

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Mixture

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the process by which heat is transferred from the hotter end to the colder end of an object

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Conduction

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a bond resulting from attractions between positive ions and surrounding mobile electrons.

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metallic bond

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s a process where heat waves are emitted that may be absorbed, reflected, or transmitted through a colder body

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Radiation

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the process of transferring heat through air or liquid currents

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Convection

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attraction between oppositely charged ions in a chemical compound.

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ionic bond

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the process of heating an electrically conducting object (usually a metal) by electromagnetic induction

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Induction

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the mutual sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between two atoms

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Covalent bond

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an organism that creates its own food or energy

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Producer

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The outermost layer of the earth and the thinnest layer

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Crust

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, a trait that must be contributed by both parents in order to appear in the offspring

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Recessive traits

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those which are more likely to be inherited due to their stronger allele expression compared to recessive alleles

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dominant traits

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any organism that breaks down or eats decaying material for its energy source

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decomposerq

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Solid but capable of flow

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Mantle

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Solid sphere composed mostly of iron

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Inner core

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Molten metal beneath the mantle

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Outer core

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A discontinuity that talks about the boundary between the crust and the earth

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Mohorovicic Discontinuity

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A discontinuity that talks about the core and mantle

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Gutenberg Discontinuity

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A discontinuity that talks about the outer and inner core

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Lehmann Discontinuity

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Creator of the mohorovicic discontinuity

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Andrija Mohorovicic

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Creator of the Gutenberg disc

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Beno Gutenberg

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Creator of the lehmann disc

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Inge lehmann

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Changes the direction of compass

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Magnetic reversals

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4 evidences that support the Continental drift theory

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The Jigsaw Fit, Fossil Evidence, Rock Evidence, Coal deposits Evidence

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the movement of the mantle as it transfers heat from the white-hot core to the brittle lithosphere.

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Mantle convection

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Continents were once one in their shapes

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The Jigsaw Fit

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Glossopteris was a woody, seed-bearing shrub or tree. Fossils of this plant are found in Australia.

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Fossil Evidence

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Supercontinent formed 200 million years ago

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Pangaea

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Meaning of pangaea

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Entire earth or All earth

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The creator of continental drift theory

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Alfred wegener

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The broad belts of rocks and mountains of south america and africa line up perfectly as if they were once a long mountain range

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Rock Evidence

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Scientists found coal evidences on Antartica, Antartica must have been situated in a different location on the planet

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Coal deposits evidence

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A type of nuclear reaction wherein the two light nuclei will fuse to form one heavier nucleus

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Nuclear Fusion

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SONAR

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Sound Navigation and Raging

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causes magnetic reversals

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SONAR

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2 scientists from the seafloor spreading theory

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Harry Hess & Robert dietz

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It is a combination of the study of alfred wegener, harry hess, and robert dietz

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Plate tectonic theory

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The theory of lithospheric plates is called

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Plate tectonics

36
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Hottest color of stars

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Blue & White

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Warmer color of stars

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Red

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