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Science, technology, and society (Day 34) Flashcards

1
Q

study of everything in the universe

A

Astronomy

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Planetary motion;
True or False

all planets revolve in the same direction

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True

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Planetary motion;
True or False

some planets rotates/spin on the axis on the same direction except for venus and uranus

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True

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Rotation of planets except venus and uranus

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Eastward/from west to east/counterclockwise

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Revolution of planets

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Eastward/from west to east/counterclockwise

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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

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  1. mercury
  2. venus
  3. earth
  4. mars
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

nearest planet to the sun

A

mercury

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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

no athmosphere

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mercury

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9
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

cold planet

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mercury

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10
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

fastest revolving/orbiting planet

A

mercury

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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

1 revolution= 88 days

A

mercury

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12
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

brightest planet

A

venus

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13
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

hottest planet

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Venus

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14
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

it has very thick athmosphere

A

Venus

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15
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

earth’s closest neighboring planet

A

Venus

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16
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

oblate spheroid

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Earth

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17
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

blue planet

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Earth

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18
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Gravity of Earth

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9.8 meters per second squared (m/s2)

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19
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

red planet due to iron oxide

A

Mars

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20
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Inner planets/Terrestrial planets;
MVEM

It has two moons

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Mars

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21
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Mar’s Moon;
PD

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  1. phobos
  2. deimos
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22
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Located between Mars and Jupiter

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Asteroid belt

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23
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Outer planet/ gas planet/ jovian planet;
JSUN

A
  1. jupiter
  2. saturn
  3. uranus
  4. neptune
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24
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Outer planet/ gas planet/ jovian planet;
JSUN

largest planet

A

Jupiter

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25
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Outer planet/ gas planet/ jovian planet;
JSUN

it has 92 moons

A

Jupiter

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Outer planet/ gas planet/ jovian planet;
JSUN

it has great red spot means typhoon

A

Jupiter

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27
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4 Galilean moons of Jupiter;
CIGE

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  1. callisto
  2. Ii
  3. Ganymede
  4. Europas
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28
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4 Galilean moons of Jupiter;
CIGE

largest moon

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Ganymede

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29
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Outer planet/ gas planet/ jovian planet;
JSUN

it has rings made of ice, rocks, dusts

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Saturn

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30
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Outer planet/ gas planet/ jovian planet;
JSUN

it has 83 moonss

A

Saturn

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31
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Largest moon of Saturn

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Titan

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32
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Outer planet/ gas planet/ jovian planet;
JSUN

rotates on its side

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Uranus

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33
Q

Outer planet/ gas planet/ jovian planet;
JSUN

outermost planet

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Neptune

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34
Q

What cause the blue color of the planet Uranus and Neptune

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Methane

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35
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Dwarf planet

A

Pluto

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36
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Found in the kuiper built/Oort cloud

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Pluto

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37
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5 moons of Pluto;
CNHKS

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  1. charon
  2. Nix
  3. hydra
  4. Kerberos
  5. Styx
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38
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Earth’s moon;

____ of the earth’s gravity

A

1/6

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39
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Earth’s moon;

___ of the Earth’s size

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1/4

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40
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Earth’s moon;

Rotation rate matches the rate of revolution; thus the same side of the moon is always facing the Earth

A

Tidal clock

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41
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8 Phases of moon;

how many phases of the moon

A

8 or 4

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42
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8 Phases of moon;

the phases repeats every after

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29.5 days

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43
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8 Phases of moon;
NWcFWgFWLW

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  1. new moon
  2. waxing crescent
  3. First quarter
    4.Waxing Gibbous
  4. Full moon
  5. Wanning gibbous
  6. last quarter
  7. waning crescent
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44
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Earth’s Moon
SL

A
  1. solar eclipse
  2. lunar eclipse
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45
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Earth’s Moon
SL

S-E-M

A

lunar eclipse

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46
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Earth’s Moon
SL

S-M-E

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solar eclipse

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47
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Earth’s Moon
SL

Earth’s shadow fall on the moon

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Lunar eclipse

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Earth’s Moon
SL

Moon’s shadow fall on the earth

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Solar Eclipse

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49
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Earth’s Moon
SL

New moon

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Solar eclipse

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50
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Earth’s Moon
SL

Full moon

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Lunar eclipse

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51
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Earth’s Moon
SL

highest tide and lowest tide

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Spring tide

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52
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Earth’s Moon
SN

have lower high tides and higher low tides

A

Neap tide

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53
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Earth’s Moon
PA

moon closest to the earth

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Perigree

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54
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Earth’s Moon
PA

moon farthest from the earth

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Apogee

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55
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Lunar Mission;

first artificial satellite to orbit the earth by soviet union/ Russia

A

Sputnik 1

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56
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Lunar Mission;

first human in space

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Yuri Gagarin

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57
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Lunar Mission;

first successful manned mission to the moon

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Apollo 11

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58
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Lunar Mission;

first men on moon (July 16, 1969, 8:18PM) A pollo mission

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Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin

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59
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The Sun;
PA

sun is closest to the earth

A

Perihelion

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60
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The Sun;
PA

sun is farthest from the earth

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Aphelion

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61
Q

A medium sized star that has a white color

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Sun

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62
Q

Other objectives in the Universe;
AMMM

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  1. asteroid
  2. meteoroid
  3. meteor
  4. meteorite
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63
Q

Other objectives in the Universe;
AMMM

Small debris chipped from an asteroid

A

Meteoroid

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64
Q

Other objectives in the Universe;
AMMM

when it enters the atmoshphere

A

Meteor

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65
Q

Other objectives in the Universe;
AMMM

when it hits the land

A

meteorite

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66
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Other objectives in the Universe;

small body of rock, iron, ice, methane, ammonia, cCO2 that orbit the sun

A

Comets

67
Q

Other objectives in the Universe;

the tails point away from the sun

A

Comets

68
Q

Other objectives in the Universe;

appears every 76 years

A

Halley’s comet

69
Q

Other objectives in the Universe;

A ball of hydrogen and helium

A

Star

70
Q

Star;

hottest star

A

Blue

71
Q

Star;

coolest star

A

Red

72
Q

Star;

group of stars forming recognizable patterns

A

Constellation

73
Q

Star;

nearest star

A

Proxima Centauri

74
Q

Star;

brightest star

A

Sirius

75
Q

Star;

Polaris of the ursa minor (little bear)

A

Norther star

76
Q

Star;

largest known star

A

Stephenson

77
Q

Earth Science, Geological Time scale;
TJ

A
  1. triassic period
    2, jurassic period
78
Q

Earth Science, Geological Time scale;
TJ

appearance of first dinosaur and mammals

A

Triassic

79
Q

Earth Science, Geological Time scale;
TJ

Age of Dinosaur

A

Jurassic period

80
Q

Earth Science, Geological Time scale;

Dinosaurs became extinct

A

Cretaceous Period

81
Q

mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs and many other species. The extinction event was likely caused by an asteroid hitting Earth in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

A

Cretaceous Period was the final period of the Mesozoic Era

82
Q

Lithosphere; The Earth’s layers
CMC

A
  1. crust
  2. mantle
  3. core
83
Q

Lithosphere; The Earth’s layers
CMC

earth’s surface, outermost layer of the earth

A

Crust

84
Q

Crust;
OC

A

1.Oceanic crust
2. continental crust

85
Q

Lithosphere; The Earth’s layers
CMC

thin layer

A

crust

86
Q

Lithosphere; The Earth’s layers
CMC

rocky made up of SI, O FE, Mg, Ca

A

Mantle

87
Q

crust + upper mantle

A

Lithosphere

88
Q

Lithosphere; The Earth’s layers
CMC

innermost central part pf the earth

A

Core

89
Q

Core;
SILO

A

solid, inner
liquid, outer

90
Q

Core;
OI

A
  1. outer core
  2. Inner core
91
Q

Core;
OI

liquid

A

Outer core

92
Q

Core;
OI

made up of iron, and nickel

A

Outer core

93
Q

Core;
OI

solid

A

Inner core

94
Q

Core;
OI

made up of iron

A

Inner core

95
Q

any movement of the ground due to volcanic eruption or tectonic plate

A

Earthquake

96
Q

Earthquake;
FMA

A

Foreshock-mainshock-aftershock

97
Q

Earthquake;
FEMI

A
  1. focus
  2. epicenter
  3. magnitude
  4. intensity
98
Q

Earthquake;
FEMI

the point of origin where the movement of fault happens

A

Focus

99
Q

Earthquake;
FEMI

the place above the focus

A

epicenter

100
Q

Earthquake;
FEMI

measurement of energy release

A

Magnitude

101
Q

Magnitude;

a measure of the strength of earthquakes by charles Richter

A

Richter scales

102
Q

Earthquake;
FEMI

the damage produced and the reaction of people

A

Intensity

103
Q

Intensity;

a scale used to measure the effects of an earthquake on people, buildings, and other features

A

Mercalli intensity scale

104
Q

naturally occurring inorganic, compose of an ordered arrangements of atoms with a specific chemical compositions

A

Minerals

105
Q

Minerals;

resistance to scratch

A

Hardness

106
Q

Hardness;

softest mineral

A

Talc

107
Q

Hardness;

hardest mineral

A

Diamond

108
Q

Rocks;
ISM

A
  1. igneous rock
  2. sedimentary rock
  3. metamorphic rock
109
Q

Rocks;
ISM

is formed from hardened magma or lava (crystallization)

A

Igneous rock

110
Q

Rocks;
ISM

formed by the layers of sediments

A

Sedimentary rocks

111
Q

Example of sedimentary rocks

A

Coal

112
Q

Coal;
PLBA

A
  1. peat
  2. lignite
  3. bituminous
  4. anthracite
113
Q

Coal;
PLBA

decayed vegetation

A

peat

114
Q

Coal;
PLBA

soft brown coal ( lowest rank of coal)

A

lignite

115
Q

Coal;
PLBA

black coal

A

Bituminous

116
Q

Coal;
PLBA

dark, black coal, having highest value among the four

A

Anthracite

117
Q

Rocks;
ISM

formed when rocks are subjected to heat and pressure

A

Metamorphic rocks

118
Q

breaking of rocks

A

Weathering

119
Q

removal of solids usually occurs due to transport by wind and water

A

Erosion

120
Q

Hydrosphere;
PAISA

A
  1. pacific ocean
  2. atlantic ocean
  3. indian ocean
  4. southern ocean
  5. arctic ocean
121
Q

deals with the study of the athmosphere

A

meteorologyL

122
Q

Layers of the atmosphere;
TStraMeTheE

A
  1. Troposphere
  2. stratosphere
  3. mesosphere
  4. thermosphere
  5. Exosphere
123
Q

Layers of the atmosphere;
TStraMeTheE

lowermost layer of the atmosphere

A

Troposphere

124
Q

Layers of the atmosphere;
TStraMeTheE

layer of the atmosphere where ozone layer is found

A

Stratosphere

125
Q

Layers of the atmosphere;
TStraMeTheE

coldest layer of the atmosphere, meteors burn up

A

Mesosphere

126
Q

Layers of the atmosphere;
TStraMeTheE

hottest layer of the atmosphere

A

Thermosphere

127
Q

Layers of the atmosphere;
TStraMeTheE

auroras are observe here

A

Thermosphere

128
Q

Layers of the atmosphere;
TStraMeTheE

outermost layer of the atmosphere

A

Exosphere

129
Q

Stratosphere;

destroys ozone layer

A

CFC’s Chlorofluorocarbons

130
Q

Stratosphere;

CFC’s are replaced by alternative chemical called HFC’s

A

Hydrofluorocarbon

131
Q

The earth’s magnetic field, protects the earth from dangerous charged particles (solar flares & solar winds)

A

Magnetosphere

132
Q

Storms;
TCH

A
  1. typhoon
  2. cyclone
  3. hurricane
133
Q

Storms;
TCH

TPAC

A

Typhoon-pacific ocean

134
Q

Storms;
TCH

CINDI

A

Cyclone- indian ocean

135
Q

Storms;
TCH

HUAT

A

hurricane-Atlantic ocean

136
Q

made of water and are classified based on their shape and altitudes

A

Clouds

137
Q

Clouds;

clouds that bring thunderstorm

A

Cumulonimbus

138
Q

building blocks of matter

A

Atom

139
Q

does not occupy a space and does not have a mass

A

Non-matter

140
Q

anything that occupies space (volume) and has mass

A

Matter

141
Q

Made up of all the same type of atom or all the same molecules, it has definite properties and composition

A

Pure substances

142
Q

substances that are made up of only one type of atom

A

elements

143
Q

pure substances that cannot be broken down by chemical process into simpler substances

A

elements

144
Q

Elements;

118th element

A

Oganesson

145
Q

Classification of element;
MNM

A
  1. metals
  2. non-metals
  3. mettaloids
146
Q

Classification of element;
MNM

good conductors of heat and electricity

A

Metals

147
Q

Classification of element;
MNM

poor conductors of heat and electricity

A

Non-metals

148
Q

Classification of element;
MNM

have both properties of metals and non-metals

A

Mettaloids

149
Q

Classification of element;
MNM

semi-metal

A

Mettaloids

150
Q

substances that are formed by the chemical combination of two or more types of atoms can be broken down by chemical process

A

Compounds

151
Q

Water is best example of

A

Compounds

152
Q

is a class of organic compound characterized by a hydroxyl bonded to an alkyl group

A

Alcohol

153
Q

Found in perfumes and cologne

A

Alcohol

154
Q

Chemical bonding;
CI

A
  1. Covalent bond
  2. Ionic bond
155
Q

Chemical bonding;
CI

bonding of two or more non-metals

A

Covalent bonds

156
Q

Chemical bonding;
CI

bonding between metals and non-metals

A

Ionic bond

157
Q

is a type of matter consisting two or more different substances that have been combined without chemical bonding, just a physical combination

A

Mixture

158
Q

Mixture;
HoHe

A
  1. homogenous mixture
  2. heterogenous mixture
159
Q

Mixture;
HoHe

has a single phase

A

Homogenous mixture

160
Q

Mixture;
HoHe

visually distinguished

A

Heterogenous mixture

161
Q

Heterogenous Mixture;
CS

A
  1. Colloid
  2. suspension
162
Q

Heterogenous Mixture;
CS

particles that do not settle

A

Colloid

163
Q

Heterogenous Mixture;
CS

contains larger particles that eventually settle out

A

Suspension

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