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SUBSYSTEM (LESSON 2) Flashcards

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GIVE THE TECHNOLOGIES SCIENTIST ALLOWED TO STUDY EARTH IN DIFFERENT WAYS

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  • SUBMERSIBLE - SATELLITE
  • SEISMOMETER - BUOYS
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PURPOSE OF SATELLITE AND SPACECRAFT

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ALLOWS US TO VIEW, PHOTOGRAPH AND MAP EARTH FROM SPACE

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PURPOSE OF SUBMERSIBLE AND SHIPS

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ALLOW US TO VIEW, PHOTOGRAPH AND MAP THE OCEAN FLOOR

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PURPOSE OF BUOYS AND OTHER MONITORING DEVICES

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PROVIDES US WITH DATA RELATED TO EVENTS SUCH AS TSUNAMIS AND EARTHQUAKES.

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PURPOSE OF GIS ( GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM)

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IS A POWERFUL COMPUTER PROGRAM CALLED GIS HELP SCIENTIST ORGANIZE, LAYER AND INTERPRET HUGE AMOUNTS OF DATA IN ORDER TO STUDY HOW THE EARTH CHANGE OVERTIME.

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DEFINE ATMOSPHERE

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MEANS VAPOR. THE GASEOUS ENVELOPE SURROUNDING EARTH IS CALLED ATMOSPHERE.

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LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE

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TROPOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE, THERMOSPHERE, EXOSPHERE

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HIGHEST AND WIDEST LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE

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THERMOSPHERE

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HAS NO AIR MOLECULES

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MESOSPHERE

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CONTAINS OZONE/ OZONE LAYER

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STRATOSPHERE

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LAYER IN ATMOSPHERE WHERE WE LIVE IN

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TROPOSPHERE

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BOUNDARY OR BORDER FROM THE SPACE

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EXOSPHERE

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DEFINE GEOSPHERE

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IT MEANS EARTH, THE ROCK, MOUNTAIN, BEACHES AND ALL OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE EARTH MAKES UP GEOSPHERE.

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DEFINE HYDROSPHERE AND GIVE ITS WATER FORMS

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CONTAINS ALL THE WATER IN THE EARTH SYSTEM. WATER FORMS: RIVER, LAKE, OCEAN, LAGOON, LAKE, POND, SPRING

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DEFINE BIOSPHERE

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IT MEANS LIFE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ECOSPHERE

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DEFINE CRYOSPHERE (PART OF HYDROSPHERE)

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-IT MEANS ICY COLD OR FROST
- IS THE FROZEN WATER PART OF THE EARTH SYSTEM

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DEFINE ANTHROSPHERE (PART OF BIOSPHERE)

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INTERACTIONS WHOF HOMO SAPIENS WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

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THE SOURCES OF THE EARTH’S ENERGY

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  1. SOLAR ENERGY 99.895%
  2. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 0.013%
  3. TIDAL ENERGY 0.002%
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DEFINE THE THREE SOURCES OF EARTH’S ENERGY

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  1. SOLAR ENERGY COMES FROM THE NUCLEAR FUSION REACTIONS FROM THE SUN
  2. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY COMES FROM THE EARTH AS RADIOACTIVE
  3. TIDAL ENERGY IS THE RESULT OF THE PULL OF THE MOON ON THE EARTH’S OCEANS. SLOWS DOWN EARTH’S ROTATION AND CAUSES THE OCEANS TO BULGE.
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IS THE SPINNING OF A MOON OR PLANET ON ITS AXIS

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ROTATION

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IS PLANETS MOVEMENT AROUND A STAR OR MOON MOVEMENT AROUND A PLANET

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REVOLUTION

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WHAT IS OUR MOON’S ROTATION AND WHEN?

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OUR MOON ROTATES 360 DEGREES EVERY 27. 3 DAYS AND 8 HOURS

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WHEN DOES EARTH ROTATES?

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EARTH ROTATES ONCE EVERY 23 HOURS AND 56 MINUTES

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WHAT CAUSES DAY AND NIGHT?

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EARTH’S ROTATION

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WHAT IS THE PATH OF OUR PLANET OR MOON CALLED?

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ORBIT

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WHAT IS MOON’S REVOLUTION PERIOD

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27.3 DAYS

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WHAT IS EARTH’S REVOLUTION PERIOD?

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365.25 DAYS

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WHAT IS THE IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE EARTH’S POLES

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AXIS

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EARTH’S AXIS IS TILTED TO WHAT DEGREE?

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23.5 DEGREES

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WHY DOES OUR SEASONS CHANGE?

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SEASONS CHANGE DUE TO EARTH’S ROTATION AND EARTH’S REVOLUTION AROUND OUR SUN.

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______ OCCURS ON _____ ,WE RECEIVE THE SHORTEST LENGTH OF SUNLIGHT HOURS.

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WINTER SOLSTICE, DECEMBER 21-22

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______ OCCURS ON ______, WE RECEIVE THE LONGEST LENGTH OF SUNLIGHT HOURS.

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SUMMER SOLSTICE, JUNE 20-22

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_______ OCCURS ON _______ AND ON ______, THE EQUATOR RECEIVES _______ OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS.

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EQUINOX, MARCH 20-21, SEPTEMBER 22-23, 12 HOURS

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WHEN THE MOON IS CLOSEST TO THE EARTH IT IS CALLED_______.

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PERIGEE

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WHEN THE MOON IS FARTHER TO THE EARTH IT IS CALLED _______.

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APOGEE

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WHEN EARTH IS CLOSEST IN ORBIT TO THE SUN IT IS CALLED_______, THIS IS DURING _______.

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PERIHELION, WINTER

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WHEN THE EARTH IS FARTHEST IN THE ORBIT TO THE SUN IT IS CALLED ______, THIS IS DURING ______.

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APHELION, SUMMER

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PAG-ASA

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PHILIPPINE
ATMOSPHERIC
GEOPHYSICAL
ASTRONOMICAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION

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PHIVOLCS

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PHILIPPINE
INSTITUTE OF
VOLCANOLOGY AND
SEISMOLOGY

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