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1
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what is the purpose of science

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unmasks the mysteries of the world, natural phenomena (physical, biological, chemical, geological)

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2
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another purpose of science

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use the understanding of the world to improve the quality of life

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science is a discipline that depends on

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observation, experimentation, and analysis

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can a scientific experiment prove a fact to be true

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they cannot prove facts to be true, but they disprove ideas. we can find things to be untrue and then we settle for best explanation

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5
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theory is different from a hypothesis because

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an explanation of a variety of natural phenomena that has met many observational and experimental tests

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a hypothesis

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an educated guess based on available information.

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7
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a hypothesis has to be

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testable by experiment, and must be falsifiable.

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a hypothesis can

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be supported or rejected, not proven to be true

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9
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would a theory, law, or hypothesis be the easiest to be disproven

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a hypothesis

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10
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what are the steps of scientific method

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hypothesis, study design, data collection, data analysis, conclusion

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11
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how many observations

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at least three. the higher number the more accurate, but not always practical.

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12
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what percent of earth is covered by water

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71%

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13
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what percent of water are in the oceans

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97%

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14
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2% of water where

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glaciers and polar ice caps

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15
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0.1% where

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surface water

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16
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what are the 5 oceans

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arctic, pacific, atlantic, southern, and indian ocean

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17
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what is the largest ocean

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pacific

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18
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what is the smallest ocean

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arctic

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19
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what is the deepest ocean

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pactific

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20
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what is the most shallow ocean

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arctic ocean

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21
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what are some of the influences oceans have

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atmospheric gas concentrations, water distribution, heat balance, weather systems and climate, is the mother of life

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22
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coast def

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where the ocean meets the land

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23
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coastal waters

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overlie the continental shelf

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24
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what influences coastal processes

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wave energy, its direction, and its intensity.

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25
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what is the general depth limit of coastal waters

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generally less than 200 m deep

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26
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what is the landward limit

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highest point reached by the tide

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27
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seaward limit

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the point where waves no longer significantly interact with the seabed

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28
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trailing edge coasts plates

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on the back side of a plate moving towards another plate

29
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collision margin coast plates

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when a plate collides with another plate

30
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where are the collision boundary

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the northern pacific coast

31
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where is the transform boundary

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southern pacific coast

32
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erosional coastlines

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when sediment is carried away, more energy

33
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where do erosional coasts occur

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west coast of us and maine on east coast, rocky, cliffs

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depositional coasts

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deposition of sedimentary material, less energy

35
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where do depositional coasts occur

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south eastern coast and gulf of new mexico

36
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main type of sand in new england states

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high cliffs, rocky beaches, some sandy beaches

37
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what has one of the shortest shorelines in US

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new hampshire

38
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mid atlantic states

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ny, nj, delaware, maryland, virginia

39
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new england

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maine, new hampshire, vermont, massachusettes, rhode island, connecticut

40
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what are mid atlantic beaches like

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cold water, sandy beaches, micro-mesotidal

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south atlantic states

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nc, sc, georgia, florida

42
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what are south atlantic beaches like

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sandy beaches, semi and subtropical climate. meso and microtidal

43
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gulf of mexico states

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florida, alabama, mississippi, louisiana, texas

44
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what are gulf of mexico shores like

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broad continental shelf, sandy shores, diurnal tides, microtidal

45
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pacific coast states

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washington, oregon, california

46
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what are pacific coast beaches like

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rocky cliffs, bedrock. mixed semidiurnal tides

47
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what states has the longest shoreline

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louisiana, florida, cali

48
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which states have the shortest shoreline

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new hampshire, alabama,

49
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maine tidal range

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macro-mesotidal

50
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south carolina tidal range

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micro-mesotidal

51
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florida tidal range

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meso-microtidal

52
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gulf states tidal range

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microtidal

53
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washingtons tidal range

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meso-macrotidal

54
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california tidal range

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mesotidal

55
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how are barrier islands of georgia known for

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many endangered species

56
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how are maines islands different

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knwon for productive fisheries

57
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what states have whitest sand

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california

58
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when did the pangea break up

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200 million years ago

59
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what is responsible for movement of plates (lithosphere)

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convection currents in mantle

60
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plate tectonic theory accounts for

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mid ocean ridge, trenches, crustal faults, mountain ranges, islands

61
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convergent

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plates move towards each otehr

62
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convergent plates occur near

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trenches, islands

63
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divergent

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away from each other

64
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divergent occurs where

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mid ocean ridges

65
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transform plates

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slide by each other

66
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transform boundaries occur where

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breaks in ridges

67
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how are oceanic and continental crusts different

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oceanic is more dense, lower buoyancy. younger than continental

68
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what is the ring of fire

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an area with high and consistent tectonic activity. forms ring of volcanic and earthquake acitivity

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