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Things I Have Trouble Remembering Flashcards

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1
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Layered materials are also called…

A

Laminations

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When engineers choose what materials to use while building they have to consider…

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Cost
Appearance
Environmental impact
Energy efficiency

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3
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Internal forces are the…

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Result of external forces

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4
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A dead load is…

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A permanent force acting on a structure.

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5
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A live load is…

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A non-permanent force acting on a structure.

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6
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Definition: Torsion strength

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Measuring the amount of torsion a material can stand.

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7
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Three key things that help structures withstand forces are…(3)

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Distributing the load throughout the structure.
Direct forces to hold pieces together
Shape the parts to withstand specific types of force

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8
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The worlds food supply is based on seven crops, list two.(2)

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Barley

Cassava

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9
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Uses of plants are…

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Using carbon dioxide but giving off air
The base of most food webs
Shelter
Cleaning and filtering water
Prevention of soil erosion
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10
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Fibrous roots are…

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Shallow system of roots that quickly soak up moisture.

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11
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Some edible roots are…(3)

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Parsnips
Radishes
Turnips

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12
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Types of stems are…(2)

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Rhizomes

Tuber

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13
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Equation:

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CO2+H2O+Sunlight+Nutrients+Sugar+O2

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Definition: Respiration

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The process of plants using O2 and releasing CO2, takes place at night .

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Definition: Germination

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Development of a seed into a new plant

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Plants grown in Alberta, only three I cant remember.(3)

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Oats
Barley
Legumes

17
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Definition:Irrigation

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Watering crops using a system of large pipes and sprinklers

18
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Definition: Monoculture

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Only growing one type of plant in a field

19
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Types of trees in Alberta are…(6)

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Lodgepole pine
White Spruce
Black spruce
Aspen 
White Burch
Tamarack(Larch)
20
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Development of soil needs…(5)

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Parent Material
Vegetation
Landscape
Climate
Time
21
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Definition: Mechanical Forces

A

Friction

22
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Geothermal Forces are…

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Harnessed from the earths interior

23
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Definition: Cogeneration

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Using waste heat to heat heeded areas

24
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The rock cycle

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Rocks changing in an ongoing process

25
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Normal fault

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26
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Reverse fault

A

->

27
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Strike slip or transform fault

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28
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Definition: Thrust faulting

A

Like Shingles

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