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Dense ball of solid metal

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Inner Core

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Layer of molten metal that surrounds inner core

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Outer Core

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Solid material extending all the way to the Earth’s cpre

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Lower Mantle

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Uppermost part of the mantle and the crust for a ridge layer about 100 kilometers thick. (Asthenosphere)- Softer part part below this part, which is hotter, and under increased pressure

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Upper Mantle (Lithosphere)

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Layer of solid rock that forms the Earth’s outer “skin”

*Includes both dry land and ocean floor . Oceanic ____ consists of basalt. Continental _____ is mainly granite

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Crust

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Lithosphere is broken into separate sections called _____

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Plates

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Explains the formation, movement and subduction (Sideways or downward movement) of Earth’s plates

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Plate Techtonics

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The transfer of energy through empty space has no direct contact between heat source and object
(Sun, heat lamp, microwave, or fire place)

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Radiation

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Heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter.

(Metal spoon in soup,

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Conduction

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Transfer of heat by the movement of hot fluid (Includes liquid and gasses) caused by differences in temperature and density within the fluid
(Heating water on stove)

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Convection

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A slow movement of Earth’s continents moving away from each other. They have been doing this for billions of years

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Continental Drift

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Sea floor spreads apart along both dies of a mid-ocean ridge as new crust is added. Ocean floors move like a conveyor belt, carrying continents along with them

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Sea Floor spreading

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3 Plate Boundaries

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Transform boundary- Place where 2 plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions (Frequent earthquakes)

Divergent boundary- 2 plates move apart, or diverge usually occur at the mid-ocean ridge

Convergent boundary- Place where 2 plates come together causing a collision.

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3 Scientists That Contributed to Plate Tectonics Theory and What They Each Discovered

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J. Tuzo Wilson, Harry Hess, and Alfred Wegner

J. Tuzo Wilson was a Canadian scientist that proposed the lithosphere was broken into separate sections called plates. He also combined information from continental drift, sea floor spreading and Earth’s plates which is the theory of “Plate Tectonics”

Harry Hess had a theory of Seafloor spreading

Alfred Wegner had the theory of Continental Drift
(Evidence from land features such as mountain ranges lining up on a continent when pieced together)

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Convection in Mantle

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Convection currents flow in the mantle-heat source is the Earth’s core and mantle. the convection currents act like a conveyor belt moving the lithosphere above

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If new crust is added to the Earth through Seafloor spreading, why doesn’t the Earth continue to get bigger

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Seafloor spreads apart along both sides of a mid-ocean ridge as new crust is added. The ocean floors move like a conveyor belt , carrying continents along with them . Eventually, the ocean floor sinks into deep trenches

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What are two (THREE) pieces of evidence that shows that continents were once all together in one landmass

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There are three 3 pieces of evidence that shows that there was something called Pangaea. First, the land features lined up with different parts of the world. Secondly, Climate change, showed scratches on rocks made from glaciers in places with much more mild climate today. And LASTLY, the remaining bones from dinosaurs in different parts of the world

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Constantly changes over time due to plate tectonics. Forces at plate boundaries are strong enough to break rocks or change their shape

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Continental Crust

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Physical force that acts on rocks to change its shape or volume

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Stress

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Pulls on the crust, stretching rocks so it becomes thinner in the middle
(Mid-ocean ridge, continental rifts)

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Tension

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Squeezes rocks until it folds or breaks

Mountain ranges, ocean trenches, and volcanic arc

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Compression

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Pushes a mass of rocks in two opposite directions

Fault zones

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Shearing

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A change of rock caused by two types of stress

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Strain

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Change in rock that is not permanent

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Elastic Strain

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Creates a permanent change in the shape of a rock; usually occurs when rocks are weak and hot

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Plastic Strain

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Vibrations in the ground that result from movement along the faults breaks in Earth lithosphere

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Earthquakes

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Forms when forces pull rocks apart along divergent plate boundary; block above fault moves down

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Normal Fault

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Two blocks of rock slide horizontally in opposite direction

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Strike Slip Fault

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Force pushes two blocks of rock together with the rock above the fault moving

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Reverse Fault

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Point beneath Earth’s surface where rocks under stress break and causes an earthquake

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Focus

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Point on the surface directly above the focus

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Epicenter

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Waves that carry energy of an earthquake away from the focus. There are 3 different waves, the Primary waves, Secondary waves, and Surface waves

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Seismic waves

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Compression waves travel through solid and liquids compressing and expanding the material they pass through, temporarily changing volume (Fastest)

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Primary Waves (Push and pull)

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Only travel through solids and temporally change shape, but not the volume of the material they pass through

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Secondary Waves (Comes second/Side to side)

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Move slower than the other waves but can produce severe ground movement with wave like motion (up above the surface)

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Surface waves (Slowest)

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Weak spots in the Earth’s crust where molten material or magma, comes to the surface

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Volcano

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Molten mixture of rocks forming substances, gasses and water from the mantle; when magma reaches Earth’s surface it is called lava

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Magma

38
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A string of islands created by volcanoes near boundaries where two oceanic plates collide and one sinks beneath the other

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Island Arc

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An area where material from deep within the mantle rises the melts, forming magma; a volcano forms above this when magma erupts through the crust

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Hot Spot (Hawaiian Islands)

40
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Lava flows slowly and easily (gasses bubbling ogentles)

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Quiet Eruption

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Has magma high in silica with trapped gasses building up pressure until they eventually burst

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Explosive Eruption

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Not active but may become active

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Dormant Volcano

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A wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions

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Shield Volcano

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A small, steeply sloped volcano that forms from explosive eruptions of pyroclastic material

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Cinder Cone Volcano

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A volcano that forms from explosive eruptions that produces alternating layers of lava and ash

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Composite volcano

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A high level area formed by repeated lava flows

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Lava Pleateaus

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Huge hole left by collapse of a volcano

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Caldera

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When large amounts of magma pushes against the surface making a dome shape. Looks like a Earth pimple round and curved

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Batholiths

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Places where the Earth is hotter due to hot rock or magma near the Earth’s surface

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Geothermal Activity

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Natural spring where hot water flows

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Hot Spring

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Hot spring that shoots ground water and steam

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Gryser

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What are the landforms created by our three different types of stress

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There are 3 different types of stress, tension. compression, and shearing. One landform that is an example of tension are the mid ocean ridges or continental. One example for compression are mountain ranges or ocean trenches. An example of shearing are fault zones or transform faults

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What are 3 differences between P and S waves

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  1. P waves come first and S waves come last
  2. P waves are the fastest and S waves are the slowest
  3. P waves are push and pull and S waves move from side to side
54
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Explain how to locate the epicenter of an earthquake

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You can locate the epicenter of an earthquake by using a map scale to mark the radius on a compass. Then, you can draw a circle around each seismograph location finding intersections

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Compare and contrast a quiet eruption and explosive eruption.

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Quiet eruptions occur when lava flows slowly and easily (the gasses start bubbling gently) . Explosive eruptions have magma high in silica with trapped gasses. The build up of pressure will eventually explode.

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What are 3 different types of volcanic landforms?

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The three different types of landforms are calderas,lava domes, and lava plateaus. Calderas are large holes at the top of a volcano when the magma chamber collapses. Lava domes are found in craters of large composite volcanoes. Lava plateaus are a high level area formed by repeated lava flows

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What is geothermal activity? How does geothermal activity form hot springs and geysers?

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The transfer of heat cause of geothermal activity from depths to the Earth’s surface. This causes hot springs, geysers, warm ground, hot pools/hot lakes. Geothermal activity formed hot springs and geysers because they are formed in regions near volcanic activity. They are formed by heat near the magma chamber/heat ground due to pressure

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Choose an ecosystem. List at least three biotic and three abiotic factors.

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Temperate Forest
Abiotic: Rocks, water, sunlight
Biotic: Deer, squirrels, and trees

59
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How are food chains and food webs different?

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A food chain and a food web or different in many ways. One way they are different is that a food chain is very simple / direct and typically goes through each trophic level. On the other hand, a food web is a graph that shows all the trophic eating related interactions (several) between various species in the ecosystems

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Give an example of a food chain. Make sure it includes at least 4 different trophic levels.

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Sunlight——>Grass——>Grasshopper——>Spiders

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What are the three types of symbiosis? Give an example of each one.

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The three types of symbiosis are: Commensalism, Mutualism, and Parasitism. Commensalism is when one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped. Example: Spider making a web on tree. Mutualism is when both organisms benefit. For example: Bees pollinate trees. Parasitism is when one organism (parasite) benefits and the other (host) is harmed. Example : Tick bite on dog or flea bites on a dog

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One species goes extinct in an ecosystem. list 3 ways this can impact the rest of the ecosystem.

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If one species in an ecosystem goes extinct, one or more of the other species would go extinct because each of the species depends on one another to survive. The three ways this can impact the rest of the ecosystem is this food supply, the makeup of the land, and overpopulation.

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Cold and treeless plain where harsh conditions make it hard for plants and animals to survive
Below the topsoil, the ground is permanently frozen which in known as permafrost

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Tundra

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There are 2 major aquatic biomes, the marine and the freshwater
The marine is primarily made up of salt water oceans. The freshwater biome is defined to have a low slat content. Freshwater biomes include ponds and lakes, streams and rivers and wetlands

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Aquatic

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another. They are very simple/direct and typically goes through each trophic level

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Food Chain

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A graph that shows that all the trophic-eating related interactions between various species in an ecosystem. Some species can eat organisms from more than one trophic level

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Food Web

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A relationship between two or more organisms that live closely together. (Commensalism, Mutualism, Parasitism)

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Symbiosis

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One organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

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Commensalism

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Both organisms benefit

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Mutualism

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One organism benefits and the other is harmed

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Parasitism

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The study of interactions among organisms and their environment

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Ecology

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All the living organisms that live in an area and the non living features

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Ecosystems

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(Bio- means living) Living things withing an ecosystem

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Biotic Factors

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(A- means not) Non-living parts of an ecosystem

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Abiotic Factors

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Large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems

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Biomes

76
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Organisms that make their own food (autographs)

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Producers

77
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A (Organism) form of life considered an entity

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Individual

78
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All the living individuals of a species that live in the same area

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Population

79
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Collection of all different population that live in one area

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Community

80
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A community of living organisms and the non-living parts of their enviornment

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Ecosystem

81
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Distinct ecological communities of plants and animals living together in a particular climate

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Biome

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The part of the Earth’s crust, water and the atmosphere that support life

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Biosphere

83
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A feature that is common in population because in provides some improved function

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Adaptation

84
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The 7 biomes

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Temperate Forest
Tropical Rainforest
Desert
Grasslands
Tundra
Marine
Freshwater
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  • Temperate means not to the extremes (Not too hot, not too cold)
  • 4 distinct seasons, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
  • A lot of rain and fertile soil
  • Located between the equator and the poles
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Temperate Forests

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  • These forests are located near the equator and get more rain than temperate forest
  • They are also very humid and warm and the temperature stays between 70 and 90 degrees for most of the year
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Tropical Rainforest

87
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  • Are defined by their lack of rain
  • They generally get 10 inches or less rain in a year
  • They have dry soil, little to no surface water and high evaporation
  • Deserts are very hot during the day and drop below freezing during the night due to lack of humidity
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Desert

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  • Are wide areas of land filled with low growing plants such as grasses and wildflowers
  • The amount of rain is not enough to grow tall trees but enough to not form a desert. Two types known as the temperate or tropical (savanna) based on their location and climate
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Grasslands

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Cold and treeless plain where harsh conditions make it hard for plants and animals to survive
Below the topsoil, the ground is permanently frozen which in known as permafrost

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Tundra

90
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There are 2 major aquatic biomes, the marine and the freshwater
The marine is primarily made up of salt water oceans. The freshwater biome is defined to have a low slat content. Freshwater biomes include ponds and lakes, streams and rivers and wetlands

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Aquatic

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If there are 10,000 calories of energy on the producer level, how much energy will there be at the secondary consumer level? What causes this change?

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There would be 100 calories at the secondary consumer level because as energy is transferred, it decreases by 10%. Since it started put with 10,000 calories and moved through the first consumers at 1,000 calories by the time it got to the secondary consumer it has dropped to 100 calories. Each time the energy decreases a different level of the food pyramid and the calories drop 10%

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