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Science 1st marking period

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Theory   An explanation for a phonamena that is based off of an observation, experiment,and reasoning; that does not conflict with any experiment results or observations.  
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Geology   The scientific study of the origin,history, and structure of earth and the process tht shapes the Earth  
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Independant variable   The variable in the experiment that the scientist changes  
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atmosphere   A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon  
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Ecosyststem   A community organisms in there natural environment  
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Contour line   A line that connects points with equal elevation on a map  
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Mineral   A natural,usually Inorganic solid that has a characteristic chemical composition, an orderly internal structure, and a characteristic set of physical properties  
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Rock cycle   The series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes.  
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Metamorphic rock   A type of rock that changes from one kind to another by heat or pressure.  
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Fossil fuel   A nonrenewable energy resource formed from old organism remains  
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Hydroelectric energy   Electric energy produced by water  
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Relative age   The age of an object in relation to other objects (not in number form)  
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Uniformitaianism   A principal that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by today's geological processes  
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Period   A u it of geological time that is longer than epoch but shorter than a era  
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Geologic column   An ordered arrangement of rock of rock layers that is based in the relative ages of the rocks and in which the older rocks are at the bottom.  
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Continental drift   The hypothesis that the continents were one major landmass ad broke apart then drifted into their present positions  
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Divergent boundaries   Boundries of plates that moved apart from each other and leave a mid ocean ridge  
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Seismograph   The instrument that records the vibrations in the ground  
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P wave   The primary wave that moves up and down and is the fastest wave  
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Epicenter   The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus  
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Observations   Observing things using the 5 senses  
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Earth sciences   The scientific of earth and the universe around it  
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Hypothesis   An educated guess  
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Biosphere   The part of the earth where life exists  
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Legend   A list of Mao symbols and their meanings (key)  
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Scale   the relationship between the distance shown on the map and in real life.  
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non silicate   A mineral that does not contain silicon and oxygen  
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Silicate   A mineral that contains a combination of silicon and oxygen and may contain one or more metals  
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Sedimentary rock   Loose rock or sediment that has been compacted or cemented together by heat or pressure.  
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Extrusive igneouse rock   Rocks that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface  
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Nuclear fission   The process by which the nucleus of a heavy atom splits into two or more fragments;the process releases neutrons and energy  
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Recycling   The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap;  
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Index fossil   A fossil used to show the ages of the surrounding rocks  
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Eras   A Unit o geological time that includes two or more periods  
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Sea floor spreading   The process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms magma rises to Earth's surface and solidifies at a mid ocean ridge  
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Paleomagnetism   The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock, specifically if it relates to the magnetic poles  
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Elastic rebound   When an object's shape is deformed by a force and when that force is released the object returns to its original shape  
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S wave   The secondary wave hat moves from side to side and is the 2nd fastest wave  
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Volcanism   Any activity tha includes the movement of magma toward or onto Earth's surface  
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Explosives eruption   A volcanic eruptin that is Manley felsic lava which is sticky and creates a large eruption  
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Hydrosphere   The portion of the Earth that is water  
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Elevation   The height of an object above sea level  
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Topography   The size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including it s relief  
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Cleavage   The tendency of a mineral to split along specific planes of a weakness to form a smooth flat surface  
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Regional metamorphism   A change in the texture, structure, or chemical composition of a rock due to changes in temperature and pressure over a large area, usually because of tectonic forces  
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Igneous rock   Rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies  
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Nuclear fusion   The process by which nuclei of small atoms combine to form new, more massive nuclei; this process releases energy  
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Solar energy   The energy received by Earth from the sun in the form of radiation  
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Geothermal energy   The energy produced by heat within the earth  
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Absolute age   Age of an object(using numbers)  
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Law of superposition   The principal that a sedimentary rock layer is older than the layers above itabd younger than the layers above it the layers are not disturbed  
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Epochs   A geologic time that is longer than an age but shorter than a period  
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Plate tectonics   The theory hat explains how large prices of the lithosphere, called plates, move an change shape  
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Transform boundaries   2 plate boundaries that slide past eachother  
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Convergent boundaries   2 plate boundaries converge into each other and one plate slides under the other one  
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Focus   The location within the earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs  
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Hot spot   A volcanically active area of Earth's surface, commonly far from a tectonic plane boundary ( Hawaii )  
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Pyroclastic material   Fragments of rock that form during a volcanic eruption  
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Mine reclamation   Mining companies are asked to put the land back to how it was after mining  
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Queit eruption   Volcanic eruptions that mainly include magic magma and the lava just flows down the volcanoe  
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Closed system   When energy but not matter is exchanged with the surroundings  
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Open system   When both matter and energy are exchanged with the surroundings  
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Solar collector   An object that collects sunlight  
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