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This is my Class 8th Grade for the Advance Math and Science (AMSA) CharterSchool

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What are the Different Science's that are involved in Earth Science   Geology, Astronomy, Paleontology, Meteorology, Oceanography  
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What is an Open System   A system which continuously interacts with its environment. Interactions can be Energy, Matter, or Information  
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What is a Closed System   Can not exchange energy  
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What is an Isolated System   Can not exchange matter or energy  
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What is the Atmosphere   A Gaseous thin envelope that surronds the Earth and goes up 100km. 90% of the atmosphere is in the first 16km.  
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What is Science   A branch of knowledge or study  
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What is a Theory   An explanation based off many observations during repeated experiments Concise  
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What is a Law   A concise verbal or mathematical statement of a relation that expresses a fundamental principal of science  
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What is a Hypothesis   An educated guess  
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There are two ways of classifying the Earth's layers   Compositional and Physical Layer  
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How old is the Earth   4.54 Billion Years  
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What is Differentiation   No two things are the same  
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What is the earliest eon   its the Prehistoric eon  
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How does the increase pressure affect rocks melting points   Decreases it  
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True or False: Everything in nature behave according to comprehensible laws and scientific concepts that can be tested. (What is this called)   True, The most important scientific fact  
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What is the most important assumption about science   Everything in the natural world behaves according to compressible laws & scientific concepts that can be tested.  
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What are the two types of crust   Mantle and Mesophere  
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What does it mean for an idea to be scientific   That it has been tested and proven  
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Most important assumption. (einbatc)   Everything in nature behaves according to comprehensible laws and can be tested.  
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what is the density of the earths top layer crust?   5-7 km thick  
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what is the density of the earths continental crust?   8-7.5 km(Mt. Everest)  
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What is the density of earths Oceanic crust?   -5-7km(made of Basalt or Gabbro)  
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What is the density of earths Mantle?   -2890km Thick  
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