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science test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tide cause | pull of moon |
| hydrologic cycle | evaporation, condensation, precipitation |
| center of sun | core |
| climate zones | tropical, dry, mild, continental, polar |
| weathervane | measures wind direction |
| anemoter | measures wind speed |
| outermost layer of sun | corona |
| definition of science | studying universe's wonders |
| sector | part of graph |
| parts of Noah's flood | Flooding and Recessive Stages |
| part of sun seen | photosphere |
| plate tectonic theory | plate activity causes events |
| hydrosphere | location of earth's water |
| precipitation includes | rain, sleet, snow, hail |
| minimum wind speed for hurricane | 74 mph |
| geocentric system | earth is center of universe |
| heliocentric system | sun is center of universe |
| strainer | separates mixtures |
| astronomy | study of space |
| controlled variables | experiment parts that don't change |
| evolutionary view of earth's origin | big bang |
| second part in scientific method | hypothesis step |
| greenhouse effect | trapping heat in atmosphere |
| hydrologic cycle | movement of water from earth to air and back |
| worldview | beliefs that guide truth |
| concept map | visual data chart |
| uniformitarianism | current observations explain geography |
| meteorolgy | study of weather |
| estuary | any water meeting an ocean |
| drainage basin | separates river systems |
| fossils | remains of living things |
| moving air | wind |
| inner planets | earth's location in solar system |
| sedimentary rock fuel | coal |
| stratus | blanket looking clouds |
| cumulus | puffy clouds |
| cirrus | high clouds |
| cumulonimbus | storm clouds |
| salt marsh | coast land that floods at high tide |
| geothermal energy | hot springs create |
| center of hurricane | eye |
| domed mountain | earth has pushed up |
| bottom layer of atmosphere | troposphere |
| top layer of atmosphere | exosphere |
| second layer of atmosphere | stratosphere |
| atmosphere layer with northern lights | thermosphere |
| atmosphere layer with meteors | mesosphere |
| high tide | ocean water rises |
| low tide | ocean water falls |
| neap tide | sun and moon pull against oceans |
| spring tide | sun and moon pull oceans together |