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AMSA EarthScience

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