earth science esu

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Decks in this class (24)

Chapter 1: Intro to Earth
Geology,
Oceanography,
Meteorology
25  cards
Chapter 2: Matter and Minerals
Minerals are what to rocks,
95 of rocks make up how many mine...,
What is the difference between co...
20  cards
Chapter 3: Rocks
Kansas contains what type of rocks,
What is a rock,
What are rocks classified mode of...
47  cards
Chapter 9: Volcanoes and Igneous Activity
Factors that determine the violen...,
Viscosity,
The factors affecting the viscosi...
28  cards
Chapter 8: Earthquakes and Earth's Interior
What is an earthquake,
When a fault slips energy is rele...,
What is a a focus of a seismic wave
43  cards
Lab Exam 1
Sedimentary rocks,
Igneous rocks,
Metamorphic rocks
26  cards
Chapter 7: Plate Tectonics: A Science Revolution Unfolds
Continental drift,
German meteorologistpublished ori...,
Continental drift hypothesis
29  cards
Chapter 10: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
What is crustal deformation and w...,
Factors that influence rock strength,
A crustal deformation can be what
22  cards
Chapter 11: Geologic Time
Who led the expedition in 1869 th...,
A scottish physician who is known...,
What is relative dating
10  cards
Chapter 12: Earth's Evolution
The precambrian history is broken...,
Precambrian history,
Hadean archean and proterozoic cr...
29  cards
Chapter 4: Weathering, Erosion, & Mass Wasting
What is mass wasting,
What is the definition to weathering,
What is erosion
35  cards
Chapter 5: Running Water and Ground Water
The process of the hydrologic cycle,
What is a drainage basin,
The beginning of water being adde...
41  cards
Lab Exam 2
Two types of seismic waves that a...,
How can you figure out the distan...,
How can you find the epicenter of...
11  cards
Chapter 6: Glaciers and Deserts
A think mass of ice that forms ov...,
What two cycles are glaciers a pa...,
Three types of glaciers
17  cards
Chapter 13: The Ocean Floor
How much of the earths surface is...,
How much of the earth is covered ...,
What are the nicknames for the no...
34  cards
Chapter 14: Ocean Water and Ocean Life
The average seawater of saline an...,
Sources of sea salts,
The process that decreases salini...
16  cards
Chapter 15: The Dynamic Ocean
Two types of surface circulation,
The coastal zone order,
What is the definition of a wave
38  cards
Chapter 16: The Atmosphere: Composition, Structure, & Temperate
Weather what is it,
Climate what is it,
Regularly measured properties of ...
28  cards
Chapter 17: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation
The three states of matter in water,
When water changes states what ha...,
How is heat energy measured
34  cards
Chapter 18: Air Pressure and Wind
Atmospheric pressure is what,
Pressure decreases with what,
What is the millibar standard sea...
30  cards
Chapter 19: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms
What are the characteristics of a...,
What is a cold canadian air mass,
What is the area where an air mas...
44  cards
Lab Exam 4
The four eras of geological time ...,
What is a contour line,
What is a contour interval
22  cards
Chapter 21: Origins of Modern Astronomy
Comets were believed to be what,
Ancient greeks in early history o...,
What is earth centered view
17  cards
Chapter 22: Touring Our Solar System
What is included in the solar system,
Two groups of the planet that occ...,
Terrestrial planets are what
30  cards

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