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Earth Science EL's for first 2 quarters
All vocab from notebook that should be known
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Science
9th Grade
01/23/2011

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Observations
Definition
Made from using your 5 senses and tools that help extend your senses
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Inferences
Definition
Educated guess
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predictions
Definition
Can be made from your observations, they are inferences about the future
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Cyclical
Definition
goes in a circle
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Classification
Definition
things are grouped together based on similar charachteristics
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Measurments
Definition
ways to express an observation with more accuracy. 3 basic dimensional measurements:time, distance and mass...always compared to a known standard
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Rate of change
Definition
change in field value/time. tells you how quickly something is changing
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Percent deviation
Definition
tells how far off an answer is from the correct answer. difference from accepted value/accepted value*100
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Density
Definition
density increases when preesure is exerted on an object(like a propane tank). Size does not affect density.
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Water
Definition
The density of water is highest at 4 degrees celsius, water is the only known substance that is less dense in solid form than liquid form.
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Temperature
Definition
An increase in temp will decrease density
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Inerfaces
Definition
Boundaries between masses that contain different properties
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Earth rotates
Definition
15 dgrees per hour, 24 different time zones
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prime meridian
Definition
divdes western and eastern hemispheres
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equator
Definition
divides norhtern and souther hemisperes
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latitude
Definition
how far norht or south you are from the equator, angle of polaris
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longitude
Definition
connect the poles, time zones
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degree
Definition
each can be broken up into 60 minutes
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military time
Definition
Format: hours, minutes, seconds
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gradient or slope
Definition
how steep an are is on a map. Formula: change in field value/distance
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topographic maps
Definition
use contour lines that show the elevation of certain points.closer the countour lines=steeper the hill. river= lines facing upstream. depression= hatches. never cross. sea level always start at 0.
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earths shape
Definition
oblate spheroid, not visible to the naked eye
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Rotation
Definition
spinning of teh earth
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seasons occur
Definition
earths tilt on its axis
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tilt
Definition
23.5 degrees
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polaris
Definition
seeems to stay still in the night sky and all the other stars move around it.
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across the sky
Definition
east to west
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revolve
Definition
earth goes around the sun
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summer solcitise
Definition
longest day of the year (june 21)
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winter solictise
Definition
shortest day of the year (dec 21)
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spring equinox
Definition
12 hour daylight (march 21)
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fall equinox
Definition
12 hours daylight (september 23)
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equinoxes
Definition
sun rises due east and due west
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winter
Definition
south of equator, sun hits tropic of capricorn
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summer
Definition
north of equater, sun hits tropic of cancer
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moon
Definition
growing= waxing, shrinking=wanning, phases move right to left
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high and low tides
Definition
moon
Term
solar eclipse
Definition
moon blocks the sun from hitting earth
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lunar eclipse
Definition
earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon
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Universe
Definition
countess galaxies with clusters of stars, huge
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sun
Definition
is a star
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milky way galaxy
Definition
spiral galaxy, were believed to be on the edge of the arms
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Heliocentric
Definition
model of solar system with the sun at the center and the planets revolve around the sun
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Geocentric
Definition
model of teh solar system with the earth at the center and everything revolving around it
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ellipses
Definition
the ways planets travels, sort of like ovals
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eccentricity
Definition
measure of how flat an orbit is relative to a circle, distance between focal points/length of major axis. higher the number=more flat.
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orbital speed
Definition
faster when closer to the sun.
Term
terrestrial
Definition
4 inner planets
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jovian
Definition
last 4 planets
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gravity
Definition
holds planets in place
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more mass
Definition
=more gravational pull
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farther away
Definition
=less gravtional pull
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doppler affect
Definition
light waves are longer then what they should be so it shows that the universe is expanding, stars are emiiting red light which means they are moving away from us.
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red light
Definition
long wave lengths
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blue light
Definition
shorter wave lengths
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HR diagram
Definition
graphs luminosity vs temp. and mass vs temp.
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classifications of stars
Definition
temperature
luminosity
size
color
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galaxies
Definition
3 major types
spiral, elliptical, irregular. units are lightyears. very in size, shape and color.
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Energy
Definition
main sources: sun and interior processes
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conduction
Definition
transfer of energy through direct contact through solids
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convection
Definition
transfer of energy through the movement of fluids
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radiation
Definition
transfer of energy through waves and does not require matter through which to travel
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insolation
Definition
incoming solar radiation (sunshine)
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water
Definition
has a high specific heat
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specific heat
Definition
means that it absorbs and releases energy slowly
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land
Definition
heats up and cools down much fater than water
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heat
Definition
is measured in calories, means amount of energy it takes to raise water by one degree celsius
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air flows
Definition
higher the pressure between places the faster teh wind blows
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day
Definition
onshore winds occur
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night
Definition
offshore winds occur
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