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Earth Science 11
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11th Grade
12/13/2010

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Beaufort Scale
Definition
Relates wind speed to its effects.
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cfc's
Definition
used for airasall cans
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                             abrasion                                            
Definition

  wearing away of rock by grinding action                

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abyssal plains
Definition

    large flat area on the deep ocean floor               

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acid rain
Definition
rain that contains dissolved sulfur or nitrogen gases
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air mass
Definition
a large section of the lower troposphere that has the same weather throughout
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air mass thunderstorms
Definition
widely scattered thunderstorm that formed within  a warm, moist air mass usually lasting less than an hour
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air pressure
Definition
weight of the atmosphere per unit area
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amphiboles
Definition
a family of complex silicate minerals that tend to form, long needle like necks
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anemometer
Definition
an instrument that measures wind speed
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anticline
Definition

an upfold in rock layers

 

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atoll
Definition
a ring shaped island or chain of islands uaslly made from coral and which nearly encircle a lagoon
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atom
Definition
the smallest part of a element that has all the properties of that element
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barometer
Definition
an instrument that measures atmosheric pressure
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climate
Definition
typical weather pattern over a period of years in a given location
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oceanographers
Definition
Scientists who study earth's oceans
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astronomers
Definition
scientists who study the universe
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inner core
Definition
Earth sphere made of solid iron and nickel
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crust
Definition
Layer of lighter rock at the surface
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Radioactive minerals
Definition
A possible heat source fo a young Earth
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Outer Core
Definition
Earth sphere made of liquid iron and nickel
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Geologist
Definition
A scientist who study the Earth and the minerals in the Earth.
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climate
Definition
Is the study of the statistics of the temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and rainfall in a certain region of the world.
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