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Faust- Gr 8 Earth Science- Midterm Review
Review vocabulary to prepare for the midterm exam
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8th Grade
01/11/2011

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identify the problem
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the FIRST step of the scientific method
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draw conclusions
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the LAST step of the scientific method
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control
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STANDARD used to compare results in an experiment
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variable
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different FACTORS that are changed in an experiment
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hypothesis
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an EDUCATED GUESS that may explain why something is occurring
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luster
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describes how a mineral REFLECTS LIGHT
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streak
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color of a powder left when a mineral is rubbed on an unglazed ceramic tile
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hardness
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a mineral's ability to RESIST SCRATCHING
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cleavage
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a mineral that breaks with a SPECIFIC PATTERN
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fracture
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a mineral that has NO BREAKING PATTERN
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igneous
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cooled magma or lava
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metamorphic (MORPH)
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heat and pressure CHANGE existing rock
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sedimentary
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existing rocks weather and erode, later cemented together
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primary
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type of seismic wave that causes rock particles to move in the SAME DIRECTION as the energy; 1st to arrive at a seismograph station
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secondary
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the type of seismic wave that causes rock particles to move at RIGHT ANGLES; cannot travel through the outer core
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surface
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the type of seismic wave that travels AWAY FROM THE EPICENTER; causes earthquake damage
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focus
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(part of earthquake) located deep inside the earth where rocks break the elastic limit; PRIMARY & SECONDARY WAVES originate from this
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epicenter
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point on earth's surface directly above the focus; SURFACE WAVES originate from this
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crust
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OUTERMOST LAYER, solid, thin
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moho
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boundary BETWEEN THE CRUST AND MANTLE
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lithosphere
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entire CRUST and UPPER part of MANTLE
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mantle
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THICKEST layer of earth
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asthenoshpere
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LOWER part of the MANTLE
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outer core
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thought to be a LIQUID because secondary waves CANNNOT TRAVEL through this layer
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inner core
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SOLID, thought to be made of IRON and NICKEL
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cinder cone
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TALL, STEEP, EXPLOSIVE eruptions (type of volcano)
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composite
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alternates between a QUIET and EXPLOSIVE eruptions (type of volcano)
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shield
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SHORT, BROAD, Quiet eruptions (type of volcano)
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divergent
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type of plate boundaries where plates are moving APART; example: mid-Atlantic Ridge
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convergent
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type of plate boundearies where plates are COMING TOGETHER
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transform fault
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type of plate boundary where plates SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER; example: San Andreas Fault
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contintent-continent (convergent)
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TWO CONTINENTAL PLATES come together; mountain ranges form; example: Himalayan Mountains
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ocean-continent (convergent)
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OCEAN PLATE collides with CONTINENTAL PLATE; continental plate slides on top; example: Andes Mountains
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ocean-ocean (convergent)
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TWO OCEAN PLATES collide; older plate slides under the younger plate; example: Japan
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subduction zone
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produced by ocean-ocean convergent plate boundaries
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volcanic island arcs
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forms at subduction zones
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coal
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ROCK that contains plant remains
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petroleum
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thick, black LIQUID formed from buried remains of microscopic, marine organism
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natural gas
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GAS formed from the buried remains of microscopic, marine organisms
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nuclear (uranium)
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energy source produced by ATOMIC reactions; nonrenewable due to limited quantity available and can not make more
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hydroelectric
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elecricity generated by moving WATER
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wind
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electricity generated by WIND turning blades of a windmill
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solar
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electricity generated by the SUN and stored using solar panels
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geothermal (geo)
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electricity generated by the natural heat inside the EARTH
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