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astronomer
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"That star constellation is called Orion."
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meteorologist
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"There's a cold front moving in from the West, which may bring snow."
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earth science
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"I am the study of Earth's crust, oceans, atmosphere, and surrounding space."
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oceanographer
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"Algae is an important life form, providing food for many marine life forms."
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geologist
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"Some rocks develop an unusual property of fluorescence, which makes a rock look like it is glowing."
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A scientist who studies earthquakes.
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geologist
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I want to study marine life, like dolphins and sharks. I should learn about ____________.
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oceanography
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I want to know all about the universe. I should study _________.
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astronomy
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The earth has 3 main chemical layers: a core, mantle, and crust. These layers form a process called:
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differentiation
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The earth's differentiation and size are significant factors for life on Earth because Earth's composition and gravitational attraction...
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helps to retain Earth's atmosphere
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Most planets have _____ but none has a _____ like Earth does.
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an atmosphere; hydrosphere
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Earth's lithosphere is unique compared to other planets because it contains ____.
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soil
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I am composed of rocks and minerals.
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Lithosphere
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I am all different forms of water.
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hydrosphere
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I am all that is ice.
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cryosphere
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I am mostly nitrogen and oxygen gases.
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atmosphere
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I am composed of plants and animals, including humans.
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biosphere
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Earth's tectonic activity is a significant factor that helps to sustain life on Earth because the movement of Earth's crustal plates affect...
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volcanic activity and the atmosphere
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Earth's _______ cycle moves water from one reservoir to another. One of Earth's dynamic processes.
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hydrologic
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It seems like all of Earth's unique qualities and dynamic processes are ....
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interconnected
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If earth was closer to the sun, the intense heat might evaporate the oceans and create an atmosphere similar to ...
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Venus
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Differentiation happened in other inner planets besides earth.
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true
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made of large plates that move
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lithosphere
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made of solid iron
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inner core
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very dense liquid of iron and sulfur
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outer core
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layer that includes the asthenosphere
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upper mantle
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thin, rigid surface on earth
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crust
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layer just outside the outer core
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lower mantle
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volcanoes are usually formed by a ______ boundary, where at least one of the plates is ______.
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convergent; oceanic
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a well- known transform boundary in cali is
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san andreas fault
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earths crustal plates move because of ____ currents.
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convection
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the theory of _________ suggests that the crust of earth moves on the upper mantle
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plate tectonics
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earthquakes are especially associated with _____ boundaries
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transform
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mid atlantic ocean ridge is a ____ boundary
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divergent
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plants are able to release water into the atmosphere by
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transpiration
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hydrologic cycle is balanced because
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precipitation is equal to amount of evaporated water
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the hydrologic, rock, and tectonic cycles are powered by 2 things
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sun and core
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sinking of layers
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subduction
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wood and _____ can be _____ to release carbon into the air
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fossil fuels, burned
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the _____ hold more carbon than the atmosphere
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oceans
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phosphorus is least available because it is in the...
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lithosphere
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what is energy?
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the ability to do work
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the energy cant be created. this is because of the
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first law of thermodynamics
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heat released by an organism...
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is released into the environment and unusable
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most energy comes originally from
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the sun
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