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Handout Test

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INTRO TO EARTH SCIENCE

Geology, Oceanography, Hydrology, Hydrography, Hydrogeology, Meteorology, Astronomy, Climatology, Paleontology, Geography, biosphere, litosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, Earth Day

15

10pts

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SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT 1

Scientific method, first step, obtaining information, hypothesis, experimentation, conclusion, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, pure scientists, applied scientists, controlled experiment, mass, metric system

13

100pts

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SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT 2

Globe, map, distortions, Ptolemy, projection map, Mercator, conic projection, polar projection, topographic maps, elevation, contour lines, surveyors, gravity, mass, directly proportional, inversely proportional, weight, Sir Isaac Newton, light year, Astronomical Unit, tables, diagrams, graphs, line, bar, pie graph, dependant variable, independent variable

28

100pts

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EARTH CHEMISTRY

Atoms, nucleus, proton, neutron, electron, AMU, periodic table, elements, families, periods, Oxygen, atomic number, energy shells, sub-orbitals, molecule, compounds, ionic bonds, ions, covalent bonds, water, organic molecules, inorganic molecules, radioactive elements, metals, nonmetals

25

100pts

5

REVIEW

NO ASSIGNMENT

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THE UNIVERSE

Astronomy, Stonehenge, Pythagoras, Aristacus of Samos, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Lippeshey, Galileo Galilei, heretic, Kepler’s laws, Big Bang Theory, telescopes, optical telescopes, radio telescopes, infrared and X-ray telescopes, spectroscope, white light, stars

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7

GALAXIES AND STARS

Milky Way, convex lens, spiral galaxy, elliptical galaxy, irregular galaxy, nebulae, the nebular theory, formation of stars and planets, local group, open clusters, pairs, ellipsing binaries, Alpha Centauri, red shift, quasars, magnitude, pulsating variable star, main sequence stars, classification of stars, neutron stars, pulsar, white dwarf, medium-sized star, giants, super giants, comets

26

100pts

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THE SUN

Protostars, sunspots, solar flares, solar prominences, fusion, theory of relativity, core, radiation zone, convection zone, photosphere, granular cells, chromosphere, corona, solar wind, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, life cycle of the sun, main sequence star, red giant, white dwarf, black dwarf, nova, neutron star, black hole

24

100 pts

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CONSTELLATIONS

Constellations, astronomers, International Astronomical Union, polaris, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Draco, Cygnus, Lyra, Hercules, Aquila, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Orion, Helios, Canis Major, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus, Pegasus

20

100 pts

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Nebulae, inner planets, outer planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, retrograde motion, magnetosphere, Great Red Spot, Ganymede, Europa, Titan, Great Dark Spot, binary system, asteroid belt, comets, meteoroids, meteors, meteorite

25

100 pts

11

THE PLANET EARTH

Hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, leap year, Apethon, Perihelion, angle of earth’s axes, summer solstice, winter solstice, equinoxes, earth’s rotation, seasons, prime meridian, international date line, gravity, Stonehenge, magnetic field

*Get the handout on Time Zones

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THE EARTH’S MOON

Natural satellite, bright and dark sides of the moon, phases of the moon (5), waxing, waning, craters, rays, moon facts, regolith, terrae, maria, flood tide, ebb tide, spring tide, neap tide

15

100 pts

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THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT

Daedalus, Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier, Jean Fancois Pilatre de Rozier, Jacques Alexandre Charles, Baloon Corps, crossing the Atlantic, dirigibles, zeppelins, Hindenburg, Wright brothers, biplanes, barnstorming, Louis Bleriot, Wiley Post, Amelia Earhart, dogfights, Jet Age, 1958, 1986, Fathers of Space Flight, Space Age

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Lesson

Terms to Know/ Assignments

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Handout Test

Essay

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THE HISTORY OF SPACE FLIGHT

Satellites, propellants, Sputnik I, Laika, Vanguard II, Luna 2, Yuri Gagarin, Alan B. Shepard, John H. Glenn, Valentina Tereshkova,

The Mercury Program, The Gemini Program,

The Apollo Program, first men of the moon, Skylab Program, Apollo-Soyuz, space shuttle, Spacelab, Columbia, Challenger, Endeavor

20

100 pts

15

REVIEW 2

NO ASSIGNMENTS/ TERMS

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THE ATMOSPHERE

Air, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, respiration, atmosphere, air pressure, troposphere, stratosphere, jet stream, ozone, fluorocarbons, stratopause, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere, magnetosphere, Van Allen radiation belts, aurora

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FORMATION OF WINDS 1

Radiation, radiant energy, solar energy, conduction, convection, infrared rays, greenhouse effect, weight of warm air, weight of cool air, types of pressure, water vapor molecules, humidity, evaporation, respiration, transpiration, stomata, saturation, specific humidity, relative humidity, pshychrometer, measures of humidity, barometer, air pressure

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FORMATION OF WINDS 2

Air currents, formation of winds, cyclones, low pressure center, air current movement, weather vanes, global winds, coriolis effect, doldrums, horse latitudes, trade winds, prevailing westerlies, polar easterlies, the jet stream, sea breeze, land breeze, chinooks, ,monsoons, anemometer, weather baloons, altitudes, radar, meteorologists, weather satellites

24

100 pts

If you want first semester credit, see me for your final exam and notes.

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CLOUDS & FRONTS

Air masses, maritime tropical, continental tropical, continental polar, weather front, precipitation, warm front, cold front, occluded front, stationary front, formation of clouds, net evaporation, net condensation, dew point, formation of precipitation, water cycle, stratus clouds, cumulus, alto, nimbo, cirro, cumulonimbus, condensation, fog, rain, drizzle, sleet, glaze, hail, snow

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2

100 pts

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STORMS & CLIMATE 1

Thunderstorm, thunder, Thor, lightning, forked L, streak L, ribbon L, beaded or linked L, ball L, cloud-to-ground L, frequency of L strikes, cloud-to-cloud L, intracloud L, protection procedures, lightning rods, hurricanes, storm surge, naming of hurricanes, tornadoes, tornado season, storm shelter, forming of tornadoes, blizzard

See me for video on LIGHTNING!

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STORMS & CLIMATE 2

Climate, weather, climatology, influence of climate, temperature, latitude, ocean currents, altitude, precipitation, prevailing winds, mountain ranges, icecap region, polar region, subarctic region, tundra, taiga, Mediterranean climate, marine climate, continental climate, subtropical climate, steppe climate, desert climate, tropical rainforests, highland climate, savanna, continental drift, Earth and Sun, El Nino

28

100 pts

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REVIEW 3

NO ASSIGNMENTS/TERMS

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THE HYDROSPHERE

Hydrosphere, water in body, life processes, daily water intake, water historically, oceans, fresh water, water cycle, water shortage, water shortage prevention, components of hydrosphere

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24

THE OCEANS

Oceans, Pacific Ocean, Ferdinand Magellan, tsunamis, location, James Cook, Mariana Trench, East Pacific Ridge, trade winds, Atlantic Ocean, first explorers, Bartholomew Dias, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, polution, gulfstream currents, Labrador current, Indian Ocean, Vasco da Gama, Suez Canal, shallows, deeps, Arctic Ocean, Pytheas, Robert E. Peary, Bering Strait, iceberg, glacier ice, Antarctic Ocean, ocean water, salinity, evaporation, nodules, ocean products, transportation, energy production

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25

OCEAN FEATURES

Oceanographers, effect of oceans, ocean floor, continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise, continental margin, submarine canyons, seamounts, reefs, coral reefs, reef types, mid-ocean ridges, guyots, trenches, Mariana Trench, abyssal plain, ocean floor, HMS Challenger, sonar, cores, tides, high tide, low tide, ocean currents, upwelling, ocean waves structure, breakers

See me for Chart of the Sea Floor Assignment

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20

100 pts

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SURFACE WATER

Fresh water %, sources for fresh water, moving surface water, surface runoff, watershed, standing surface water, deepest lake, lakes, ponds, swamps, reservoirs, desalination, distillation, freezing, Electrodialysis, glaciers, firn, ice caps, valley glaciers, cirques, fiord, crevasses, moraines, ground moraine, lateral moraine, terminal moraine, drumlins, till, eskers, kames, kettles, kettle lakes, erratics, calving

34

100pts

27

UNDERGROUND WATER

Groundwater, permeable, semi-permeable, water table, size of soil rocks, artesian well, spring, oasis, geysers, old faithful, hot springs, geothermal energy, fumaroles, caverns, sinkholes

15

100 pts

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REVIEW

NO ASSIGNMENT

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THE LITOSPHERE

Parts of litosphere, crust, crust components, oceanic crust, basalt, continental crust, mantle, plasticity, molten, magma, igneous rocks, lava, primary components of mantle, core, Gutenberg Discontinuity, continental drift, Pangaea, Alfred Wegener, scientific evidence for continental drift

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30

PLATE TECTONICS

Supercontinent, crustal plates, study of the litosphere, mid-ocean ridge, subduction, rift valley, convergent boundaries, divergent boundary, transform boundary, destructive boundaries, ring of fire, plate speed, fault, areas of crustal movement, earthquakes, "lock up", focus, epicenter, seismic waves, seismograph, P-Waves, S-waves, L-waves, Richter Scale, tsuname

See me for Plate Tectonics Assignment: Identify major and minor plates on the map

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10

100 pts

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MOUNTAINS

Compression, tension, shearing, anticline, syncline, fracture, fault, normal fault, reverse fault, thrust fault, strike-slip fault, mountains, young mountains, mature mountains, old mountains, ranges, mountain belt, Mount St. Helens, major mountain ranges, folded mountains, fault-block mountains, rift valley, dome mountains, plateaus, plains, coastal, interior, pampas

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VOLCANOES

Friction, magma, felsic magma, mafic magma, Volcanology, conduit, hot spot, central vent, volcanic eruption, Crater Lake, caldera, dikes, sills, laccoliths, volcanic neck, positives of volcanoes, volcanic islands, lava, gas, tephra, volcanic ash, volcanic bombs, volcano types, shield volcano, Cinder Cones, composite volcano, active volcano, intermittent volcano, dormant volcano, extinct volcano,

See me for Volcanoes Video (must show notes!)

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20

100 pts

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ROCKS & MINERALS

Igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, granite, minerals, ID minerals, hardness, Mohs, scratch test, color, streak, luster, crystal formation, fracture and cleavage, magnetism, density, reaction to acids, gems, ores, metals, nonmetals, mineral usage

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34

WEATHERING & EROSION

Weathering, mechanical weathering, ice wedging, frost action, root-pry, chemical weathering, oxidation, acid rain, mosses and lichens, soluble, insoluble, soil, bedrock, humus, sand, clay, erosion, gravity, talus, mudslides and landslides, wind, abrasive, deflation, loess, sand dunes, glaciers, ocean waves, sand bars, moving water, runoff, river systems, young rivers, mature river, old river, oxbow lake, deltas, alluvial fans

37

100 pts

35

FOSSILS & DINOSAURS

Fossils, dinosaurs, fossil formation, molds, cast fossil, imprint fossils, petrifaction, freezing, amber, tar pits, trace fossils, law of superposition, geologic eras and periods, paleontologist, dinosaur characteristics, specific adaptations, T-Rex, Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus, Ornithomimus, Deinonychus, Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Ptenarodon, Triceratop, extinction theories

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36

ENERGY

Energy, energy related problems, greenhouse effect, nuclear power, fission, nuclear energy, geothermal energy, water energy, hydroelectric plants, trash, recycling, fossil fuels, petroleum, formation, oil well, petroleum industry, coal, coal formation, black lung, lignite, bituminous coal, anthracite, natural gas, natural gas formation, methane, solar energy, photosynthesis, solar panels

28

100 pts

2^nd SEMESTER EXAM