Earth Sci MID-TERM Practice flashcard

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What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transformed.

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What does the second law of thermodynamics state about entropy?

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Entropy of a system tends to increase, leading to degeneration.

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What is a downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust called?

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Syncline.

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What is a measure of the amount of gravitational pull on an object?

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Weight.

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What is an example of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?

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A person walking up a hill.

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Define kinetic energy.

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The energy an object possesses due to its motion.

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Define gravitational potential energy.

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The energy an object possesses due to its position in a gravitational field.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the gravitational force acting on that mass.

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What is entropy?

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A measure of disorder or randomness in a system.

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What is an anticline?

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An upward fold in rock layers.