Earth Science Flashcards

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NOT one of the main areas of Earth science

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Astrology

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Study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate

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Meteorology

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Area of Earth science that examines the physical and biological changes that have occurred in Earth’s past

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Historical geology

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Inner planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars—were formed by

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Repeated collisions of asteroid-sized debris

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According to the nebular hypothesis, our solar system formed from a huge rotating cloud made mostly of

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Helium and hydrogen

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Outer planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—are made up of

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Hydrogen, helium, and water

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Earth’s four major spheres

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Hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere

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Earth’s sphere that includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers

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The hydrosphere

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Life-forms of the biosphere are located in the

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Atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere

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Layer of Earth’s geosphere labeled A

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Crust