science definitions 2
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- the asking and answering of questions in order to satisfy curiosity of the natural world
- science
- the gathering of information by noting facts or occurances
- observation
- living things
- organism
- the application of knowledge, tools, and materials to solve practical problems
- technology
- the study of our planet
- Earth Science
- the study of living things and their environment
- Life Science
- the study of matter and energy
- Physical Science
- a mixture of gases that surround the earth
- atmoshere
- the measure of force which the air molecules push on
- air pressure
- the height of an object above the Earth's surface
- altitude
- % of gases in oxygen
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oxygen- 21%
nitrogen- 78%
other- 1% - transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves
- radiation
- the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another
- conduction
- the transfer of energy by circulation or movement of a liquid or gas
- convection
- the Earth's heating process in which the gases in the atmosphere trap thermal energy
- Greenhouse Effect
- a rise in average global temperatures
- Global Warming
- your air is moist and warm
- Thermosphere
- you are cold
- Mesosphere
- ozone is in you
- Stratosphere
- we live on you
- Troposphere
- moving air
- wind
- circular patterns caused by the rising and sinking of air
- convection cells
- curving of moving objects such as wind by the Earth's rotation
- Coroilis Effect
- generally move short distances, but can blow from any direction
- local winds
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part of a pattern of air circulation that moves across the Earth
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global winds
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. - winds that blow 30 degrees latitude to the equator
- trade winds
- equatorial ocean regions noted for dead clams and light fluctuating breezes such as trade winds
- doldrums
- name the seven continents from largest to smallest
- Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antartica, Europe, and Australia
- the five oceans
- Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
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a large mass of land
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the line of latitude around the middle of the globe
runs east and west
divides Earth into north and south - equator
- profile of the Earth's atmoshere
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Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere