6the earth and the universe

... melted candle wax and water in an ice cube tray If you took the tray out of the freezer and left it at room temperature, the ice would melt, but the candle wax would not This is because the two ... as either basaltic, andesitic, or rhyolitic [Hint: The more silica in the rock, the lighter it is in color.] 2 Compare and contrast your samples using the data from the data table How do they ... formation and the heat generated from the decay of radioactive elements are the sources of Earth’s thermal energy Composition of magma The type of igneous rock that forms depends on the composition

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... of Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe, and provided feedback and suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the instruction vi Mark Brazo Lincoln High School Portland, ... Advisory Board The Teacher Advisory Board gave the editorial and design team feedback on the content and design of the Student Edition We thank these teachers for their hard work and creative suggestions ... 586 21 Fossils and the Rock Record 588 22 The Precambrian Earth 618 23 The Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras 646 Unit Resources and the Environment 674 24 Earth Resources

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... to find the mass of the water and water vapor and not the weight? A The mass is the amount of matter in the water and water vapor B The mass measures the gravitational force on the water and water ... Geology The study of the materials that make up Earth, the processes that form and change these materials, and the history of the planet and its life-forms since its origin is the branch of Earth ... 28 Speed (m/s) The distance a car travels between the time the driver decides to stop the car and the time the driver puts on the brakes is called the reaction distance How does the reaction distance

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... on Earth In this grid, the equator horizontally circles Earth halfway between the north and south poles The equator arates Earth into two equal halves called the northern hemisphere and the ... of Maps and Projections Mercator projection navigation of planes and ships The land near the poles is distorted. Conic projection road and weather maps The areas at the top and bottom of the map ... about the four major types of mapping technologies. STEP 1 Find the middle of a horizontal sheet of paper and mark it Fold the left and right sides of the paper to the middle and crease the

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... the universe, as shown in Figure 3.6 Analyses of the composition of rocks and minerals on Earth indicate that the percentages of elements in Earth’s crust differ from the percentages in the universe ... temperature, they are called thermal vibrations At the melting point of the material, these vibrations become vigorous enough to break the forces holding the solid together The particles can then slide ... on Earth’s crust contain oxygen and silicon You will learn more about these elements and the minerals they form in Chapter Section Aluminum 8.1% Figure 3.6 The most abundant elements in the universe

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... STEP 2 Fold up the bottom edges of the sheets to form seven equal tabs Crease the fold to hold the tabs in place. STEP 3 Staple along the fold Label the tabs with the names of the tests used ... crystal-lizes The type and number of elements present in the magma determine which minerals will form The rate at which the magma cools determines the size of the mineral crystals If the magma cools ... Make and Use a Table What information should you include in a mineral identification chart? Analysis 1 Copy the data table and use the Reference Handbook to complete the table. 2 Expand the

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... the top and bottom to the middle to form two flaps. STEP 2 Fold into thirds. STEP 3 Unfold the paper and cut the flaps along the fold lines as shown STEP 4 Label the tabs as shown in the ... blows soil across the infield at a baseball park The force of the wind removes the soil and carries it away After rock fragments and sediments have been weathered out of the rock, they often are ... particles settle out of sediment and water? The sediment sank to the tom and was deposited in layers with the largest grains bot-at the bottom and the smallest grains bot-at the top Similarly, sediments

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... unchanged Rock type and composition Not all the rocks in the same climate weather at the same rate The effects of climate on the weathering of rock also depends on the rock type and composition For ... percent of Earth’s surface, they have covered over 30 percent of Earth’s surface in the past Glaciers left their mark on much of the landscape, and their erosional effects are large-scale and dramatic ... Distinguish between the characteristics of an unweathered rock and those of a highly weathered rock. 2 Describe the factors that control the rate of chemical weathering and those that control the rate

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... sand, and mix well Add 100 mL of water to the second container of sand, and mix well Add 200 mL of water to the third container of sand, and mix well. 4 Empty the three mixtures of sand and ... wear down and change? Landforms can change through processes involv-ing wind, ice, and water, and sometimes through the force of gravity alone The downslope movement of soil and weathered rock ... When the mass of material in a landslide moves along a curved surface, a slump results Material at the top of the slump moves downhill, and slightly inward, while the material at the tom of the

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... of sand, pebbles, and cobbles that the stream’s water can roll or push along the bed of the stream The faster the water moves, the larger the particles it can carry As the particles move, they ... of water and nutrients allows for the lush growth of marsh grasses The shallow roots of the grasses anchor deposits of silt and mud on the delta, thereby slowing the water and expanding the marsh ... together and form dense aggregates with little space between them The force of falling rain can then push the soil clumps together, thereby closing pores and allowing less water to enter Slope The

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... cylinder into the sand-filled cylinder until the water level is flush with the surface of the sand Measure and record the volume of saturated sand in the cylinder. 5 Measure and record how much ... streams and wetlands wherever the water table intersects the surface of the ground. 10.2 Groundwater Weathering and Deposition MAIN Idea Chemical weather-ing of limestone by water causes the ... the second cylinder. 6 Repeat the experiment twice using coarse sand and clay. Analysis 1 Describe how much water is present in the saturated fine sand, coarse sand, and clay. 2 Calculate the

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... the atmosphere and space. Noctilucent clouds are shiny clouds that can be seen in the twilight in the summer around 50°–60° latitude in the northern and southern hemispheres These are the ... electromagnetic waves The heat lamp emits visible light and infra-red waves that travel from the lamp and are absorbed by the food The thermal energy carried by these waves causes the temperature of the food ... increase In the same way, thermal energy is transferred from the Sun to Earth by radiation The solar energy that reaches Earth is absorbed and reflected by Earth’s atmosphere and Earth’s surface

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... in the southern hemisphere illus-Together, the Coriolis effect and the heat imbalance on Earth create distinct global wind systems They transport colder air to warmer areas near the equator and ... State the importance of accurate weather data. ◗ Summarize the instruments used to collect weather data from Earth’s surface. ◗ Analyze the strengths and weak-nesses of weather radar and weather ... are read at the same time, and the difference between them is cal-culated The relative humidity table lists the spe-cific relative humidity for the difference between the thermometers the amount

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... processes (outlined on the next slide) completely altered the atmosphere, enabling plants and animals to leave the oceans, and survive and evolve on land ♦ Between 450 million years ago and 350 million ... created the “ozone layer” high in the atmosphere, which blocked solar uv from reaching the ground and made it possible for plants and animals to survive above the ocean surface.) Evolution of the Earth ... warmer, thereby preventing freezing and accelerating surface “weathering” Except for Oxygen, almost all of the Earth s atmosphere today Evolution of the Earth Process and Equation” its Atmosphere Disassociation...

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... DocumentRoot; otherwise, it defaults to the current working directory The Interpreter The Interpreter is the center of Mason's universe It is responsible for coordinating the activities of the Compiler and ... to the component rather than prepended Like the preamble, the default postamble is the empty string One use for preamble and postamble might be an execution trace, in which you log the start and ... blocks, and so on), and plain text sections (anything outside the other two types of sections) The Perl and text sections can become part of the component's final output, whereas the Mason...

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... included in the regression The standard deviation of the residuals is essentially equal to the standard error of the regression - the difference being due to the fact that the formula for the standard ... variability in RMt , and the estimated standard deviation of the residuals, σ ε From the table, R = 0.190 so the market index explains only 19% of the variability of IBM and 81% of the variability ... model The variable C refers to the intercept in the regression and MARKET refers to rMt The least squares regression coefficients are reported in the column labeled Coefficient and the estimated standard...

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... reserved 23 The Sun to the Earth and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10477.html 24 THE SUN TO THE EARTH AND BEYOND THE SUN AND CLIMATE The ... (AFOSR) The Sun to the Earth and Beyond is the report of the Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee It draws on the findings and recommendations of the five study panels, as well as on the committee’s ... Solar and Space Physics The Sun’s Dynamic Interior and Corona, 54 The Heliosphere and Its Components, 57 Space Environments of Earth and Other Solar System Bodies, 58 The Role of Theory and Modeling...

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... example the items of furniture in our rooms and the objects in and on them-are moving at high speed as the earth rotates and moves around the sun Further, at the other extreme, the atoms and molecules ... studies the behaviour of the air and ocean masses, climate and the environment Finally, at the other extreme it concerns itself with the structure of stars and stellar systems and, ultimately, the ... nevertheless indicates the nature of the problem With such systems, however well the nature of their microscopic components and the way they interact with each other is understood, and even if the...

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... retrieval, and - the usage of different languages and scripts • Through specific files, developers can define: - the structure of fields, - how to display the data, - how to search the data, and - ... Fast and powerful retrieval ¦pªG¦³¿ ®Ñ© Handling different languages and scripts Let’s review together the importance that these functionalities have for the user… What does CDS/ISIS offer? Macroeconomía ... using two tables: • ISISUC.TAB, that defines the correspondence of upper case and lower case, and • ISISAC.TAB, that defines the alphabetic characters and their sequence a A Even advanced developers...

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