What does it mean if a liquid has a high viscosity?
It will flow slowly. It has a higher resistance to flow.
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Why do we have a leap year every 4 years?
It takes the earth 365 and 1/4 day to travel around the sun.
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What unit do we use to measure weight?
newtons
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What type of surface retains its heat the longest? Water or soil?
soil
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What is an aftershock?
Smaller earthquake that follows a bigger one. It must originate in the same fault line.
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What is created when continental crust converges?
A mountain or hill shaped land form.
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At what time of the day would we have a shorter shadow? 8 AM or 12 PM.
12 PM
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What is the difference in a meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite?
Meteoroid- small particle orbiting the sun
Meteor- observed meteoroid burning in the Earth's atmosphere
Meteorite- piece of rock that has made it through Earth's atmosphere
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What type of water freezes the fastest?
freshwater
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What are the two ways to measure earthquakes?
intensity and magnitude
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What two factors affect viscosity?
Temperature and composition
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What causes day and night on Earth?
The rotation of the Earth on its own axis.
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Why are craters on Earth less visible than craters on other planets?
Earth has many different types of erosion.
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What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
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What type of seismic wave cannot travel through a liquid
S wave
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What type of magma would make an igneous rock light in color?
Rhyolite
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What phase would the moon be in for a lunar eclipse to occur?
Full moon
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The planets travel around the sun in orbits. Which Newton's law explains why they don't fly out in straight paths?
Newton's 1st Law/ Law of Inertia
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Does a land breeze occur during the day or night?
Night
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Why do scientists use circles around a seismograph station on a map to locate the epicenter?
Earthquakes waves travel outwards in all directions. They are not sure which way the wave came from only how long it took to get there.
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Pressure must be decreased on ___________ in order for a volcano to erupt.