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Earth Science & Intro
Weathering
Erosion
Rock Cycle
Water
100
What is the name of the science that studies weather and climate?
Meteorology
100

 who is this ??

GEORGE WASHINGTON

100
Erosion is different than weathering because erosion involves the __________ of particles instead of the breakdown of particles.
Movement
100

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100
Ocean water makes up what percent of the total amount of global water?
97%
200
What type of maps show elevation?
Topographic Maps
200

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200
Name two ways to prevent soil water erosion.
Windbreaks, terracing, plowing contour lines, crop rotation
200

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4

200
Water ___________ into the atmosphere from bodies of water.
Evaporates
300
What measures the distance East and West of the Prime Meridian?
Longitude
300
What are three types of soil water erosion?
Rills, Gullies, Sheet Erosion
300

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300
What is the term that describes how well water can flow freely through sediment?
Permeability
400
What are the four branches of science?
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science
400
What are the four agents of erosion?
Water, Wind, Glaciers, Gravity
400
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4

400
Name four parts to a river:
Headwaters, mouth, base level, meander, tributary, oxbow lake, delta
500
What are the names of Earth's four spheres?
Biosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere
500
What are the five types of mass movements?
Falls, Slides, Creep, Slump, Flows
500

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500
What are three ways that we can control flooding?
Dams, Artificial Levees, Limiting Development