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Asthenosphere

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Partially melted, plastic-like portion of the upper mantle.

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Mesosphere

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Mantle

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Bathymetry

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The measurement of depth of the ocean.

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Lithosphere

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The rigid, brittle portion of the Earth's structure.

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Seismicity

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Distribution, magnitude and frequency of earthquakes in an area.

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Lithosphere

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Least dense layer of the Earth.

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Lithosphere

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Thinnest layer of the Earth.

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Lithosphere

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Made up of mainly granite and basaltic rock.

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Seismicity

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Used to help determine location of plate boundaries.

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Paleo

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Ancient

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Proto

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First, Beginning, Original

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Iso

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Equal, the same

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Logy

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The study the science of

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Strata

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Layers

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Panthalassia

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Ancient precursor of the Pacific Ocean.

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Bathymetry

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Measurement of ocean depth and seafloor topography.

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Paleomagnetism

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Study of magnetism over geologic time.

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Pangea

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Supercontinent 250 million years ago.

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Paleoceanography

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Study of changes in the character of oceans due to geographic changes that occurred long ago.

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Paleomagnetism

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Provided evidence that indicated that the sea-floor was spreading.

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Convection

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Vertical transfer of heat

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Singularity

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Precursor of the universe.

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As the protoearth cooled, a series of concentric spheres were formed based on

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Density

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Convection

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Distributes energy (heat) in a fluid through a circulation cell.

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Density

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lb per gallon.

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Initial state of protoearth.

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Homogeneous

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Moho

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The boundary layer between the earth's crust and mantle.

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Density

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Mass per unit volume.

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Physiographic zone

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A specific physical feature of the Earth.

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Prime Meridian

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An imagery line on the surface of a sphere adopted as zero degree of longitude.

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Convention

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Circulatory motion that occurs in a fluid at a non-uniform temperature owing to the variation of its density and the action of gravity.

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Nebula

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Gaseous and dusty space cloud.

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Mantle

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Rich in ferromagnesian minerals, between crust and core.

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Core

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Composed of iron and nickel.

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Crust

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Outermost portion of the Earth, basalt and granite.

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Crust

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Brittle portion of the Earth's structure.

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Graphia

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the act of recording and describing

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major recognized Oceans ranked by size:

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Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic

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The first stage of the history of oceanography is characterized by records of

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the efforts of individual mariners

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The third stage of the history of oceanography is characterized by

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the development and use of new technology and collaboration among scientists

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del Cano

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first to complete a circum-global voyage

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The Universe is approximately how old?

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13.8 billion years

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If you apply heat to a material, the agitation of its molecules and atoms

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Increases

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When air is heated, its density

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Decreases

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The earth contains a solid inner core that is then immediately surrounded by the mantle.

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False

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When the water vapor content of the atmosphere increases, atmospheric pressure:

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decreases

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When the temperature of the atmosphere decreases, atmospheric pressure:

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Increases

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One distinction between an ocean and a sea is

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one may be surrounded by land or ocean currents

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The Earth is approximately how old?

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4.8 billions years

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Continental crust is composed mainly of ___________ which is a light colored and less dense rock than ocean crust.

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granite

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Oceanic crust is composed of _______which is a dark colored and relatively more dense rock than continental crust.

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Basalt

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If two of Earth's plates collided and one was made of granite and the another made of basalt, what would happen?

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the granite plate would rise on top of the basalt plate

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The three ocean physiographic provinces are:

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continental margin, deep ocean, mid-ocean ridge

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Density is usually expressed as

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grams per cubic centimeter

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When Earth was a molten mass, elements and compounds separated from each other according to their

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density

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What effect does an increase in pressure have on the melting temperature of a substance?

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Increases the melting temperature

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The sea floor remains below sea level, and the tops of the continents above it, because

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the continental land mass is thicker

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The degrees of latitude in a hemisphere:

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90

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The degrees of longitude in a hemisphere:

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180

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Island Chains are formed when a tectonic plate moves across a

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mantle plume

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Oceanography is customarily divided into four major disciplines, which are

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physical, geological, chemical, biological

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What is the correct sequence in which one should carry out the Scientific Method?

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Observe and then Pose a Question, Formulate a hypothesis, Test hypothesis, Develop a theory

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The Earth's core contains high concentrations of

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iron and nickel

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Which major scientific society sponsored early oceanographic investigations?

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Royal Society of London

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The asthenosphere is a portion of the

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mantle

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The scientific method includes all of the following except:

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validation of theory.

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The International dateline roughly follows this degree of longitude.

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180

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The nebular hypothesis suggests that:

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all bodies in the solar system formed from an enormous gas cloud.

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Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.

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True

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The ocean with the greatest number of islands.

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Pacific

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The ocean with the greatest area of land that drains into it.

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Atlantic

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The shallowest ocean.

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Arctic

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Lines of equal latitude are called:

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Parellel

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The most dangerous quadrant of a hurricane is the

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Northeast

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A hurricane in the northern hemisphere rotates in a _________ direction.

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Counter-clock wise.

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A hurricane forms due to an extremely _________ pressure zone.

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Low

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A hurricane in the western Pacific is called a

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Typhoon

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A hurricane in the indian ocean is called a

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Cyclone

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The three states of matter:

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Solid liquid gas

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The three types of plate boundaries are

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Convergent, Divergent, and Transform

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The ______________ Ocean is formed by the joining of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans south of 50o in the southern hemisphere.

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Southern

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Greenwich, England

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was selected as the location of the prime meridian or 0 degrees longitude

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The name of the tropical storm that impacted the US southeastern coast this year was

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HERMINE

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The San Andreas Fault is an example of what type of plate boundary

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TRANSFORM

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Winds are caused by air moving horizontally over the Earth from a ______________ to a ________________ region of atmospheric pressure. Lines of equal atmospheric pressure on a weather map are called _____________________.

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High, Low, Isobars

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1st layer

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Crust

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2nd Layer

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Mantel

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3rd Layer

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Core

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4th Layer

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Ocean

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5th Layer

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Lithosphere

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6th layer

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Asthenosphere

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7th layer

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Mesosphere

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8th layer

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Liquid Outer Core

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9th layer

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Solid Inner Core

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