ECO Flashcards

(63 cards)

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A representation of a real thing

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Physical Model

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Use to study oceans; it can protect scientists from extreme pressures that occur deep within the oceans

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Bathyscaph

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Can analyze large amounts of data in a short time

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computers

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allow scientists to go beyond their senses

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intruments

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one of the most common model used in earth science; it shows all the continents and oceans

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Globe

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Show details on the earth´s surface, entire earth´s surface or part of it
o; Not the same as a photograph of the earth´s surface

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Maps

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A way of transferring the curve surface of the earth unto a flat map

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Map projection

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Shows the two direction between any two points on a map;
Shows a earth grid and system in line, straight lines.;
Useful for navigation because it shows compass for navigation;
Increases the size of polar areas greatly

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Mercator map

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Seen in tv weather reports;
2 basic things in common: (1) show location. (2) show the characteristics of those location.

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Radar maps

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A proportion between a model and what it represents.

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Scale

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a list the explain the meaning of its symbol and color of the map

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Legend

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a type of map that shows the locations of features like cities, highways, and rivers.

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Reference map

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2 kinds of reference maps:
1. the location, cities or town
2. used when flying or travelling over waters

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Road map
Chart

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A kind of map that shows a particular feature of an area like rainfall, natural resources, or weather.

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Special-purpose map

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A map that use symbol to represent weather observation such as rain and snow.

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Weather map

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A map that uses diff colors to show diff political units, major cities.

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Political map

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A map that shows the feature of earth surface

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Physical map

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A map that shows surface features such as buildings, swamps, streams and railroad tracks.

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Topographic maps

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Imaginary line that circle the earth halfway between north and south poles

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Equator

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Distance north or south;
Imaginary line drawn around the earth, parallel to the equator;
Measured in degrees

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Latitude

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Location east or west on the earth;
Imaginary line that pass through the poles;
Prime meridian – line of longitude
Measured in degree, up to 180 degrees

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Longitude

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23
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2300 BC

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the oldest map was made

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The science of art making

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Cartography

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used in making nearly all the maps of large areas of the earth
Aerial photographs
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most valuable maps are made from photographs taken by the spacecraft
Landsat
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special cameras and measure heat
Sensors
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a scientist study of all the matter and energy in the universe, galaxies, and solar system.
Astronomy
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the largest all inclusive things in existence arranged in an orderly and systematic manner
Universe
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deals with the origin, structure, and space-time relationship of the universe.
cosmology
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THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
Steady state theory Big bang theory Pulsating version
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This theory believed that the universe has been expanding and been always been expanding at a constant rate.
Steady State theory
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This theory brlieved that in 15-20 billion years ago, universe began expanding out of an enormous explosion.
Big Bang Theory
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This theory believed that all matter exerts a gravitational force
Pulsating version
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It is the system of stars with different shapes.; consist of 90% of young and old stars while 10% are dust and clouds
Galaxy
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Dust and clouds is called
Nebula
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It is where the solar system belongs
The Milky way galaxy
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Structure of the earth
- not a perfect sphere - slightly flattened and bulges
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LAYERS OF THE EARTH
Atmosphere Hydrosphere Lithosphere
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the layer of air that surrounds the earth
atmosphere
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the layer of water that covers the earth
Hydrosphere
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the solid surface of the earth
Lithosphere
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- earth behaves as if it had bad magnet inside – located near geographic South Pole – used to indicate the directions
Imaginary magnet
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- an invisible magnetic field surrounds every magnet. ​- magnetic field of the earth
Magnetosphere
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two doughnut-shaped regions – one belt - was found in 3000km – other - was about 16,000km – it help to protect living things by trapping radiation that reach the surface.
Van Allen Belts
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earth rotates or spins
Imaginary axis
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turning of an object on its axis
Rotation
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the movement of an object along an orbit, or path around another body such as sun.
Revolution
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the earth is closest to the sun at the point in its orbit
Perihelion
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the earth is farthest from the sun
Aphelion
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According to the system the earth divided into 24 equal segments
Time zone
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where one calendar day ends and the next begins
The international date line
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another way that people measured time
Change of season
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occurs in hemisphere, where hemisphere towards the sun
Summer
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due to the small core and low amount of iron on the moon
Winter
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Surface features of the moon
Crater Molten rocks
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circular depression on the moon surface
Crater
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leaked out over the floors of some craters
Molten rocks
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Origin of the moon which states when the earth still very hot and rapidly spinning a piece of it tore off
The daughter theory
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- brightest object the night sky ​- nearest neighbor in the solar system ​- does not have a magnetic field ​- rotates once every 27.3 days
Moon
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- states the moon formed in another part ot the solar system ​
Capture theory
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- suggests that the moon and the earth stared as collection pf dust and gases
The Sister theory
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