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The study of the Universe

Astronomy

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The study of the Atmosphere

Meteorology

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The study of the Ocean

Oceanography

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The study of the Earth materials

Geology

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Huge Explosion

Big Bang Theory

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Big Crunch

Open Universe

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Universe has no beginning or end in time

Steady State

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“There was a creator who through this world”

Creation Theory

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Earth Center, 7 Planets

Geocentric Universe

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Sun Center, 8 Planets

Heliocentric System

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Mercury

Terrestrial

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Venus

Terrestrial

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Earth

Terrestrial

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Mars

Terrestrial

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Jupiter

Jovian

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Saturn

Jovian

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Uranus

Jovian

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Neptune

Jovian

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Quicksilver Planet, Closest Planet to the Sun

Mercury

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Love, Beauty, and Hottest Planet

Venus

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Blue Planet, Unique Planet

Earth

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God of War, Red Planet

Mars

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Largest Planet

Jupiter

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Giant Gas, 2nd Largest Planet

Saturn

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Coldest Planet

Uranus

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Big Blue Planet, Water

Neptune

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Biosphere

Life

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Atmosphere

Gas

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Hydrosphere

Water

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Geosphere

Land

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Consider the structure of Hierarchy

Individual

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Multiple Individuals

Population

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Live in One Area

Community

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Biotic and Abiotic

Ecosystem

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Certain Area to Survive

Biome

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Living Things

Biotic

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Non Living Things

Abiotic

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Lowest and Thinnest Layer, 1st Layer

Troposphere

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Ozone Layer, 2nd Layer

Stratosphere

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Protects the Earth from Meteoroids, 3rd Layer

Mesosphere

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UV Rays, Aurora, 4th Layer

Thermosphere

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Last or Outermost Layer

Exosphere

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Liquid to Gas

Evaporation

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Evaporate, occurs from the Leaf pores

Transpiration

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Gas to Liquid

Condensation

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Any form of water that fall into the Earth surface

Precipitation

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Inorganic, Naturally occurring, Homogenous Solid

Minerals

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Single Elements

Native Minerals

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Two or more Elements

Compound Minerals

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Resistance to being Scratched

Hardness

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Most visible Physical Property

Color

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Reflected Light

Luster

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Powdered Mineral

Streak

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Tendancy of Minerals to break along definite smooth planes

Shape

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Mixed into sands, cements

Gypsum

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Melting, then form it into metals

Magnetite

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When lava cools down, and become solid

Igneous Rocks

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Formed from pre-existing rocks, Carried away by water, wind, ice

Sedimentary Rocks

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Igneous rocks and Sedimentary rocks undergo changes, heat and pressure.

Metamorphic Rocks

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