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| 6167286369 | Divergent | Plates moving apart, seafloor spreads, mid-oceanic ridge, a new lithosphere is created. | 0 | |
| 6167293614 | Convergent | Plates collide, Continental-Continental-->creates mountains. Oceanic-oceanic--> islands are formed Continental-oceanic--> subduction zone | 1 | |
| 6167293615 | Transform | Plates slide next to each other- San Andres fault | 2 | |
| 6167296511 | What causes earthquakes? Tsunamis? | when plates slide across each other. | 3 | |
| 6167303946 | The richter scale values are logarithmic, which means every change of 1 equals 10x more intensity. What would the difference between at magnitude of 4 to 6 be? | 100 times more | 4 | |
| 6167315885 | Timeframes of geologic time from broadest to most specific: | Era--> Epoch -->Eon --> Period --> Age | 5 | |
| 6167322069 | How many extinctions have there been in Earth's history? What is the one that might be happening now? | there has been 5 major extinctions. 6th extinction is anthropogenic | 6 | |
| 6167324547 | Know which fossils are oldest if gives and diagram | Oldest fossils are deep down youngest towards the surface | 7 | |
| 6167324548 | Know how to calculate the half life | 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 | 8 | |
| 6167326283 | How are sedimentary rocks formed | when pile of debris form together to form rock | 9 | |
| 6167327031 | How are Igneous rocks formed | magma or lava cools and forms rock | 10 | |
| 6167327032 | How are metamorphic rocks formed | heat and pressure transform one type of rock into another | 11 | |
| 6167362640 | What is limestone made of, and why is it useful when managing pH. | Calcium carbonate CaCO3 | 12 | |
| 6167363798 | Example of surface mining | Mountain top removal | 13 | |
| 6167363799 | Examples of subsurface mining | shaft/ tunnel mining | 14 | |
| 6167365774 | What is smelting? | using chemicals and or heat to separate minerals from ore. | 15 | |
| 6167365775 | What are tailings? | Waste produce of mining- "Extra" Waste rock | 16 | |
| 6177789006 | Explain the process of reclamation | Mining companies put the land back to a usable state when mining operations have been complete | 17 | |
| 6167369536 | What type of material is ultimately extracted from ore? | Copper, Iron, Aluminum | 18 | |
| 6167372668 | details of the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977 | Enforced by the department of the Interior - bureau of Land Management - bureau of reclamation. Monitors mining operations and environmental measures. Allows for the reclamation of operation and reclamation of other mining sites from previous mining activity. | 19 | |
| 6167385357 | Know the soil horizons in order, and what each layer is composed of | Orange Apes Eat Banana Coated Rocks Organic--> A-Topsoil E-Evolution--> B-Subsoil--> C-Parent Material--> R-Bedrock | 20 | |
| 6167399311 | compare sand silt and clay in terms of size, porosity, permeability, and water retention | Biggest-->Smallest Size (Sand-->Silt-->Clay) Porosity (Sand-->Silt-->Clay) Permeability (sand-->Silt-->Clay) Water Retention (Clay-->Silt-->Sand) | 21 | |
| 6167401419 | Contour plowing | Plowing with equal elevation, Perpendicular to the flow of water | 22 | |
| 6167401420 | Strip cropping | Planting crops in strips in conjunction with crop rotation and contour plowing normally. | 23 | |
| 6167432396 | terracing | planting on steep sloops like stairs | 24 | |
| 6167432397 | crop rotation | changing what is planted one year from the next to get the most out of the soil | 25 | |
| 6167434067 | describe an old-growth forest | a forest that has never been logged. Has trees that may be 100 to 1000 years old. | 26 | |
| 6167435128 | describe a forest plantation | trees are all the same species all the same age and planted in rows for harvesting | 27 | |
| 6167436424 | compare clear-cutting and select-cutting as lumber harvesting methods | clear-cutting is removing all of the trees in an area Select-cutting is removing specific trees in an area more costly | 28 | |
| 6167454669 | List some negatives of deforestation | less CO2 removal by photosynthesis less O2 generated by photosynthesis removal of habit for animal species Increased erosion Decreased biodiversity | 29 | |
| 6167455938 | what is agroforestry? know how to do a cost-benefit analysis for this consideration | planting both trees and vegetables ($ tree income/ Unit land x total land x %tree land) + ($Vege incomve/ Unit Land x Total land x %veg land) | 30 | |
| 6167457598 | what does overgrazing do to the land | Increases erosion, increases the number of plant species cattle dont like to eat, decreases ability for grazed plants to grow back | 31 | |
| 6167459051 | what organization manages rangelands | bureau of land management | 32 | |
| 6167461491 | what are some aspects of CITY planning for sustainability | Reduced vehicles= reduce pollution increase density of housing green landscaping | 33 | |
| 6167463925 | know the differences between preservation, mitigation, remediation, and restoration. | preservation- keeping land protected the way it exists mitigation- replacing removed habitat with new habitat elsewhere remediation- cleaning up degraded habitat restoration- restoring a piece of land to a natural state | 34 | |
| 6167463926 | what are the rules of a wilderness area | only a certain number of people can be in the area No roads, buildings or vehicles allowed people can canoe, hike, fish, or hunt in area only. | 35 | |
| 6167468554 | know the differences between various types of zoning (residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural..) | Zoning- land use designations made by planning department residential- homes commercial- businesses industrial- factories agricultural- farming | 36 | |
| 6167470265 | know what LD-50 is, and how to identify it on a graph | Lethal dose where 50% of organisms tested die | 37 | |
| 6167471342 | what is the difference between LD-50 and ED-50? | LD-50: Lethal dose 50% die ED-50: Effected dose 50% have some sort of effect | 38 | |
| 6167471343 | what is the "threshold" dosage | highest dose that can be given without any adverse effects | 39 | |
| 6167473847 | what is a material safety data sheet | information that relates to a product for health and safety considerations | 40 |
