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Spring 2024 Earth & Space Science Final Exam Review
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SPRING 2024 EARTH & SPACE SCIENCEFINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
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u Acid Rain - Rain that contains acids formed from air pollution.
Agriculture - The practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals.
Amplitude - The height of a wave, which determines its energy.
Aquaculture - The farming of aquatic organisms like fish and shellfish.
Biodiversity - The variety of living things in a particular area.
Biological Magnification - The process where harmful substances increase in concentration as they move
up the food chain.
Blood Moon - A lunar eclipse where the Moon appears red due to Earth's atmosphere.
Blue Shift - The decrease in wavelength (shift to blue) of light from an object moving toward the
observer.
Carbon Dioxide - A greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels and respiration.
Continental Crust - The thicker, less dense part of Earth's crust that forms the continents.
Convection - The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas).
, Convergent Boundary - A place where two tectonic plates move toward each other.
Deforestation - The clearing or thinning of forests by humans.
Desertification - The process by which fertile land becomes desert.
Divergent Boundary - A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
Doppler Effect - The change in frequency of a wave as its source moves toward or away from an
observer.
Electromagnetic Spectrum - The range of all types of electromagnetic waves, from radio waves to gamma
rays.
Equator - The imaginary line around the middle of Earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern
Hemispheres.
Equinox - The times of the year when day and night are of equal length.
Erosion - The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind, water, or
other natural agents.
First Quarter - The phase where half of the moon is illuminated, and it appears as a half-circle.
Fossil Fuels - Natural fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas formed from the remains of living organisms.
Frequency - The number of waves that pass a point in one second.
Full Moon - The phase where the entire face of the moon is illuminated and visible from Earth.
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