Flooding chapter/moon

Question 1

the moon is what to the earth?

Answer 1

satellite

Question 2

how long is the moons revolution?

Answer 2

29.5 days 1 month

Question 3

phases of the moon in order

Answer 3

new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full,waning gibbous, third quarter, waning crescent, new

Question 4

New (also called the Dark Moon)

Answer 4

not visible

Question 5

waxing crescent

Answer 5

on the right side it is glowing

Question 6

First Quarter

Answer 6

commonly called a “half moon”, right side is glowing

Question 7

Waxing Gibbous

Answer 7

right side is glowing; more than the crescent

Question 8

Full

Answer 8

we can see the entire illuminated portion of the moon

Question 9

Waning Gibbous

Answer 9

left side is glowing; more than the crescent

Question 10

Third Quarter

Answer 10

another “half moon”, but the illuminated part is opposite of the First Quarter; left side is glowing

Question 11

Waning Crescent

Answer 11

left side is glowing

Question 12

what we see on the moon

Answer 12

reflective surface

Question 13

why is the red river so susceptible to flooding?

Answer 13

a lot of other rivers go into the red river, topography, climate, gradient

Question 14

red diver flooding

Answer 14

climate, geology

Question 15

climate

Answer 15

wet phase of regional climate, the spring thaw, ice dams,

Question 16

geology

Answer 16

a glacial lake plain, lake agassiz, very young

Question 17

warm front

Answer 17

a front along which a warm air mass overrides a retreating mass of cooler air

Question 18

cold front

Answer 18

a front along which a cold are mass thrusts beneath a warmer air mass

Question 19

what factors influence tempture on earth?

Answer 19

latitude, elavation, proximity to H2o, cloud cover, wind, snow melting reflecting the sun with the white snow

Question 20

what’s the difference between weather and climate?

Answer 20

weather- condition of the atmoshpere in a particular area

Climate- the average weather experienced by a region

Question 21

whats the same between weather and climate?

Answer 21

influenced by solar radiation, topography, and water

Question 22

the atmosphere

Answer 22

thin envelope of air that surrounds the earth . composed of nitrogen, oxygen

Question 23

weather

Answer 23

condition of the atmoshpere in a particular are

Question 24

climate

Answer 24

the average weather experienced by a region

Question 25

stream

Answer 25

any flow of water through a channel

Question 26

water moves through what?

Answer 26

the hydrologic cycle

Question 27

streams begin as what?

Answer 27

meltwater from glaciers, runoff from the land surface, or outflow from lakes or springs

Question 28

the hydrologic cycle

Answer 28

water evaporates from the ocean and rises through the atmosphere, where it condenses to form clouds. the clouds release precipitation that may flow overland in streams, sink underground as groundwater, or be absorbed by plants.

Question 29

base level

Answer 29

lowest point to which a river can flow

Question 30

ultimate base level

Answer 30

the ocean

Question 31

drainage basin

Answer 31

drained by a stream and its tributaries; separated by high ground

Question 32

divide

Answer 32

separates a drainage basin by high ground

Question 33

stream gradients

Answer 33

change in elevation of a stream over a given distance

Question 34

when do stream gradients decrease?

Answer 34

downstream direction

Question 35

stream channel

Answer 35

channel roughness