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Question 1

the san andreas fault is an example of two plates grinding together

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faulting

Question 2

nasca plate sliding underneath south american plate

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subduction

Question 3

himalayan’s are an example of a mountain chain created by

Answer 3

converging plates

Question 4

Iraq being broken apart by cycles are freezing and thawing are in example of

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mechanical weathering

Question 5

of acid rain is an example of

Answer 5

Chemical weathering

Question 6

Mississippi River is an example of

Answer 6

water erosion

Question 7

Great plains 1930s or the dustbowl, wind moving weathered materials example of

Answer 7

wind erosion

Question 8

The shape ofNew England is greatly influenced by

Answer 8

erosion

Question 9

The difference between weather and climate

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weather condition of the atmosphere over short period of time and climate weather patterns in an area over a long period of time

Question 10

between rotation and revolution

Answer 10

revolution one complete orbit around the sun happens every year once and rotation is just the spinning motion of earth and it happens constantly

Question 11

The tropics of cancer and Capricorn are at 23 1/2°, why?

Answer 11

because of the Earth’s tilt

Question 12

so my photos directly on the equator how many times per year

Answer 12

two days

Question 13

difference between solstice and equinox

Answer 13

solstice two times per year the sun directly overhead at tropics of cancer and Capricorn and an equinox is the two times per year when the day and they are nearly equal links everywhere on the earth

Question 14

tropic zone

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23 1/2° to 66 1/2°

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temperate zone

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23 1/2° to 66 1/2°

Question 16

Luzon polar zones polar zones

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66 1/2° to 66 1/2°

Question 17

convection

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transfer of heat from one place to another

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importance of convection for the earth

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convection is the reason that the entire earth is heated he is Evan evenly distributed throughout the earth

Question 19

all forms of what water that falls from earth atmosphere onto the surface

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cetacean precipitation

Question 20

convectional or graphic and frontal are the

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re-causes or types of precipitation

Question 21

convectional is more common in

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rainforests

Question 22

frontal is more common

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here

Question 23

what affect does elevation have on climate

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Air temperature decreases at a rate of about 3.5°F for everyone thousand feet in elevation

Question 24

mid atlantic ridge is an example of

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spreading