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As pressure increases density_______

A

Increases

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Same substance

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Same density

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As temperature increases, density________

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Decreases (warm air rises)

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3
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Water expands when it______

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Freezes

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4
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Altitude of polaris=

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Your north latitude

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Closer contour lines mean…

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Steep slope/gradient. “Bends” point upstream

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Sedimentary rocks have…

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Horizontal layers, contain fossils

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Igneous rocks: extrusive and intrusive

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Extrusive: cools fast small crystals
Intrusive: cools slow large crystals

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Metamorphic rocks have…

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Banding

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Porosity

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Amount of holes.

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Permeability

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Holes connected. The bigger the particle size the faster the water goes though

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Capillarity

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Movement upward. Increases as particle size decreases

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Velocity is faster on…

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The outside of the meander. Erosion occurs on outside deposition on inside.

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Where do heavier particles settle?

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They settle out first in the water

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Glacial sediments are… And create…

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Unsorted. And create u-shaped valleys

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Stream deposits are…and create…

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Sorted. And create v-shaped valleys

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16
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The equator has…

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No seasons. Always has 12 hours of daylight.

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17
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Summer solstice:
Autumn equinox:
Winter solstice:
Spring equinox:

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June 21
September 23
December 21
March 21

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How do clouds form?

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Warm air rises, expands, cools and condenses.

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High pressure winds:

A
  • out
  • clockwise
  • cold
  • no clouds
  • no rain. Dry.
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Low pressure:

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  • in
  • counterclockwise
  • warm
  • clouds
  • rain. Wet
21
Q

Latitude lines go from…

A

East- west

22
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Longitude lines go from…

A

North-south

23
Q

A good absorber of energy is a___

A

Good radiator of energy

24
Q

Does a Cold front move faster or slower?

A

Faster

25
Q

Windward side of a mountain:

A

Cool and moist

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Leeward side of a mountain:

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Warm and dry

27
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P waves travel though solids and liquids but S waves only though liquids

A

.

28
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Unconformity

A

Gap in the rock

29
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Evidence of revolution

A

Changing constellations

30
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Earth is closest to the sun in___

A

Winter.

31
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Geocentric model

A

Earth is in the center

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Heliocentric model

A

Sun is in the center

33
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Red shift

A

Moving away

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Blue shift

A

Moving towards

35
Q

The lower the sun the ____ the shadow

A

Longer

36
Q

The earth revolves…

A

Counterclockwise

37
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The true shape of earth is…

A

An oblate spheroid

38
Q

September 23 the sun rises____ sets____ and has _____ hours of daylight

A
  • due east
  • due west
  • 12
39
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On December 21 the sun rises____ sets___ and has___hours of daylight

A
  • southeast
  • southwest
  • 8
40
Q

On March 21 the sun rises____ sets___ and has___hours of daylight

A
  • due east
  • due west
  • 12
41
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On June 21 the sun rises____ sets___ and has___hours of daylight

A
  • northeast
  • northwest
  • 16
42
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Cold fronts: temperature and humidity___ and pressure___

A
  • decrease

* rises

43
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Warm front: temperature and humidity___ and the pressure___

A
  • increase

* decreases

44
Q

Index fossils

A

Good time markers. Widely spread, lived In a short time

45
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If pollution is added to the atmosphere the isolation reaching the earths surface will___

A

Decrease

46
Q

The lower the angle of insolation the____the shadow

A

Longer

47
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THE CATSKILLS ARE NOT MOUNTAINS

A

They are a dissected plateau

48
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☁️shadow

A

North

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