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1
Q

Water is more dense as a liquid at

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4 degrees C

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2
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Hotter molecules

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Speed up and spread apart therefore less dense

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3
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Colder molecules

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slow down and come together therefore more dense

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4
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increased pressure _____, Decreased pressure _____

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More dense, less dense

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5
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Meterology

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Our atmosphere and weather

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6
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The US is in a ___ wind belt

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south west

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7
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Dewpoint

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Temperature at which air saturated

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8
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Relative Humidity

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percentage of saturation

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9
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Wind is caused by ______ and goes from _____ to _____

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difference in air pressure, high, low

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10
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Anticyclones are

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high pressure systems

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11
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Cyclones are

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low pressure systems

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12
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Anti cyclones spin

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clockwise and away from the center

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13
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Cyclones spin

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counter clock wise and towards the center

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14
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3 things about warm fronts

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Move slowly
light and long lasting precipitation
temperature goes up

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15
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3 things about cold fronts

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moves quickly
heavy and brief participation
temperature drops

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16
Q

Earth is a

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slightly oblate spheroid

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17
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Earths shape is caused by

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its rotation

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18
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For longitude pm is ___ GMT and am is ___ GMT

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after
before

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19
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Plant action

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growing plants break rocks

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20
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Weathering

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breaking down rock at or near earths surface

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21
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Physical weathering

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Frost action
ice wedging
freeze thaw

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22
Q

Rapid weathering happens in a _____ climate
slow weathering happens in a _____ climate

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Warm and Humid

Cool and dry

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23
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Smaller particles weather faster because

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more total surface area

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24
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Erosion

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movement of seds

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25
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Deposition

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seds stop moving and pile up

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26
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Rivers erode __ shaped valleys

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V

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27
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Meanders develop

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Oxbow lakes

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28
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the inside of a steam meander has /is

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slower water
more deposition
shallower

29
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the outside of a stream meander has/is

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Faster water
More erosion
Deeper

30
Q

Glaciers erode ___ shaped valleys

A

U

31
Q

Examples of terminal moraines are

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Long island and cape cod

32
Q

Glacier deposits are

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poorly sorted

33
Q

A kettle lake is a

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“iceberg on land”

34
Q

A mineral is

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  1. Naturally Occurring
  2. Inorganic (not alive)
  3. Crystalline Solid
35
Q

The physical properties of minerals are caused by

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internal atomic arrangement

36
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Igneous Rocks form when

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molten rock cools or hardens

37
Q

magma is ___
Lava is ___

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below surface
on surface

38
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Sedimentary rocks form from

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seds being compacted and cemented together

39
Q

Metamorphic rocks are

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existing rocks changed by increasing heat and pressure

40
Q

Kinetic energy

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energy of motion

41
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Potential energy

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stored energy of position

42
Q

electromagnetic energy

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energy which travels through space in waves

43
Q

Good absorber and radiator

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dark, dull and ruff

44
Q

Good reflector

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light, shiny and smooth
albedo

45
Q

Conduction

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heat flow in a solid by collisions of molecules

46
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Convection

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heat flows in a liquid or gas caused by difference in density

47
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Insolation

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incoming solar radiation

48
Q

What is ozone

A

O3

49
Q

Angle of insolation

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angle at which sunlight strikes earth

50
Q

Factors which affect AOI

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Time of day
Time of year
Latitude

51
Q

Earth is tilted

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23.5 degrees

52
Q

North sides are
South sides are

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shady and cooler
sunny and warmer

53
Q

High eccentricity means
low eccentricity means

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more oval and big change in orbital velocity
more circular and small change in orbital velocity

54
Q

Gravity

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force of attraction between 2 objects

55
Q

Terrestrial planets are/have

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smaller
shorter period of revolution
high in density

56
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Jovian planets are/have

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larger
longer period of revolution
low density

57
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Geocentric model

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earth in center, all objects orbit earth

58
Q

heliocentric model

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sun at focus point of elliptical orbits

59
Q

Star trails

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streaks of star light on a time exposure photograph as earth rotates

60
Q

Right side of moon is illuminated
left side of moon is illuminated

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approaching full moon
after full moon

61
Q

Moon revolution
lunar phase cycle

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27.3 days
29.5 days

62
Q

big bang theory

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13.7 billion years ago all matter in the universe exploded

63
Q

light year

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distance light travels in one year

64
Q

1 light year takes

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4,000 years

65
Q

We are at a ___ in our galaxy

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spiral arm

66
Q

Energy from stars is

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Nuclear fusion

67
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Mass of an object

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amount of matter in an object

68
Q

weight of an object

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pull of gravity on an object

69
Q

temperature

A

measure of speed of molecules in a substance

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