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Water is more dense as a liquid at

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4 degrees C

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Hotter molecules

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Speed up and spread apart therefore less dense

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Colder molecules

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slow down and come together therefore more dense

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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
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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
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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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Deposition
seds stop moving and pile up
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Rivers erode __ shaped valleys
V
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Meanders develop
Oxbow lakes
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the inside of a steam meander has /is
slower water more deposition shallower
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the outside of a stream meander has/is
Faster water More erosion Deeper
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Glaciers erode ___ shaped valleys
U
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Examples of terminal moraines are
Long island and cape cod
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Glacier deposits are
poorly sorted
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A kettle lake is a
"iceberg on land"
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A mineral is
1. Naturally Occurring 2. Inorganic (not alive) 3. Crystalline Solid
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The physical properties of minerals are caused by
internal atomic arrangement
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Igneous Rocks form when
molten rock cools or hardens
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magma is ___ Lava is ___
below surface on surface
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Sedimentary rocks form from
seds being compacted and cemented together
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Metamorphic rocks are
existing rocks changed by increasing heat and pressure
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Kinetic energy
energy of motion
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Potential energy
stored energy of position
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electromagnetic energy
energy which travels through space in waves
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Good absorber and radiator
dark, dull and ruff
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Good reflector
light, shiny and smooth albedo
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Conduction
heat flow in a solid by collisions of molecules
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Convection
heat flows in a liquid or gas caused by difference in density
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Insolation
incoming solar radiation
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What is ozone
O3
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Angle of insolation
angle at which sunlight strikes earth
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Factors which affect AOI
Time of day Time of year Latitude
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Earth is tilted
23.5 degrees
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North sides are South sides are
shady and cooler sunny and warmer
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High eccentricity means low eccentricity means
more oval and big change in orbital velocity more circular and small change in orbital velocity
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Gravity
force of attraction between 2 objects
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Terrestrial planets are/have
smaller shorter period of revolution high in density
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Jovian planets are/have
larger longer period of revolution low density
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Geocentric model
earth in center, all objects orbit earth
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heliocentric model
sun at focus point of elliptical orbits
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Star trails
streaks of star light on a time exposure photograph as earth rotates
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Right side of moon is illuminated left side of moon is illuminated
approaching full moon after full moon
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Moon revolution lunar phase cycle
27.3 days 29.5 days
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big bang theory
13.7 billion years ago all matter in the universe exploded
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light year
distance light travels in one year
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1 light year takes
4,000 years
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We are at a ___ in our galaxy
spiral arm
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Energy from stars is
Nuclear fusion
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Mass of an object
amount of matter in an object
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weight of an object
pull of gravity on an object
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temperature
measure of speed of molecules in a substance

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