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1. Deviates by an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees - Thus - at any given time during summer or winter - one part of the planet is more directly exposed to the rays of the sun - This exposure alternates as the earth revolves in its orbit
Igneous rocks
Solar radiation
Stratus clouds
Axis tilt
2. The stress is particularly severe in _________ - which are characterized by volcanism - metamorphism - deformation - and uplift
jet stream
Earthquakes - volcanic activity - mountain - building - and oceanic trench formation
Orogenic zones
Uniformitarianism
3. The runoff produced by melting snow
Snowmelt
Crustal rocks
precipitation
Block mountains or fold mountains
4. Occur along plate boundaries
Plate tectonics
Chaotic system
Sun and oceans' affect on weather
Earthquakes - volcanic activity - mountain - building - and oceanic trench formation
5. Around a new or full moon - when the sun - moon - and the earth form a line - the tidal forces due to the sun reinforce those of the moon - The tide's range is at a maximum and is called a spring tide (spring as in 'to jump/leap -' not the season)
Galaxies
Spring tide
Cleavage
10000
6. Forms over land and is associated with dry air
Continental air
Surface temperature differences
Hydrologic cycle
Seasons
7. A region of the earth that has uniform standard time - usually referred to as the local time - divided into standard and daylight saving (or summer)
The most abundant minerals in the crust
clouds
Time zone
Spring tide
8. The process in which one type of rock changes into another
Petroleum exploration
The rock cycle
Short - period comets
Opposite seasons
9. Tends to move slowly and is replenished slowly - and so it can remain in aquifers for thousands of years
Conglomerates
Earth
El Nino
Groundwater
10. Not all runoff flows into rivers; much of it infiltrates into the ground through...
percolation
Minerals
Transpiration
Evapotranspiration
11. The process of chemical or physical breakdown of earth rocks - soils - and their minerals
Weathering
- mP
Percolation
Igneous rocks
12. Distance to closest stars can be calculated by measuring the _________ - a slight shift in apparent position against the background of more distant stars as the earth travels around the sun
Parallax
Crust
Plate tectonics
World/global ocean
13. This upslope wind is called a...
Major oceans
Axis tilt
Types of clouds
Valley breeze
14. Seasons are marked by changes in the amount of sunlight - which in turn often cause cycles of dormancy in plants and hibernation in animals - These effects vary with latitude and with proximity to bodies of water
Seasons in the temperate and polar regions
Extrusive
Types of galaxies
Hydrologic concepts
15. Composed of the fragments of other types of rocks - Cover 75 to 80% of the earth's land area - Often deposited in distinct parallel layers - Weather and erosion break down other rock types into sediments - Over time - the sediments become cemented an
Plate tectonics
Sedimentary rocks
Mantle
Daylight saving time zones
16. The North Pole is in the Arctic Ocean - and thus its temperature extremes are buffered by the water - The result is that the South Pole is consistently _______ during the southern winter than the North Pole during the northern winter
clouds
Colder
Comet nuclei
Continental air
17. Further caused by the elliptical orbit of the earth - Earth reaches perihelion (the point in its orbit closest to the sun) in January - and it reaches aphelion (farthest point from the sun) in July - Also depend on factors such as proximity to oceans
Differential heating
Seasonal weather differences between hemispheres
46%
Erosion and land use
18. The strong temperature contrast between polar and tropical air gives rise to the ________
Continental air
Solar wind
Igneous rocks
jet stream
19. Somewhat cooler disturbances in the photosphere
Hydrologic concepts
Sunspots
Cumulonibus clouds
3/4
20. Some groundwater finds openings in the land surface and emerges as...
Crustal rocks
Surface ocean temperature
freshwater springs
Extrusive
21. Stars with the highest ___________ appear blue - while stars with the lowest surface temperature appear red
Surface temperature
Tropical air
Tides
Time zone
22. Comprises one global - interconnected body of salt water often (though generally recognized as several separate oceans) - A continuous body of water with relatively free interchange among its parts
World/global ocean
Petroleum exploration
Galactic center
jet stream
23. Featherlike clouds that indicate fair weather
Extrusive
Deserts
Estuary
Cirrus clouds
24. Zero degrees latitude - generally has a tropical climate (warm and wet); at the extreme northern and southern latitudes (polar regions) - the climate is very cold and dry
Cataclysmic volcanic eruptions
Pacific Ring of Fire
The equator
Diurnal
25. The motive force behind land breezes and sea/lake breezes - also known as on - or off - shore winds - Land absorbs and radiates heat faster than water - but water releases heat over a longer period of time
Deserts
Density
precipitation
Differential heating
26. Different visual appearance; when discovered - comets show a perceptible coma while asteroids do not
15
Tidal range
Short - period comets
The distinction between asteroids and comets
27. Forms over water and is associated with wet air
Crustal rocks
- mT
La Nina
Maritime air
28. The Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by ___________ coming together
Small islands
Intrusive
Convergent tectonic plates
Rain shadow
29. Common: wind - clouds - rain - snow - fog - dust storms - Less common: natural disasters such as tornadoes - hurricanes - and ice storms
Rainfall
Standard time zones
Crust
Weather phenomena on earth
30. The evaporation of these oceans is how we get most of our __________ - and their temperature determines our climate and wind patterns
Rainfall
Transpiration
Groundwater
Deserts
31. Igneous rock that cools beneath the earth's surface - Examples: plutons - dikes - and batholiths
World/global ocean
Andromeda galaxy
Volcano
Intrusive
32. The source of energy for evaporation is primarily through ___________
Minerals
Metamorphic rocks
Solar radiation
Venus
33. Can thaw and melt - and the ensuing water flows overland as snowmelt
clouds
Snow packs
Equinoxes
Venus
34. Weather occurs primarily due to density (temperature and moisture) differences between one location and another - These differences can occur due to the angle of the sun at any particular spot - which varies by latitude from the tropics
Why weather occurs
Sun
Convergent plate movements
Photosphere
35. A major determiner of coastal climate
Polar air
Surface ocean temperature
Solar radiation
Longitude
36. Paleontology: Fossil evidence indicates the similarity of fossils on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean - Continental 'jigsaw puzzle': The outlines of the continents seem to fit together
Examples to support Continental drift theory
Photosphere
Intrusive
Rock salt
37. Continental polar (dry - cold air)
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Sun
Strata
38. Occur when two plates pull away from each other - Such faults are generally weak and shallow Example: the Mid - Atlantic Range in the Atlantic Ocean
Deserts
Divergent plate movements
Rock salt
Solar wind
39. Takes place when the moon passes between the earth and the sun - with the moon blocking the sunlight for about two minutes - A total ___________ may be seen only from a small zone on the earth
Solar eclipse
Lithosphere and the asthenosphere
Small islands
Galaxies
40. Pulls the planets toward the sun - while their inertia keeps them moving forward in an elliptical orbit around the sun
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41. The breakdown of rocks - soils and minerals through direct contact with atmospheric conditions such as heat - water - ice - and pressure
Cataclysmic volcanic eruptions
Sublimation
Galaxies
Mechanical/physical weathering
42. Form when magma or lava cools and solidifies - Depending on the rate of cooling - can contain visible crystals - while others can appear glassy
Surface temperature
Lithosphere and the asthenosphere
3/4
Igneous rocks
43. Can influence climate by sending tremendous volumes of dust - ash - and smoke into the atmosphere
Meteorology
Daylight saving time zones
Weight and mass
Cataclysmic volcanic eruptions
44. Some infiltration stays close to the land surface and can seep back into surface - water bodies (and the ocean) as...
The Gulf - Stream
groundwater discharge
Cumulonibus clouds
Maritime air
45. An area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions associated with the plate boundaries surrounding the Pacific Ocean - In a 40000 km horseshoe shape - associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches - volcanic arcs - and volcanic
cooling
Galaxies
- cP
Pacific Ring of Fire
46. This scale assigns a fixed number to 10 reference materials. Talc (1) is the softest and diamond (10) is the hardest
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47. Rocks are placed into groups according to how they form...
Tectonic plates
moisture
Sedimentary - igneous - metamorphic
Cirrus clouds
48. On maps - the characteristics of an air mass are represented by two letters: The lowercase letter represents ________ - and the uppercase letter represents temperature
Short - period comets
moisture
Diurnal
Erosion
49. Occur twice a year - when the tilt of the earth's axis is oriented neither from nor to the sun - causing the sun to be located vertically above a point on the equator - The name derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night) - because at the e
Equinoxes
Fossils
Surface temperature differences
Opposite seasons
50. Gas giants Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus and Neptune have diameters far larger than Earth's and have far greater masses
Weight and mass
Estuary
Mountain
Smaller regions of the oceans
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