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1. Occurs at the instant when the sun's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the observer's hemisphere - Depending on the shift of the calendar - the winter solstice occurs some time betw
Winter solstice
Runoff
Latitude
Major oceans
2. An opening - or rupture - in a planet's surface or crust - which allows hot molten rock - ash - and gases to escape from below the surface - Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains over a p
Volcano
Valley breeze
Evapotranspiration
Longitude
3. A ______________ - such as the Mid - Atlantic Ridge - has examples of volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates pulling apart
Mid - oceanic ridge
Block mountains or fold mountains
Law of original horizontality
Stars
4. A small Solar System body that orbits the Sun - When close enough to the sun - exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere) or a tail - both primarily from the effects of solar radiation upon the comet's nucleus - Have a variety of different orbital periods
Comet
3/4
larger planet
El Nino and La Nina
5. The tendency of a moving object to stay in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place - Without _______ - a planet would be pulled into the sun
Examples to support Continental drift theory
Snow packs
Inertia
Solar eclipse
6. 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
Limestone
freshwater springs
Andromeda galaxy
Differential heating
7. Temperature - pressure - and composition
Axis tilt
Sedimentary rocks
Ways magma can form
World/global ocean
8. Evaporation often implicitly includes ___________ from plants - although together they are specifically referred to as evapotranspiration
Uniformitarianism
Transpiration
Law of superposition
Climate
9. Two high waters and two low waters each day - in most locations - tides are semidiurnal
Tectonic plates
Semidiurnal
Styles of rock deformation
Law of superposition
10. Less than 1% of the earth; this relatively thin zone (5 to 25 miles) contains the only rocks we can study - even in the deepest mines or drill holes
New moon
The distinction between asteroids and comets
Crust
15
11. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the...
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12. Most sediments were deposited in beds that were originally horizontal - and any tilting is due to later earth movements
Runoff
Law of original horizontality
Seasons
5.6
13. The result of the buildup of once - living things
Photosphere
Comet
Coral reef
The earth's structure
14. Solar Atmosphere is divided into the inner chromosphere with explosive prominences and the outer corona - a glowing halo visible only during a total eclipse - Constantly emitting particles as a...
Solar wind
- mP
River
Andromeda galaxy
15. Some infiltration stays close to the land surface and can seep back into surface - water bodies (and the ocean) as...
Time zone
Transform plate movements
Limestone
groundwater discharge
16. Large - dark clouds that indicate thunderstorms
Seasons
Sunspots
Rainfall
Cumulonibus clouds
17. 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
Photosphere
Pacific Ring of Fire
Percolation
Runoff
18. 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)
lower elevation
The Gulf - Stream
Time zone
Seasons
19. Rocks are placed into groups according to how they form...
Earthquakes - volcanic activity - mountain - building - and oceanic trench formation
Seasons
Earth's crust
Sedimentary - igneous - metamorphic
20. Both gravity and inertia work together to keep planets in orbit around the sun - Inertia makes a planet travel in a straight line
Gravity and inertia
5.6
Equinoxes
Mid - oceanic ridge
21. The source of energy for evaporation is primarily through ___________
Evaporation
Solar eclipse
Gravity and inertia
Solar radiation
22. Used to arrange strata in a standard order - Used to measure the amount of radioactive decay in minerals and calculate the time at which the rock formed
Valley breeze
cooling
The geological time scale
Inertia
23. Seas - gulfs - bays - and other names
Smaller regions of the oceans
precipitation
Neap tide/neaps
Transpiration
24. Formed from calcium carbonate - also an example of chemical sedimentary rocks - like roock salt - can contain organic or once - living matter and can record the history of that matter's formation in features such as strata - fossil evidence - and rip
Limestone
Clastic
Subduction zones
Soil
25. Test the item against materials of known hardness; for example - use your fingernail or the graphite in a pencil to attempt to scratch the items. This process should result in assigning a relative hardness to the unknown items.
The big bang theory of cosmology
Law of superposition
Scratch test
The equator
26. Scientists theorize that massive volcanic eruptions on a global scale contributed to the earth's cooling - resulting in the onset of the...
Ice Age
moisture
Opposite seasons
Extrusive
27. Refers to the long - term weather patterns of a large geographical area and takes into account temperature - humidity - and precipitation
Surface temperature
Petroleum exploration
Climate
Opposite seasons
28. The outermost part of the earth's interior is made up of two layers...
Colder
Lithosphere and the asthenosphere
Coral reef
Mantle
29. The sun is not at the center of the disk - but out toward the perimeter - and is revolving around the ________
World/global ocean
Tectonic plates
Galactic center
Sunspots
30. The science of the atmosphere and weather
5.6
Pacific Ring of Fire
Uniformitarianism
Meteorology
31. The sun and oceans can also affect the weather of land - If the sun heats ocean waters for a period of time - water can evaporate - Once evaporated into the air - the moisture can spread over nearby land - thus making it cooler
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32. Occur when two plates slip past each other - Such faults are generally moderate and are relatively shallow Example: The San Andreas Fault
Surface temperature differences
Transform plate movements
Rainfall
Chemical weathering
33. The science that describes and interprets the earth Fields: - Geomorphology (land forms) - Petrology (rocks) - Stratigraphy (layered rocks) - Paleontology (fossils)
Geology
Condensation
Colder
Convergent/collision boundaries - divergent/spreading boundaries - and transform boundaries
34. 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
Planets
Long linear arcs
Semidiurnal or diurnal
Seasons in the temperate and polar regions
35. 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
Law of superposition
The geological time scale
Examples to support Continental drift theory
Comet
36. Smooth layers of low clouds that indicate a chance of drizzle or snow
Semidiurnal
Sedimentary - igneous - metamorphic
Hydrologic cycle
Stratus clouds
37. The center of the sun may have a temperature of millions of degrees; the visible surface - the ______ - is about 6000
Photosphere
El Nino
Plate tectonics
Intrusive
38. Tides may be...
Semidiurnal or diurnal
The Gulf - Stream
Styles of rock deformation
Full moon
39. Sedimentary rocks containing large fragments of other rock material - e.g. Sandstone
Ways magma can form
Winter solstice
Conglomerates
Valley breeze
40. The layers of sediment deposited in a quiet environment - Common sites of deposition are lakes - deltas at the mouths of rivers - beaches and sandbars along the coast - and (most important) the marine environment
Diurnal
Strata
Conglomerates
California coast
41. Occur along plate boundaries
Earthquakes - volcanic activity - mountain - building - and oceanic trench formation
Coral reef
Chaotic system
3/4
42. Occur when two plates push together - Such faults are strong and relatively deep - Where the strongest earthquakes occur Example: mountain building in the Himalayas and the Andes
Convergent plate movements
Mountain breezes and valley breezes
Continental air
Eclipses
43. Bodies similar to the sun but immensely distant - Closest stars are 4 light - years away
Igneous rocks
groundwater discharge
Stars
Mountain breezes and valley breezes
44. Bbreaking along flat surfaces
Cleavage
Weight and mass
Snow packs
Lithosphere and the asthenosphere
45. Form when dissolved mineral solutions crystalize out of lakes and oceans
Rock salt
Sun and oceans' affect on weather
Parallax
Chemical sedimentary rocks
46. The atmosphere is a __________ - and so small changes to one part of the system can grow to have large effects on the system as a whole - This makes it difficult to accurately predict weather more than a few days in advance
Subduction zones
Chaotic system
Time zone
Galaxies
47. Runoff and groundwater are stored as ________ in lakes
freshwater
Law of superposition
Semidiurnal
Clastic
48. Some groundwater finds openings in the land surface and emerges as...
freshwater springs
Terrace building - conservation tillage practices - and tree planting
Seasons in the temperate and polar regions
Tides
49. A major determiner of coastal climate
Surface ocean temperature
The big bang theory of cosmology
Continental drift
Chaotic system
50. Thought to originate in the Kuiper Belt - or associated scattered discs - which lie beyond the orbit of Neptune
Stars
Lithosphere and the asthenosphere
Solar radiation
Short - period comets
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