Add - On (Based on Regent Questions) Flashcards
Definition of Watershed
Area of land that drains all bodies of water into one (ocean, bay, sea)
How can you find out the time zone in relation to the Prime Meridian? (2)
- As you go east from the prime meridian, the time zones increase by one hour
- As you go west from the prime meridian, the time zones decrease by one hour.
How to save yourself from Tsunami? (2)
- Go Inland
- High Elevations
How to save yourself from Hurricanes? List two out of four.
- High Elevations
- Storm Shelters
- Stay Inside
- Away from Windows
How can you tell when the gradient and wind is highest in a map?
When the isolines are closest together.
When is gravity stronger? (2)
- Object is Larger
- Object is Closer
Where does the Sun rise in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere?
Northern Hemisphere - Southern Horizon
Southern Hemisphere - Northern Horizon
How long is the sunlight present in the Equator?
No matter the date or season, the sun will always be present for 12 hours.
What happens if the Earth was tilted more than 23.5 degrees?
What happens if the Earth was tilted less than 23.5 degrees?
The seasons would be more extreme.
The seasons would be less extreme.
When is Water most Dense?
What About All Other Objects?
Liquid Form (4 °C)
Solid Form
What is the true shape of the Earth?
Oblate spheroid
Rounded at the Sides and Flattened at the Poles
Why does Polaris Never Move?
It is in line with the Earth’s Axis of Rotation
What measures the altitude of a star?
Astrolab
What is most abundant in the crust?
Oxygen & Silicon (Silicates)
When does a delta form?
When the erosional system decreases and enters a body of water.
Why do Glaciers form? (2)
Valley - Yearly snowfall exceeds melting
Continental - Cold Climate
What is Evidence of Mass Movement?
Unsorted & Angular rocks (at base of cliff)
Where are most Earthquakes and Volcanoes located?
Along Plate Boundary
What causes a Tsunami?
Underwater Earthquake
Where is the Crust Hottest?
Mid Ocean Ridges (Rising Magma)
How to Save Yourself from an Earthquake? (2)
- Make Buildings Stronger
- Hide under a Stable Table
What Proves Crustal Uplift? (2)
- Fossils typically found underwater in Mountains
- Sedimentary Rocks found in High Elevations
How and where do Sedimentary Rocks Deposit/Form? (2)
- Underwater
- Deposited In Horizontal Layers
Where does Earth’s energy come from? (2)
- 99% from the Sun
- 1% from Radioactive Decay
