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Approximately how much of the Earth is covered in water?

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71%

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Which hemisphere is known as the “Land Hemisphere”?

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North Hemisphere

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Which ocean is the largest?

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Pacific

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What is the maximum amount of water in the air normally? Up to__%

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4

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“Frontal wedging” in the atmosphere occurs on the plains when___

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warm and cold air collide creating a front and warm air is forced upward.

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The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is___

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Nitrogen

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Processes in which dust in the atmosphere is involved.

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Reflection of solar energy. Optical phenomena such as red sky at sunset. Condensation and cloud formation.

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50% of the gases making up the atmosphere are found below___

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3 1/2mile (5.6km)

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Earth receives energy from the sun in what way?

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Radiation

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The two most important heat-absorbing gases in the lower atmosphere are__

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Water Vapor and Carbon Dioxide

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A wintertime form of precipitation that consist of small ice particles is called__

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Sleet

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What is the water equivalent of snow accumulation?

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10 inches of snow equals 1 inch of water

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Which would NOT be associated with stable atmospheric conditions? 1. Widespread fog 2. Temperature inversion 3. Dreary overcast with light drizzle. 4 Afternoon Thunderstorms.

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  1. Afternoon Thunderstorms
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Deserts such as the Death Valley region of the US are examples of___

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Rain shadow deserts

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The change from gas to liquid is___

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Condensation

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To change water to gas, latent heat of vaporization must be absorbed by the water. This does not change the temperature, only the physical state. The amount of energy needed to change water to gas is___

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600 calories

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The term used to describe the convection of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid state.

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Sublimation

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The weight of a column of air above the surface at sea level is about___

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14.7 lbs per square inch

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The standard sea level pressure in inches of mercury is___

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29.92 inches

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The Mercurial barometer was invented by__

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Torricelli

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The force that generates wind is__

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Pressure gradient force

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Lines on a weather map connecting places of equal air pressure are called___

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Isobars

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Closely spaced isobars often indicate___

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Strong winds

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Widely spaced isobars often indicate___

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Light winds

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Upper air winds are__
generally faster than surface winds
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Global wind and pressure patterns associated with low-pressure regions tend to have___
Ascending air. Convergent winds. and Ample precipitation.
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Most of the US is situated in which zone of prevailing winds?
Westerlies
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What is a Gyre?
A huge circular moving current that dominates the surface of the ocean.
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What is the size of a typical raindrop?
2mm
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The type of fog that forms as warm air moves over a cool surface is called___
Advection fog
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An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is labeled___
mT
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On a weather map, ___ fronts are shown with a line with triangular points on one side.
Cold Front
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The geologic term for flat-topped volcanic structures located on the floor of the deep ocean basin is a___
Guyot
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Large air masses moving form the Gulf of Mexico into the central USA would be coded as___
mT
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Properties of a large air mass.
1000 mi or more across. Similar temperatures at any given altitude. Similar moisture at any given altitude.
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MOHS hardness mineral with a hardness of 3___
Calcite
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The ion at the center of a silicon-oxygen tetrahedron is surrounded by___
Four oxygen ions
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Obsidian exhibits a ___ texture.
Glassy
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What property describes light reflecting off a mineral?
Luster
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The tropopause is the boundary between ___ and ___.
Troposphere and stratosphere.
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ozone is concentrated in the__
Stratosphere
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The longest wavelengths on the electromagnetic spectrum are__
Radio
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On average, how much of the sun's energy that is intercepted by the earth is reflected back to space?
30%
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The high cloud form that is best described as wispy sheets or thin layers that cover much or all of the sky(high, thin, and white) is termed___
Cirrus
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The cloud form that consists of globular cloud masses that take on a billowy or "cauliflowerlike" structure and is associated with fair weather is called___
Cumulus
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Thunder and lightning are associated with these clouds.
Cumulonimbus
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This cloud may develop an "anvil head."
Cumulonimbus
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2 major gases.
Oxygen 21% and Nitrogen 78%
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Tropsphere
Bottom layer (where we live) 3.5°f per 1000ft
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Stratosphere
ABout 12-50 km
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Mesosphere
about 50-80km
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Thermosphere
No defined upper limit, gases moving at high speed.
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Summer solstice
June 21-22
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Winter solstice
December 21-22
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Heat is measured in calories.
One calorie is defined as the heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celcius.
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Latent heat is also called __ or __ heat.
Stored and hidden
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solid to liquid
80 calories
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Liquid to gas
600 calories
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Solid straight to gas (sublime)
680 calories
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Air Masses: P, T, c, m
Polar - High altitudes, and cold. Tropical - Low altitudes, and warm. continental - Form over land, Dry. maritime - Form over water, humid
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What two cycles do glaciers belong to?
Hydrologic and rock
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Two types of Glaciers.
Valley and ice sheets
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Where do crevices form?
Uppermost brittle ice.
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Zone of accumulation.
The area where glaciers form.
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Zone of wastage.
Are where there is net loss due to melting.
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Four types of moraines produced by glaciers.
Lateral, Medial, End, and Ground
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Kettle:
A hole carved out by a glacier
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Esker:
Ridges of sediment left by glacier
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How long ago did the ice age start?
2-3 million years ago
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Products of interior drainage in the basin and range landscape.
Alluvial Fans, Bajadas, Playas, Playa lake
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Loess:
Deposit of windblown silt
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What does the most erosional work in the desert?
Running water

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