Regents review set 3 Flashcards
(24 cards)
What are sedimentary rocks characterized by?
Deposited in flat layers, may contain fossils
Reference: ESRT p.7
What type of deposits are found in streams?
Sorted, round and smooth, V-shaped valley
What is a key feature of metamorphic rocks?
Banding-distorted structure
Reference: ESRT p.7
What do mineral properties depend on?
Internal arrangement of atoms
What occurs at a diverging boundary?
Plates move apart
Reference: ESRT p.5
What are highs and lows in weather systems?
Highs are anticyclones (clockwise) and Lows are cyclones (counterclockwise)
What occurs at a transform boundary?
Plates slide past one another
Reference: ESRT p.5
In which direction does weather move in the United States?
From west to east
What is a cold front?
A front that moves the fastest
What is a warm front?
A type of front associated with gradual temperature increases
What is an occluded front?
A front where a cold front overtakes a warm front
As particle size increases, what happens to permeability?
Permeability increases
What happens to capillarity with increasing particle size?
Capillarity decreases
What effect do water bodies have on temperature?
Moderate temperature
What happens to warm air as it rises in the atmosphere?
It cools as it gets higher
What is orographic lifting?
The lifting of air over a mountain range
What is the driving force behind all erosion?
Gravity
What does dynamic equilibrium mean?
Balance
What is the basic unit of minerals?
Silicon-oxygen tetrahedron
What is created at mid-ocean ridges?
Crust
Reference: ESRT p.5
What characterizes an arid landscape?
Steep slopes
What characterizes a humid landscape?
Smooth, rounded slopes
What occurs at a converging boundary?
Plates collide
Reference: ESRT p.5
Fill in the blank: Cold fronts move the _______.
Fastest
