Short Answer Flashcards
Arrival times of P and S waves show
Start time or location
If the earths crust is growing at mid ocean ridges, why doesn’t earth f
Grow
The earths rock cycle, the old gets destroyed
Technologies in eq building
Active tendon system, mass damper- computers shift the weight
Why would studying a volcanoes slope help predict an eruption
As magma moves up, it may cause the side to bulge
Diff between divergent and convergent
Divergent is 2 plates separate, convergent is when they collide
Most common gas in the arptmosphere
Nitrogen
Heath problems from polluted air
Allergies, asthma, dizziness, coughing
Why does fog disappear during the day
Cool temps cause water vapor to condens to fog, perishing temps make it evaporate
How does a cold front develop
Cold air moves under warm air and pushes the warm air up.
Why don’t hurricanes form over land
It’s fueled when it comes in contact with warm moist air which isn’t on
Land.
Explanation of uranus tilt
Asteroid tilt it on its side
Inner planets differ from outer
Smaller, denser, orbit close, solid surface, smaller atmospheres
Diff between solar and lunar
Lunar is sun and moon casts shadow on moon, solar is when it casts shadow on earth
