| A | B |
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| nonrenewable resources | coal, oil, natural gas |
| ocean area with greatest density | deep ocean |
| ocean area with most evaporation | surface |
| ocean area most effected by weather | surface |
| cause of deep ocean currents | differences in density |
| temperature with greatest density and salinity | cold |
| process which causes clouds to form | condensation |
| process where liquid water turns to water vapor | evaporation |
| process where water falls back to Earth | precipitation |
| mT temperature and humidity | warm and moist or humid |
| cT temperature and humidity | warm and dry |
| mP temperature and humidity | cool and moist or humid |
| cP temperature and humidity | cool and dry |
| as altitude increases temperature does this | decreases in troposphere |
| as altitude increases pressure does this | decreases |
| density does this as altitude increases | decreases |
| blanket of gases surrounding Earth | atmosphere |
| two most abundant gases in the atmosphere | hydrogen 78% and oxygen 21% |
| puffy clouds, low to high, brings mostly fair weather | cumulus |
| thin wispy clouds made of ice mostly bringing fair weather | cirrus |
| low blanket like clouds which may bring rainy days | stratus |
| low to high shaped like and anvil clouds bringing thunderstorms | cumulonimbus |
| violent meeting of cold and warm air masses causing swirling clouds to reach the ground | tornado |
| warm air in the ocean fuels swirling clouds | hurricane |
| prominent area for hurricanes | warm ocean waters above and below equator |
| prominent area for tornadoes | central United States |
| moon phases with the greatest difference between high and low tides | new and full |
| moon phases associated with the least difference between high and low tides | 1st quarter and last quarter |
| moon phase with the earth between the sun and the moon | full moon |
| moon phase with a full circle | full moon |
| moon phase with the moon between the sun and the Earth | new moon |
| moon phase with no moon visible, lit side away from the Earth | new moon |
| moon phase with a right half circle visible | 1st quarter |
| moon phase with a left half circle visible | last or 3rd quarter |
| cause of the rise of Earth's waters | gravity from the moon and sun |
| as you descend to the bottom of the ocean pressure does this | increases |
| as you descend to the bottom of the ocean temperature does this | decreases |
| as you descend to the bottom of the ocean density may do this | increase |
| density is greater in the bottom of the ocean because | increase in pressure and decrease in temperature |
| gently sloping area of the ocean from the shore | continental shelf |
| area of the ocean which steeply slopes to the deep | continental rise |
| large flat area of the deep ocean | abyssal plain |
| area of the ocean formed by divergent plate boundaries | mid-ocean ridge |
| area of the ocean floor formed by converging oceanic and oceanic or continental plates | deep ocean trench |
| area where a hurricane loses it's strength | land, once it reaches land |
| two instruments used to map the ocean floor | sonar and submersibles |
| area on Earth with the most direct sunlight in March and September | Equator |
| area on Earth with the most direct sunlight in June | 23.5 degrees North |
| area on Earth with the most direct sunlight in December | 23.5 degrees South |
| area on Earth with the least direct sunlight in June | South Pole |
| area on Earth with the least direct sunlight in December | North Pole |
| Winds which form from the equator to the poles | global winds |
| force causing the winds to curve | Coriolis Effect |
| causes the Coriolis Effect | Earth rotation |
| caused by differences in density in the atmosphere due to unequal heating of Earth's surface | wind |
| High and low pressure systems meet to form | air masses |
| ocean current along the Eastern US and western Europe which brings mild temperature | Gulf Stream current |
| layer of the atmosphere which protects Earth from harmful UV rays | stratosphere |
| layer in the stratosphere which absorbs most UV rays from the sun | ozone - O 3 |
| reflected portion of the moon visible to Earth | phases |
| celestial bodies with highly elliptical orbits around the sun | comets |
| celestial object made of ice and rocks with a long tail | comets |
| instruments used to explore space | telescopes and probes |
| light from a burning meteoroid | meteor |
| rock from space smaller than an asteroid | meteoroid |
| rock from space which hits Earth's surface | meteorite |
| evidence from Galileo for the heliocentric theory | moons of Jupiter and phases of Venus |
| planet which rotates at a 97 degree angle | Uranus |
| reason scientist believe Uranus rotates on it's side | collisions by other space debris |
| theory which explains the universe began with an explosion | Big Bang Theory |
| according to the Big Bang Theory the universe is continuing to do this | expand |
| two main reasons our solar system stays together | inertia and gravity |
| force of attraction between matter with mass | gravity |
| tending of an object to remain in motion | inertia |
| Earth has seasons due to this | 23.5 degree tilt on our axis |
| time for Earth to rotate on it's axis | 24 hours |
| time for Earth to revolve around the sun | 365 1/4 days |
| time for the moon to revolve around the Earth | about 28 days |
| time during the year when daylight and nighttime hours are equal | equinox - march and september |
| times of the year when the sun shines on 23.5 degrees N or S | solstices |
| over time the amount of water on Earth has done this | remained constant |
| where does most of the precipitation fall | oceans |
| are clouds fresh or salt water | fresh water |
| are glaciers fresh or salt water | fresh water |
| how do minerals get to the ocean | from rivers and streams |
