Natural Processes
What is a landslide?
The movement of rock, earth, and debris down a slope, changing the formation of the land.
What 4 of the main processes of the water cycle?
Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, accumulation, and runoff.
What is barometric pressure?
Barometric pressure is the force exerted by the air above earths surface.
Around how long does it take earth to make one rotation?
24 hours
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the short term day to day change of the atmosphere, meanwhile climate gathers data from dozens of years.
Is obsidian igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic?
Extrusive Igneous because it's formed from magma cooling on the surface
Is freshwater or saltwater denser?
It is saltwater because there is salt in it.
What are jet streams?
Fast moving channels of air around 5-9 miles above earths surface.
What are comets?
Small bodies made of ice, rock, and dust.
What are all 4 types of air masses?
Maritime tropical, Continental tropical, Maritime polar, and Continental polar.
What is sedimentation?
When wind, water, or other forces transporting particles lose energy and the particles are deposited
Name 3 main types of wetlands
Marshes, swamps, fens, and bogs
What is convection?
The movement of heat within a liquid or a gas by circulation.
Name the main differences between Inner planets and outer planets. (Size, Density, Composition)
Inner planets are small, high density, and rocky while outer planets are big, low density, and composed of gases.
What are the 4 types of air fronts?
Cold front, warm front, stationary front, and occluded front.
What is the detachment and transport of soil particles by wind, water, or other forces?
soil erosion
What is transpiration and its difference from evaporation?
Transpiration is the release of water vapor from plants, while evaporation is the change from liquid water to vapor, typically from lakes, oceans and more.
What is the Coriolis affect?
The Earth's rotation means points on the equator spin faster than at the poles. This results in the inertia of moving objects like water, wind, and projectiles making them curve right and left depending on the Hemisphere.
What's the difference between Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites.
Meteors are burning streaks in the atmosphere. Meteorites are pieces of meteors after striking the ground. Meteoroids are small space rock fragments.
What is the global ocean conveyor belt driven by?
The density of the water which is controlled by salinity and temperature.
What is the meaning of porosity in earth science?
a measure of the void or empty spaces within a material, usually measured by volume of voids/total volume.
Regarding a stream, what type of flow rate is ephemeral?
The stream only flows during rain.
What are the three global circulation cells?
Hadley, Ferrel, and Polar are the three main global convection currents.
What are 3 of the 5 recognized dwarf planets?
Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake.
Where is the inter-tropical convergence zone located?
It lies slightly north but is on and around the equator.