Weather
A cP air mass means the weather will be
cold and dry
This type of rock can contain fossils
Sedimentary Rocks
On December 21st, direct rays of the sun will shine at what latitude?
23.5 S
The movement of liquid upward against gravity
Capillarity
A line that measures angular distance North or South of the equator
Latitude
Weather moves in this direction in the United States
East or Northeast
This type of rock can have banded or distorted structure
Metamorphic rocks
The seasons are due to _____________
the tilt of Earth's axis
Clouds form due to what step of the water cycle
Condensation
The Earth rotates on its axis how many degrees per hour?
15 degrees per hour
The winds around a Low Pressure system blow which way
Into the center and counter-clockwise
What is the composition of Halite?
NaCl
On June 21st in New York, the sun rises in which direction?
North of due East
The time for water to seep into the ground is called
infiltration or permeability
The altitude/height of Polaris is equal to ____________
The latitude of the observer (only in the northern hemisphere)
As the dewpoint and air temperature get closer together, what happens to the humidity?
It gets more humid
An extrusive igneous rock that is felsic, glassy texture and is vesicular
Pumice
Planets that are smaller than Venus
Mercury and Mars
Porosity is greater in a soil sample when the particles are __________ and _____________
loosely packed and well-sorted
During which epoch & period were Invertebrates dominant on Earth?
Middle Silurian
A code of 988 on a station model represents ______mb.
998.8 mb
Name one type of rock that will fizzle with acid
Marble, dolostone or limestone
0 hours
This is the process of liquid water moving out of plants/trees and into the atmosphere as water vapor
Transpiration
If the P wave of an Earthquake that is 4000km away from the epicenter arrived at a seismic station at 12:35:00 p.m., what time did the Earthquake occur?
12:28:00 p.m.