Oceans
What does PPT stand for?
Parts per thousand
13.7 billion years old
Where is a maritime front located?
Over bodies of water
What is Sediment?
Small pieces of rocks that have been eroded
What does the boundary O-O stand for
Oceanic-Oceanic (Boundary)
What is the definition of a current?
Continuous movement of ocean water
What is the equator?
Invisible line through center of Earth, 0 line of latitude
What is the difference between a Watch and a Warning?
Watch is conditions are favorable for the event, Warning means it is happening somewhere actively.
What are the 3 main kinds of rocks?
Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic
What is a real world example of a Continental continental boundary
Himalayas/Appalachian Mountains
Salt
What are the three kinds of Galaxies?
Spiral, Elliptical, Irregular
What is the Jet Stream
Division of Warm and Cold water
What are igneous rocks classified by
composition and texture
What motion do transform boundaries do?
Sliding back and forth
What is the definition of a Gyre?
Large system of circular currents formed by wind and Coriolis effect
Where did the Asteroid Belt come from?
Planet that could not form
similar to contour lines, connect areas of equal pressure
What are foliated metamorphic rocks?
metamorphic rocks with bands/made by pressure
San Andreas fault is also a....
Transform boundary
How do the oceans get saltier?
Add salt (runoff, dumping of chemicals, etc.), remove water (Evaporation)
How many days does it take the Moon to go around the Earth
27 days
What does EF stand for (as in the scale used to measure tornados)
Enhanced Fujita Scale
What does the root "morph" mean?
Form
The Cascades in Washington are also....
Oceanic-Continental Boundary