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In regards to solar radiation, when radiation has a smaller radiation they have _________ power
More
How would a volcanic eruption affect global climate
Lead to cooling
What is porosity
Space between particles
What two factors determine air masses
Location of formation- c, m
Temperature-P, T, A
How many seismic stations do you need to locate an epicenter
3
What causes changes in seasons
Axial tilt of Earth
How is the majority of alternative energy created (using what technology)
Some form of turbine
What is permeability
The ability of soil to allow water to pass through due to chemical composition
What is a stationary front
How much energy is transferred to the next food chain
10 %
What happens in nuclear fusion
Two atoms join together to form 1 atom
Why has human population increased exponentially in the last 200 years? List at least two resources
Better hygiene; Food source; medicine; technology
List the three ages of a river and a main feature associated with that age
Young-steep banks, fast flow
Mature-Straight river
Old-meanders, oxbow lake, tributaries
What is lithosphere
Crust and upper mantle that make tectonic plates
What is mechanical weathering
physical forces break rocks into smaller pieces
What is Revolution
The time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the sun (365.25 days)
List the 3 components of sustainability
Economics, Environment, Society
What causes most damage in Hurricanes
wind
What earthquake wave cannot go through liquids
Secondary Waves
What three activities help preserve biodiversity
captive breeding
preserving habitat
passing laws like the endangered species act
How are greenhouse effect and global warming different
Greenhouse gases is the natural process of Earth gradually warming whereas Global warming is when humans increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere than what would be there naturally.
What is aquaculture
Raising of plants and animals in water for consumption.
What is a front
boundary between two different air masses
At what type of boundary is crust created
divergent
Name the three types of plate boundaries and their motion
convergent-two plates collide, forms mountains and trenches
divergent-two plates separate, form ocean ridges and rift valleys
transform-two plates grind together, earthquake