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Foundations of Geology
Weather #1
Weather
Weathering and Erosion
Atmosphere
100
Geology is the study of
What is the earth
100
a type of tropical cyclone that has wind speeds to 74 mph or more
What is a hurricane
100
a narrow funnel of powerful, rapidly whirling wind that stretches from a cloud to the ground
What is a tornado
100
weathering that involves the breaking and peeling away of rock into layers
What is exfoliating
100
weather layer
What is troposphere
200
Erupted volcanic ash and rock fragments held together loosly
What is cinder-cone volcano
200
measures wind speed
What is anemeter
200
measures relative humidity
What is hygrometer
200
fan shaped deposit of sediments at the mouth of a river
What is a delta
200
two points on the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest from the celestial equator.
What is solstices?
300
The theory that the earth's crust and upper mantle consists of huge plates slowly drifting as a result of currents in the mantle
What is plate tectonics
300
Boundary formed when a warm air mass moves into the territory of a cold air mass
What is a warm front
300
thunderstorm clouds
What is Cumulonimbus
300
process of breaking rocks down into soil
What is weathering
300
unit of measurement approximately equal to the distance between the sun and the earth
What is astronomical unit?
400
rocks on one side push upward and the other side push downward
What is fault-block mountain
400
a wind that reverses its direction from season to season
What is a monsoon
400
air with a relative humidity of 100%
What is saturated
400
harmful substance released into the soil, air, or water
What is pollution?
400
change in the direction of winds caused by the earth's rotation
What is coriolis effect
500
Rough and jagged with a crumbly or "blocky" texture
What is aa lava
500
a situation in which cool air at the earth's surface is overlaid by warm air.
What is temperature inversion?
500
an abrupt discharge of electricity through the air
What is lightning?
500
purified form of limestone that is used to correct overly acidic soil
What is agricultural lime?
500
planet's farthest distance from the sun
What is aphelion