Land/Soil
Name the layers/sublayers of the earth from center to outermost
inner core, outer core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere, crust
This is the layer of the atmosphere that is directly above the mesosphere
thermosphere
Explain what occurs to produce the season summer in the northern hemisphere
Freshwater makes up this percent of all water on earth
<1%
Draw a water cycle diagram with the following terms: condensation, transpiration, runoff, groundwater, evaporation, precipitation, percolation
will check answers
This is how igneous rock would become metamorphous rock
high temp and pressure
The prevailing winds from 0 - 30 south are called ______ and move in this direction
SE trade winds and move north west
Define aphelion and provide the date this occurs
when the earth is closest to the sun in orbit, Jan 3
The term transpiration refers to
the evaporation of water out of small tiny pores in the leaves of plants
Define the term bulk density
the mass of dry soil per unit volume, including air space
Explain convergent boundary and at least 2 possible results of one forming
Explain the difference in leeward and windward winds
Explain what longitude and latitude are and how they are used to predict temperature
longitude are lines that divide the earth in sections east to west, latitude are lines that divide the earth in sections north and south, longitude is not used to predict temperature, as latitude increases average yearly temp decreases
Explain the term water table
the top of the zone of saturation which is a 6ft depth where the ground is filled with water
Use your soil triangle to determine the category that soil 50% clay, 45% silt, and 5% sand would be
silty clay
Compare and contrast extrusive and intrusive rocks
both are igneous rocks, extrusive cools rapidly on earth's surface, while intrusive cools slowly beneath Earth's surface
Define the Coriolis effect
it is the various changing direction of winds due to the uneven heating of the earth's surface and the constant rotation of earth
Explain what climate a location at 60 degree latitude, on the leeward side of a mountain, and near a coast would experience
Very heavy precipitation because at 60 degree latitude and near coast but slightly warmer than surrounding areas due to being on leeward side of mountain
the drying of soil because of activities like deforestation and overgrazing
Explain what a transform boundary is and what it forms
places where two continental plates slides past and up or down each other producing earthquakes and cliffs, faults
Explain the difference in granular and single grain soil
granular soil is small circular pieces of soil while single are individual soil particles with no specific structure
At what Northern hemisphere latitudes are high pressure global winds experienced and why
about 30 and 90, because these areas experience the fall of much cooler and more dense air
Explain what an equinox is, why it happens, and when what dates they occur.
When day and night both last about 12 hours each, happens because it is when the sun hits the earth most directly at the equator, March 20 and Sept 22/23
Compare and contrast the terms recharge and discharge area
Both are aspects of water in an aquifer. Recharge is an area of land that supplies water to an aquifer, while discharge is the area water moves out of an aquifer to
Explain how the terms winter solstice and Tropic of Capricorn as related
Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at noon at the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees south of the equator)