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Chapter 10: Volcanos
Chapter 7: Glaciers and Deserts
Chapter 6: Water
Chapter 5: Weathering, Soil, & Mass Movements
Space
100
Name and describe the 2 types of lave
aa= rough and jagged. More viscous. Pahoehoe= smoother. Less viscous
100
Describe a Glacier
What is a big, thick sheet of ice
100
about whatvpercentage of earth's water is frozen
about 2 percent (2.15%)
100
Define weathering
the breaking down of rock by natural processes
100
science of studying the universe
What is Astronomy
200
Resistance to flow/ how thick a liquid is
What is viscosity
200
about what percentage of earths surface is covered by glaciers
about 10%
200
Define discharge
amount of water going past a certain point in a certain amount of time
200
Dead and decaying organisms in the soil. organic soil
What is humus
200
name the 3 important laws of planetary motion developed by Johannes Kepler
What is Ellipse, Velocity, and Orbital Period
300
Name given to particles produced by volcanic eruptions
What are pyroclastic materials
300
Describe abrasion
when a glacier scrapes the objects or land that it slides on
300
Describe base level
What is the lowest level a stream or river will erode to
300
what does soil structure determine
how well the soil can be cultivated or farmed
300
the theory that all planetary bodies orbit the earth
What is the Geocentric Model
400
name te 3 types of volcanos from least violent to most
Shield volcano, Composite Cone, Cinder Cone
400
what has to happen for an area to be classified as a desert
the area must receive less than 10 inches of precipitation per year
400
name and describe the 3 types of sediment sizes
1.) Dissolved load- smallest particles. stay dissolved when the water stops moving. 2.) Suspended load- larger particles that stay dissolved until the water sops moving, and then they settle out 3.) Bed load- largest particles that are too big to be lifted, but are rolled along the river bed
400
the soil profile consists of what
the 4 horizons. O-horizon, A-horizon, B-horizon, and C-horizon
400
name the 5 planetary motions
What is rotation, revolution, precession, nutation, and barycenter
500
Describe a Caldera
What is a large depression where a volcano collapses in on itself
500
what is the main weathering agent in the desert, and what type of weateringagent is it
wind. Mechanical
500
what are the 2 main flood control methods
What are levees and dams
500
Name the 5 types of mass movements
rockfall, slides, slump, flows, and creep
500
how the energy from the sun gets to the earth
What are Electromagnetic Waves