Space
What is gravity?
A force between 2 masses
A series of changes that form various rocks: the process that makes rocks.
The Rock Cycle
What is a divergent boundary?
An area where 2 plates move apart
What climate would you experience in a Maritime Tropical Climate?
Hot Humid Air
How do Earthquakes happen?
The movement and collision of Earth's tectonic plates.
When did the Big Bang happen?
13.7 Billion Years Ago
What is erosion?
Moving broken pieces of rock
What can Convection Currents cause?
Earthquakes, Continental Drift, Volcanic Eruptions
How do air masses affect weather?
shaping weather patterns, such as bringing rain or snow.
What's a Nebula?
A cloud of dust and gas
When magma cools, what rock does it form?
Igneous Rock
Major transverse fault line in California?
San Andreas Fault line
How do air masses form?
They form when large bodies of air remain over a uniform surface (land or sea) for a long time, absorbing the surface's temperature and moisture characteristics.
What's the Sun's real name?
Sal
After sediments are compacted and cemented, what rock does it form?
Sedimentary Rock
What is a rift valley?
A lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart.
What are the different types of air masses?
maritime tropical (mT), maritime polar (mP), continental tropical (cT), and continental polar (cP).
What is the formula for the eccentricity of an ellipse?
r1+r2 = constant
What is the Process of Lithification?
A Sediment is squeezed to become rock.
What does oceanic make?
It makes volcanic islands and sea trenches
What type of air mass would you expect to find over the Gulf of Mexico in summer?
Maritime Tropical