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| Order and dates of geologic time in precambrian |
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| Conozoic 65, Mezozoic 251, Paleozoic 542 |
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| When mass extinctions occur |
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| Marine coastal plain type of rock in San Diego |
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| Detrital sedimentary rocks |
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| Mountain coastal plains type of rock |
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| Flow of incoming and outgoing energy in earth |
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| Incoming solar radiation to earth |
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30% reflected by earth, atmosphere, and clouds
20% absorbed by clouds and atmosphere
50% absorbed by earth |
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| Thicknesss at poles and equator of atmosphere |
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| Poles 7 KM, Equator 17 KM |
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Everything that comes through, but not absorbed by atmosphere
Ex. Blue rays |
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| 4 gasses that make up dry atmosphere and amount of them |
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Nitrogen 78%
Oxygen 21%
Argon .9%
CO2 .04% |
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| Capacity for water temperature |
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1-4% small portion of atmosphere
Warm air highest capacity |
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| How fast the temperature cools in troposhpere |
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| Heat capacity ocean vs. continents |
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High heat capacity is ocean
Sand or rock low heat capacity |
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Radiation Fog (ground fog) earths surface cools, air above cools
Advection Fog (horizontal) warmer air |
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| How are clouds classified |
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| High, thin wispy, composed of ice crystals |
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| Low, horizontal, associated with rain |
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| Billowing columns of fluffy white clouds |
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| Sun vertical at equator March 21-22, Sep 22-23 |
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June or December 22-23
Sun Vertical at 23.5 N or S |
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Low pressure air ____
High pressure air____ |
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| Tropical Cyclones include names |
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| Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones |
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| Processes that cause rapid uplift |
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Cold front
Topography
Convergence
Different surface heating |
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Ratio of air's actual water vapor content compared with amount of vapor required for saturation at that temperature
Water vapor content/ water vapor capactiy (100) |
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| Temp at which air becomes saturated with moisture and condensation begins to form |
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| How tornadoes are rated based on damage |
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| Central plains and midwestern region |
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| Calmest part of hurricane |
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| Strongest winds and rainfall |
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| Storm surge- Rising of sea level due to |
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| Hurricane intensity scale |
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| Atlantic or Eastern Pacific |
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| Southern Hemisphere and Indian Ocean |
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| What is the minimum wind speed for tropical cyclones |
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| What are systmes called before tropical cyclone |
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| Tropical Depression then tropical storm |
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Humid Tropical
Dry
Humid Middle Latitude
Humid middle latitude with mild winters
Humid mL with severe winters
Polar |
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Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere |
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| 4 things that cause climate change on global scale |
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Earths orbit
Drifting continents
Volcanoes
Greenhouse gasses |
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| About 2 million years ago |
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| Shows increase in atmospherice CO2 since 1958 |
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