Physical Science Final (from exam 3)

Northeast trade winds

48 conterminous U. S. lies predominantly in which wind zone

6mi

Approach of severe thunderstorm and you see lightening how far away is the storm

Lithosphere

A collection of close fitting plates

Smog

A mixture of smoke and fog

Pangaea

A single supercontinent

Troposphere

About 80% of the mass of the atmosphere and most of the clouds and water vapor are located in the

Aftershocks

After a major earthquake, the rocks may continue to adjust to their new positions, causing additional vibrations called

Counterclockwise

Air circulation around a cyclone in the northern hemisphere

Source region

Air mass derives it's characteristic from

Lithosphere consists

All of the crusts depth and part of the mantles depth

2

An earthquake measurement felt by humans is

Excessive CO2 emissions will cause

An increase in earths average temperature

Existence for Pangaea

Biological evidence, glacial evidence, and continuity of geologic features

Fossil fuel

Coal, gas, and oil

Mesosphere

Coldest region of the atmosphere

Sulfur

Common fuel impurity in fossil fuels

Iron and nickel

Earths core is believed to be composed of

Solid

Earths mantle

Crust

Earths thin, rocky, outer layer on which we live is called

14.7lb

Every square inch of our body at sea level experience how much atmospheric pressure

Theory continental drifts include

Glaciation in the Southern Hemisphere, continuity of geologic structures, and the discovery of the same fossils on different continents

Fresh snow

Has the largest albedo

Temperature and humidity

Heat index accounts for the real feel due to the effects

Hydrometer

Instrument used to measure relative humidity

Anemometer

Instrument used to measure wind speed

Tornado warning

Is issued when a tornado has been sighted or indicated on radar

Carbon dioxide and nitrogen

Is the principal gases responsible in the greenhouse effect

Isobar

Line drawn through locations of equal atmospheric pressure

Eye

Low pressure center of a hurricane

Transportation

Major source of CO pollution

Direct sunlight

Measuring air temperature is best to avoid

Plate tectonics

Modern geologic theory that considers earths lithosphere to be made up of moving plates is known as

Oxygen

Most abundant gas in the atmosphere

Earthquakes caused by

Movement of lithosphere plates

Carbon acid, H2CO3

Natural agent of chemical weathering that is enhanced by CO2 pollution

Asthenosphere

Part of the earths mantle located directly below the lithosphere

Earth core

Part solid and part liquid

Auroras

Phenomenon that occurs in the ionosphere

Oxygen

Photosynthesis produces what in the atmosphere

Subduction

Place or zone where one tectonic plate descends under another and into the asthenosphere

Sleet

Precipitation formed by direct freezing of water droplets

Greenhouse effect

Process that effectively regulates earths average temperature

Infrared only

Radiation is absorbed in the greenhouse effect

Rayleigh scattering

Reason why the sky is blue

Magnetite

Remanent magnetism is present in rocks that contain the mineral name

Basement

Safest place in the home to seek shelter from a tornado

Body waves

Seismic waves that propagate through earth are known

Plate tectonics

Simplified explanations of mountain building is provided by the theory

Blizzards

Snowstorms accompanied by high winds and low temperatures

Isolation

Solar radiation received by the earth and it's atmosphere

Cold front

Symbol of triangles on a line

Relative humidity is 100% when

The actual moisture content is equal to the maximum moisture capacity

What does maritime tell you about source region

The air mass developed over water

Front

The boundary between two air masses

Albedo

The fraction of incident light that a body reflects

Fault planes

The name of the surface along which rocks formations move

Meteorology

The study of the lower atmosphere

Dew point temperature

The temperature when the relative humidity is 100%

Hurricane watched

There is a threat of hurricane conditions within 24 to 36 hours

Stationary front

Two advancing fronts meet

Express atmospheric pressure

Torr, millibar, and inches of Hg

Transform

Type of plate boundaries is convergent, divergent and what

Air currents

Vertical air movements

Seismograph

Waves of an earthquake are detected by an instrument called

Tornado warning

When a tornado has been sighted

Supersaturated

When air is cooled below its dew point without consideration

Troposphere

Where weather occurs

Stratosphere

ozone layer lies in