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25 Cards in this Set
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24 hours of darkness occurs:
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north of the Arctic Circle on December 21st
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A bear is part of:
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the Biosphere
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All of the following are examples of aerosols (particulates) except
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nitrogen
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At perihelion, the Earth is:
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midway between the Earth and Sun
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Automated systems for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis and dispay of spatial data
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Geographic Information System
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Earth spinning on its axis is an example of:
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rotation
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a parcel of air resists movement it is said to be:
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stable
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If you wear a dark shirt outside in the summer it will be a(n)________ absorber of insolation
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good
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Map essentials include the following except:
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name of the gas station
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Much of the word's weather phenomena occurs in this layer
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troposphere
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On June 21st, the sun will be highest (solar declination) in the sky in which city in the U.S. at solar noon?
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Miami (Fla.)
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Region of the world that receives the greatest amount of sunlight at the surface
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subtropical deserts
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Rising temperatures with elevation is known as a(n) ________
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inversion
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The chemical responsible for the destruction of Ozone
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none of these
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The closer one gets to the Equator, the more _________ the angle of solar radiation
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direct
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The longitude of 0 degrees is known as the __________.
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Prime Meridian
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The most poleward point in which the vertical rays of the sun strike the Earth is the
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solstice
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The ozone layer is found in this region of the atmosphere
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stratosphere
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The reason the sky is blue is due to:
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blue light selectively scattered by atmospheric gases/particles
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The sun's rays will be directly over this parallel at solar noon on December 22nd
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tropic of Capricorn
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The Sun emitts a peak radiation in the ___________ portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
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ultraviolet
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The two times of the year that the sun direct rays are over the Equator
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equinoxes
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This climate element enhances precipitation and aridity
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A. sun
B. latitude C. land and water contrasts D. elevation E. none of these A |
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This climate element reduces extremes in temperatures across the Earth
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oceanic circulation
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This Greenhouse gas is thickest over the Equator and thinnest over the poles
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water vapor
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