Geology Final

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gently sloping submerged surface extending from the shoreline toward deep ocean

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continental shelf

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relatively steep structure that marks the boundary between continental crust and oceanic crust

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continental slope

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feature of the continental slope cutting into and extending as far back as the continental shelf

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submarine canyon

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sediment that slowly settles to the sea floor from the water column

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pelagic sediment

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most common biogenous sediment

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calcareous ooze

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dominant chemical elements in sea water

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chlorine sodium and sulfate

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zone of rapid temperature change with depth in the ocean

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thermocline

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zone of rapid salinity change with depth in the ocean

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halocine

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deep ocean water flow driven by differences in density of sea water

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thermocline circulation

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following processes will decrease salinity except

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sea ice formation

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objects in motion are deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere

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Coriolis effect

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in the northern hemisphere, air flow over earths surface in the middle latitude (30 -60) is due to

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Ferrel cell circulation and flows from southwest to northeast

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in the Northern hemisphere air flow over earths surface in the lower altitudes (0-30) is due to

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Hadley cell circulation and flows from northeast to southwest

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high pressure center characterized by a clockwise flow of air in the northern

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hemisphere cyclone

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low pressure center characterized by a counterclockwise flow of air in the northern hemisphere

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cyclone

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the ratio of actual water vapor content in the air to the amount of water vapor required for saturation at that temperature

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relative humidity

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the temperature in which air needs to be cooled to reach saturation

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dew point

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upward movement of air due to a pileup of horizontally flowing air is referred to as

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convergence

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______occurs when air is forced to rise over a mountainous barrier

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orographic lifting

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the rate of temperature decrease with increasing height in the troposphere

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environmental lapse rate

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____air will produce cumulonimbus clouds

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absolutely unstable

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the following clouds are low clouds except

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cirrostatus

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when warm moist air moves over a cold surface ____fog may result

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radiation

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fraction of total radiation that is reflected by a surface

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albedo

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composite pattern of long term weather conditions that can be expected in a given region

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climate

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change from decreasing to increasing temperatures with height

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temperature inversion

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a____ will have hotter summers and colder waters than a ___

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continental location, coastal location

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a____ will have milder summers and winters than a ____

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windward coast, leeward coast

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tiny almost invisible and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere

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aerosols

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transfer of heat from a molecule to molecule within a substance

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conduction

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the transfer of heat by mass movement of a fluid

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convection

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earth’s atmosphere is constantly in motion driven by

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uneven heating of its surface

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Montreal protocol ____ banned the production

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chlorofluorocarbon products

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the ____is the lowermost atmosphere layer characterized by decreasing temperature with height

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troposphere