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24 Cards in this Set
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Vernal Equinox
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March 21, sun over head equator
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Summer Solstice
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June 21, sun directly above tropic of cancer 23.5 degrees north latitude
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Autumnal Equinox
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September 23, sun directly over equator
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Winter Solstice
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Dec 22, sun directly above tropic of capricorn
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percent nitrogen vs oxygen
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78 vs 20
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lowest portion of atmosphere
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troposphere
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coriolis effect
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object will veer to right of intended path in northern hemisphere
greater in center of earth |
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high pressure at
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top and bottom of world, 30º south and north
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low pressure at
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equator 60º north and south
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trade winds
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equator to +- 30
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westerlys
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30 to 60
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horse latitudes
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plus minus 30
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polar fronts
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plus minus 60
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norhtern/southern boundary current
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north atlantic
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eastern boundary current
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california, canary
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ekman transport
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objects move to right of direction wind is blowing cuz of earth spinning
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capillary waves
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little ripples that eventually combine to form gravity waves
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wavespeed
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wavelength / period
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largest tidal range
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bay of fundy nova scotia canada
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lunar day
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50 minutes longer because of earths rotation
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coastal plain estuary
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forms as as level rises and floods existing river valley
chesapeake bay |
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fjord
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sea level rises and floods a glaciated valley
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bar built esturay
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shallow separated from open ocean by sand bars (lagoons between barrier islands and mainland)
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tectonic estuary
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faulting of folding of rocks creates a restricted down dropped are into which rivers flow
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