Geo 100 Exam 1

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Longest day in the Northern Hemisphere

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June Solstice

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Shortest Day in the Northern Hemisphere

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December Solstice

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Shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere

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June Solstice

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Longest day in the Southern Hemisphere

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December Solstice

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Longest day in the Southern Hemisphere

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December Solstice

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From west to east, time ________

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Increases

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Longest day in the Southern Hemisphere

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December Solstice

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From west to east, time ________

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Increases

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From east to west, time ________

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Decreases

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Latitude is also known as

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Parallel (0-90 degree)

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Latitude is also known as

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Parallel (0-90 degree)

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Longitude is also known as

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Meridians (0-180 degrees)

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What is Advection

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When wind is transferred horizontally from one place to another (Mainly in Southern CA)

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What is Advection

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When wind is transferred horizontally from one place to another (Mainly in Southern CA)

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What is Convection

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Causes heated molecules to move away from the heat source. Move vertically

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What is Advection

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When wind is transferred horizontally from one place to another (Mainly in Southern CA)

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What is Convection

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Causes heated molecules to move away from the heat source. Move vertically

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What is conduction?

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When a hot molecule becomes increasingly agitated as heat is added to it and if transfers the heat to a cooler molecule.

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What are contrails

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Clouds created by airplane exhaust

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Molecular motion keeps at this temp.

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Zero degrees kelvin

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Molecular motion keeps at this temp.

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Zero degrees kelvin

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The effect of wind and temp. on human skin.

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Wind chill factor

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Molecular motion keeps at this temp.

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Zero degrees kelvin

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The effect of wind and temp. on human skin.

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Wind chill factor

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The 180 degree longitude line is known as what?

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The international date line

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Molecular motion keeps at this temp.

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Zero degrees kelvin

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The effect of wind and temp. on human skin.

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Wind chill factor

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The 180 degree longitude line is known as what?

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The international date line

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First day of fall in the northern hemisphere

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September equinox

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Molecular motion keeps at this temp.

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Zero degrees kelvin

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The effect of wind and temp. on human skin.

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Wind chill factor

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The 180 degree longitude line is known as what?

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The international date line

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First day of fall in the northern hemisphere

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September equinox

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A unique weather condition where air in the troposphere increases in temp w/ altitude.

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Inversion

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Molecular motion keeps at this temp.

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Zero degrees kelvin

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The effect of wind and temp. on human skin.

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Wind chill factor

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The 180 degree longitude line is known as what?

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The international date line

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First day of fall in the northern hemisphere

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September equinox

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A unique weather condition where air in the troposphere increases in temp w/ altitude.

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Inversion

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Main component of photochemical smog

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Ozone

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Chlorofluorocarbons have played a key role in

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Ozone depletion

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Solar radiation strikes the earth primarily as visible light and after being absorbed and reradiated is returned to the atmosphere in what form?

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Long wave or infrared radiation