Section 2

Front 1

During the day along the coast the wind tends to blow toward the_______

Back 1

land because the land heats up more rapidly than the ocean.

Front 2

Oceans heat up and cool down more slowly than land

Back 2

cool surface water----cool air
warm surface water-----warm air

Front 3

Wegner relied on the principle of ______ to understand the movement of the contents to their current position, a theory referred to as__________.

Back 3

uniformitarianism, continental drift

Front 4

The age of the seafloor crust is _______at midocean ridges than at continental margins because of ___________

Back 4

younger, seafloor spreading

Front 5

Plates are active at their boundaries. What boundary type is generally not associated with volcanism?

Back 5

continental- continental plate convergence

Front 6

Hawaii is located over a _________, a fixed plume of upwelling magma located in the __________

Back 6

hot spot, mantle

Front 7

Which of the following was not used as evidence of continental drift?

Back 7

the age of seafloor rocks

Front 8

Which of the following does not have pronounced temperature season?

Back 8

Tropical climates

Front 9

What are the variables most commonly used to define broad climate regions?

Back 9

temperature and precipitation

Front 10

This summers hotter than average temperatures are sufficient evidence to indicate that climate has changed

Back 10

FALSE

Front 11

Paleclimatologists use small microorganisms like diatoms and foraminifera to say something about past

Back 11

water chemistry

Front 12

Denton is classified as having what type of climate?

Back 12

Mesothermal

Front 13

Water has a higher specific heat than land

Back 13

True!