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if pressure and temperature are constant density stays.... constant
as pressure increases on a solid or gas density.. increases
as temperature increases, density... decreases
water is most dense at 4 degrees C
when water freezes it expands
what is cyclic predictable
the closer the isolines, the slope is.. steeper
when calculating percent deviation.. take accepted value and subtract it from found value and then divide by accepted
what does dynamic equilibrium mean balance
earth_______ shorts waves and _______long waves absorbs and radiates
true shape of the earth oblate spheriod
best model of the earth perfect circle
altitude of polaris equals your altitude
latitude lines east to west
longitude lines north to south
longitude is based on observations of the sun
earth revolves from east to west
when viewed from the north pole the earth revolves clock or counter clockwise counterclockwise
sun rises and sets where rises in east and sets in west
why does the moon has phases the angle between the earth and moon changes because the moon revolves around us
plants appear to go _____ as the earth passes them in space backwards
summer solstice june 21
winter solstice dec 21
equinoxes march 21 and sept 23
an observer in the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere facing north stars appear to make a complete circle around Polaris
blue shift object getting closer to earth
red shift object getting further away from earth
equator has how many hours of daylight 12
lower the altitude of the sun, the shadow is longer
The Coriolis effect results from earths rotation
earth is _____ to the sun in the winter closer
when a planet is closer to the sun the velocity is higher
when a planet is further from the sun the velocity is lower
on an ellipse the sun is one foci the other is nothing
black objects _____energy and white objects ____ absorb and reflect
diameter of objects get larger when the object is _____ to earth closer
vertical sun rays can only occur between 23.5 N and 23.5 S
winds curve to the ____ in the northern hemisphere and _____ in the southern. due to ____ right, left, earth rotation(Coriolis Effect)
energy moves from source to sink high to low
air moves ___ and ____ around a high clockwise and outward
air moves ___ and ___ around a low counterclockwise and inward
good absorbers of radiation are good radiators
hottest part of the year in July in the norther hemisphere
Hottest part of the day after 1 pm
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