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Geology
Exam 3
Question | Answer |
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Explain atmospheric air movement | |
Why does air rise? Sink? | warm air rises,also creates low pressures systems: cold air sinks creating high pressure systems |
Explain the interactions between Hadley Cells, Ferrel Cells, and Polar Cells | Hadley Cell, atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at the medium latitudes Ferrel Cell, the average motion of air in the mid-latitude Polar Cells, which air circulates through the entire depth of the troposphere |
What is the dominate wind direction at the various latitudes? Why? | 60 degree South Lat. you have the Polar easterlies and the westerlies:Also at 60 degree north Lat. you have the same winds:At 30 degree south you have a mild Southeast wind:At 0 degree you have a very strong east wind:30 degree north you have northeastwnd |
What is the Coriolis Effect? | |
How do clouds from? | |
What drives ocean currents? | |
What drives deep water ocean currents? | |
What is El Nino, La Nina? | |
What casues Monsoons? | |
Explain the distribution of rain forest and deserts? | |
What is a rain shadow? | |
How does wind blow soil? | |
What is dessert pavement and how does it form? | |
What causes natural climate change? | |
What is anthropogenic climate change? | |
What are consequences of climate change? | |
What makes seawater salty? | |
What drives ocean currents? | |
What causes the tides? | |
What is an emergent coast/ submergent coast? | |
What is a barrier island? Why are barrier islands important? | |
What are different types of breakers? | |
What is the geological time scale? | |
What type of life was present during the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Era? | |
What is radiometric dating? How does it work? | |
What are rules for relative dating? | |
What is an index fossil? |