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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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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