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Geology

Exam 3

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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?
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