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113B Semester Final
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor are all examples of…? | Greenhouse Gasses |
| A Highland Region is….? | Highland(s) or upland(s) is used to denote any mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau |
| A Highland Region’s climate is determined by…? | Elevation |
| A hot and humid climate zone would be (what type of zone?) ? | Tropical |
| An arid climate zone would be? | Characterized by a severe lack of available water, preventing the development of plant and animal life. Arid environments tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic. |
| A Mediterranean climate zone would be? | The climate is characterized by warm to hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters. |
| Define Deciduous forest? | Definition: a type of forest characterized by trees that seasonally shed their leaves. Example: The trees of deciduous forests usually produce nuts and winged seeds. |
| Upwelling is….? | Involves wind-driven motion of dense, cooler, and usually nutrient-rich water towards the ocean surface, replacing the warmer, usually nutrient-depleted surface water. |
| Upwelling is….? | Temperature and Salinity |
| Coal is considered what kind of material? | Organic |
| Coal is considered what kind of material? | Mineral |
| Nekton are….? | Organisms swimming in the pelagic zone |
| The carbon cycle is directly connected to the…? | Oxygen Cycle |
| Nitrogen fixing bacteria do what? | They convert unusable nitrogen into a usable substance |
| The movement of water from the surface to the atmosphere is…? | Evaporation |
| Helium in the sun is produced by? | Nuclear Fusion |
| Nuclear Fusion is…? | Nuclear fusion is a nuclear reaction in which two light nuclei (such as hydrogen) combine to form a heavier nuclei (such as helium). |
| Solar eclipses occur during…? | A new moon |
| What is a renewable resource (make a list of examples)? | A resource that can be renewed as quickly or faster than it can be consumed. |
| Define electromagnetic energy. | Energy that moves as a wave at the speed of light |
| What type of wave is a light wave? | Transverse |
| Which two terrestrial planets are about the same size? | Earth and Venus |
| Mass and size determine a planets…? | Gravity |
| One planet rotates clockwise and it is…? | Venus |
| Asteroids are…? | Small rocky bodies that are thought to be leftover remnants of the formation of the solar system |
| Meteors are…? | Debris from the solar system that strikes the earth. |
| Nuclear fusion is the process behind the energy in the sun (and its “light”) and also the energy and light in _________? | Stars |
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