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For Physical Geography 103 UNLV

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the process for plants to use carbon dioxide, light, and water to make carbohydrates and oxygen   photosynthesis  
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The most important factor that explains the aridity of the LARGEST areas of deserts in the world, as a whole, is   the fairly continuous presence of settling air from high pressure cells  
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greatest distance between the earth and the sun in earth’s orbit around the sun   aphelion  
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horizontal transfer of heat within the earth’s atmosphere   advection  
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the atmosphere layer that absorbs most of the ultraviolet rays and safeguards life at Earth’s surface.   ozonosphere  
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Parallels of latitude   cross meridians at right angles  
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The approximate “true” location of Las Vegas is:   36 degrees N latitude / 115 degrees W longitude  
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Maximum latitude is   90N 90S  
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not a green house gas   CFC  
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The surface air, after being heated by conduction and radiation   Expands in volume and decreases in density  
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As the temperature of a parcel of air increases, its ability to hold water vapor   increases  
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On December 22, the vertical rays of the sun strike:   the Tropic of Capricorn (23 ½ degrees S latitude)  
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The type of front formed by the merger of a cold front and a warm front (neither moves) is called an   stationary front  
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Which of the following is not a mechanism to cause precipitation:   inversion mechanism (a layer of cool air is trapped on surface by the warm air)  
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Which has the least influence on the climate of United States   continental tropical air mass  
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Temperatures at the Antarctic are often below -50°C in July. Which thermometer is the right one to use?   Alcohol thermometer  
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A cloudy night is _____ a clear night   warmer than  
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Mid-latitude cyclones:   usually move across North America from west to east  
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In the midwest of the United States, record-setting cold temperatures often result when a __________ air mass invades the region   cA (Continental arctic)  
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Closely spaced isobars on a map indicate   Strong pressure gradient  
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The direction of land and sea breezes is   From land by night  
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The process by which plants give up moisture to the air is:   transpiration  
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A cloud type formed by strong convection currents is   Cumulonimbus  
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