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General Earth Science Final

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show Troposphere  
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show Weather  
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The terms weather and climate can be used interchangeably.   show
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show humidity air temperature wind speed air pressure  
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show ozone  
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show below 6 kilometers  
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show Temperature  
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show nitrogen  
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The temperature decrease with altitude in the troposphere is called the ____________ lapse rate.   show
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On the equinoxes, all places on Earth receive 12 hours of daylight.   show
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show Rotation  
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show December solstice  
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On June 21, the vertical rays of the Sun strike a parallel of latitude known as the __________,   show
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show True  
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show False  
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show terrestrial radiation  
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show True  
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The transfer of heat by circulation within a substance is called ___________.   show
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show False  
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The two principal atmospheric absorbers of terrestrial radiation are carbon dioxide and __________.   show
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show radio waves  
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show visible light  
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show True  
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What are lines on a map that connect equal temperatures called?   show
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The specific heat is far greater for water than land.   show
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show snow  
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In general, the average temperature range increases with an increase in _________.   show
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The hottest temperatures in July are most likely to be found ______________.   show
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_______ is the only substance that exists in the atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and gas.   show
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Freezing releases 80 calories per gram to the surrounding environment as __________.   show
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If heat energy is added to a substance and it does not cause a change in temperature, the heat energy is called __________.   show
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The conversion of a vapor directly to solid is best described as _________.   show
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show True  
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show True  
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A hair hygrometer measures the humidity using electrical currents.   show
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The ______________of air goes up as the temperature goes up.   show
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show increases  
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The ratio of the mass of water vapor to the mass of dry air within a unit or parcel of air is known as __________.   show
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show saturated  
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Stable air resists vertical movement.   show
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show frontal wedging  
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When the environmental lapse rate is greater than the dry adiabatic rate, air is defined by the term ________.   show
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show adiabatic  
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A towering cloud that may produce rain showers or a thunderstorm is called __________.   show
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show stratus  
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wispy fibers with a feathery appearance   show
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show cumulus  
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show True  
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show absorb  
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show clouds  
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trace of precipitation is reported if the amount of rain is less than what?   show
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show turn to rain  
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show tropical warm clouds  
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show shape  
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show 1013.2 millibars  
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show Torricelli  
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show Earth’s surface and gravity  
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show unequal surface heating  
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show pressure gradient and solar radiation  
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show wind  
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show high pressure system  
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show cyclones  
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show anticyclone  
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The general movement of low pressure centers across the United States is from ___________.   show
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show Coriolis effect  
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The trade winds blow out of the __________, straightening to east to west flow along the equator.   show
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The polar front is a stormy belt caused by the interaction of_________.   show
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show Canada  
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show equatorial low  
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The largest influences on atmospheric global circulation are Earth's rotation and   show
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show Southern Hemisphere subpolar low  
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The surface winds between the subtropical high and equatorial low pressure zones are the   show
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Wind direction is defined according to?   show
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Wind speed is best measured by a/an _________.   show
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In coastal areas as land is heated to higher temperatures, __________ develops.   show
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In general, the low latitudes receive ____rainfall than the high latitudes.   show
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The pattern of high and low pressure variations in the eastern and western Pacific is called the __________.   show
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Climate involves interactions and exchanges among the parts of the climate system.   show
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Earth's climate system is powered by energy from the Sun.   show
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show True  
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show climate  
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show True  
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show humid subtropical  
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In a polar (E) climate, the average temperature of the warmest month is above 10°C (50°F).   show
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show True  
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show D  
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Much of California has a climate similar to that surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.   show
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The Northern Hemisphere mid-latitudes generally receive the greatest amount of its precipitation during the ___________.   show
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show False Year-round rainfall is associated with the equatorial low.  
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show warmer  
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Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have increased over the last 150 years.   show
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show True  
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show Earth  
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Aristarchus professed a Sun-centered or ___________ view of the universe.   show
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show True  
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show retrograde motion  
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show Chinese  
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Who was the ancient Greek who developed a geocentric model of the universe explaining the observable motions of the planets?   show
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_________ was the first astronomer to use a telescope.   show
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Gravity is directly proportional to mass.   show
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The farther away a star is, the greater its parallax will be.   show
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The shape of a planet's orbit is _________.   show
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Tycho Brahe is best known for _________.   show
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show True  
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show stellar parallax  
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show Copernicus  
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show 88  
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Another name for the star Polaris is   show
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show True  
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The most visible stars in a constellation are generally named in order of their ____________ by the letters of the Greek alphabet.   show
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show the ecliptic  
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A(n) ____________ eclipse occurs when the Moon casts its shadow on Earth.   show
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show the Moon's orbit is inclined approximately 5 degrees  
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show first-quarter  
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The Jovian planets contain a large percentage of which gases?   show
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show lower  
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Compared to other planet-satellite systems, Earth's Moon is unusually large.   show
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Most of the lunar surface is made up of highlands.   show
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show facing Earth.  
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The Copernicus crater is one of the oldest features on the surface of the Moon.   show
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show Venus  
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show Venus  
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The most striking feature on the face of ______ is the Great Red Spot.   show
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These objects are composed of frozen gases (including ammonia, methane, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide) that hold together small pieces of rocky and metallic materials.   show
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The ionized tail of a comet points away from the Sun.   show
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show Mars and Jupiter  
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The movement of light energy can be described as a __________.   show
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The electromagnetic spectrum and the radiant energy best support the movement of light described by __________.   show
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show True  
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show False  
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show incandescent solid  
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Spectra: dark-line spectrum   show
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Spectra: bright-line spectrum   show
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Blue wavelength is shorter than red wavelength.   show
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As they are heated from low to high temperature, solid objects will appear to glow in which of the following sequences of color?   show
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The spectra of most stars are of the dark-line type.   show
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show Doppler effect  
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show True  
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When several radio telescopes are wired together, the resulting network is called a radio _________.   show
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show True  
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Brief explosive solar events are called solar _________.   show
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show True  
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show hydrogen  
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show 11  
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show True  
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show chromosphere  
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