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Earth Science, Tarbuck C. 1-2
What are the two main parts of ea...,
What is the continental margin,
What is continental shelf
60
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chapter 3
What does a magma body do when fu...,
Magma that is on the surface,
What is lithification
140
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 4
The continental drift theory was ...,
Single supercontinent composed of...,
What caused alfred wegener to pur...
59
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chapter 5
What is an earthquake,
What is a fault,
Why are most faults locked
61
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 6
Mafic magmas have,
Felsic magmas have,
Most magma is generated in earth ...
64
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 7
Force applied equally in all dire...,
What does confining pressure do t...,
Deformation is caused by
51
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 8
Weathering mass movement and eros...,
What are external processes,
What are internal processes
76
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 9
What is infiltration,
What is runoff,
What is transpiration
94
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chapter 10
What is a glacier,
What are valley alpine glaciers,
When was the last glacial maximum
96
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chapter 11
What is the theory of uniformitar...,
What is the principle of,
What is principle of lateral cont...
32
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 12
What are exoplanets,
What is a planetesimal,
What is the hadean time period
16
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 13
Which hemisphere has more water,
What are the four ocean basins th...,
What are the 2 types of continent...
21
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 14
What is salinity,
Describe precipitation and evapor...,
Generally does salinity change ba...
31
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chapter 15
How is ocean circulation determined,
What are gyres,
What are the 5 main gyres
70
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chapter 16
What does the ozone layer do,
What is the troposphere,
What is the outer boundary of the...
61
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chapter 17
What is latent heat,
When melting occurs does latent h...,
When
65
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 18
Air pressure at sea level,
Low pressure often correlates wit...,
What is wind
41
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 19
What are air masses,
How are air masses categorized,
What are lake effect snows
50
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 20
Different koppen classification o...,
What letters are used in the kopp...,
Tropical climates in koppen class...
29
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 21
Kepler laws,
What is a mean solar day,
What is a sidereal day
9
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 22
What is the nebular theory,
How did the four terrestrial prot...,
2 types of planets
93
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Earth Science, Tarbuck Chap 23
What is the hertzsprung russel di...,
What are nebulae,
What are molecular clouds
21
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Meteorology Today, Ahrens Chap 1
What is the homosphere,
What is the heterosphere
2
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Meteorology Today, Ahrens Chap 2
What is advection,
Is earth s radiation long or shor...,
Is the sun s radiation long or sh...
8
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Meteorology Today, Ahrens Chap 3
Describe temperatures on windless...,
Why do deserts have the highest t...,
In the northern hemisphere which ...
14
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Meteorology Today, Ahrens Chap 4
4 different ways to measure moist...,
What is absolute humidity,
What is specific humidity
9
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Meteorology Today, Ahrens Chap 5
What is hoar frost,
Where are condensation nuclei mos...,
Can hygroscopic condensation nucl...
26
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Meteorology Today, Ahrens Chap 6
What is the adiabatic process rel...,
What is the dry adiabatic rate,
What does dry adiabatic rate mean
19
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