Earth Systems Final Exam Study Guide
front - Answer A boundary between two air masses
water vapor - Answer The two most abundant compounds in the atmosphere are carbon
dioxide and...
sleet - Answer Formed when rain falls through a layer of freezing air.
extrusive igneous rock - Answer rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface
sedimentary rock - Answer a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
earthquake's epicenter - Answer the place on the surface directly above the focus
If you are indoors during an earthquake, you should - Answer get outside fast
albedo - Answer the percentage of incoming sunlight reflected from a surface
hail - Answer Precipitation in the form of lumps of ice
Fault zones form at plate boundaries because - Answer intense stress occurs there when the plates separate, collide, subduct, or slide past each other
thunderstorm - Answer a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
the water cycle - Answer The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
71% - Answer What percent of the earth's surface is covered by water?
barometer - Answer an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
west to east - Answer weather patterns mostly move in this direction in North America due to prevailing westerly winds
front - Answer A boundary between two air masses
water vapor - Answer The two most abundant compounds in the atmosphere are carbon
dioxide and...
sleet - Answer Formed when rain falls through a layer of freezing air.
extrusive igneous rock - Answer rock that forms from the cooling and solidification of lava at Earth's surface
sedimentary rock - Answer a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
earthquake's epicenter - Answer the place on the surface directly above the focus
If you are indoors during an earthquake, you should - Answer get outside fast
albedo - Answer the percentage of incoming sunlight reflected from a surface
hail - Answer Precipitation in the form of lumps of ice
Fault zones form at plate boundaries because - Answer intense stress occurs there when the plates separate, collide, subduct, or slide past each other
thunderstorm - Answer a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
the water cycle - Answer The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
71% - Answer What percent of the earth's surface is covered by water?
barometer - Answer an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
west to east - Answer weather patterns mostly move in this direction in North America due to prevailing westerly winds
