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In undisturbed strata the bottom layer is ______________
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oldest
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______________ Relationship: Intrusions and faults are younger than the rock they are in
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cross cutting
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Uranium 238 dates ______________
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old rocks
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Carbon 14 dates ______________
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recent living things
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A rough black surface will ______________ radiation
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absorb
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A smooth white surface will ______________ radiation
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reflect
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______________ is a form of energy transfer through fluids due to density differences
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convection
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______________ is a form of energy transfer through space
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Radiation
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______________ is a form of energy transfer through molecule to molecule collisons
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conduction
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Engery moves from ______________ to ______________
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High to Low
Source to Sink Hot to Cold |
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There is no ______________ at a phase change
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temperature change
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Good absorbers of radiation are good ______________
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radiators
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The hottest part of the year is ______________ June 21
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After
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Hottest part of the day is ________________ 12 noon
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After
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High pressure systems have ________________ & ______________ weather.
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cool and dry
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As temperature increases, air pressure ________________.
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decreases
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As moisture content increases, air pressure ________________.
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decreases
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Air pressure ________________ with altitude.
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decreases
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Low pressure systems have ____________ & ______________ weather
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hot and humid
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Wind is due to ________________ differences
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air pressure
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A buried erosional surface is called ______________
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Unconformity
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Wind blows from ________________ pressure to ______________ pressure
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high to low
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Define a Warm front
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When a warm air mass moves into a cold air mass
light precipitation before the frontal boundary |
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Wind is named for the direction it is coming ________________.
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from
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The closer the air temperature is to the dew point temperature, the ________________ the chance of precipitation
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greater
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Weather moves from ________________ to ________________ in the US.
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west to east
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Water bodies ________________ temperature
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moderate
cooler summers and warmer winters |
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Warm air ________________, and cools as it gets higher in the atmosphere
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expands
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Orographic effect - Define the Leeward and Windward sides of a mountain
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Leeward - desert like - warm and dry
Windward - cool and wet |
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Define cold front
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When cold air moves into an area of warm air
Periods of heavy rain behind the front |
