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Earth Science SOL Review
30 cards·by Mason Albach
What is the axial tilt?
It is responsible for the duration of sunlight
Which type of climate does chemical weathering happen most rapidly?
Hot and Wet
A river transports material by suspension, rolling, and?
Solution
Which erosional force acts alone to produce avalanches and landslides?
Gravity
Water is a major agent of chemical weathering because water?
Dissolves many of the minerals that make up rocks
Present-day weather predictions are primarily upon?
Airmass movements
The best example of a non cyclic event is?
A volcanic eruption
Which layer of the atmosphere has the greatest density?
Trophosphere
Which process most directly results in cloud formation?
condensation
If the object is cut in half, the density of each piece will be
The same as that of the original object
Water will infiltrate surface material if the material is?
Permeable and Unsaturated
The orbiting motion of the earth is best described as?
revolution
Why does water move very slowly down ward through clay soil?
Clay soil has very small particles
A mT airmass would most likely originate over which type of earth's surface?
Warm and Moist
Which area will surface runoff most likely be greatest during a heavy rain fall
Paved city street
Which is a cool ocean current that flows completely around earth?
North Equatorial Current
Which factor has the least effect on the weathering of a rock?
The number of fossils found in the rock
When rainfall occurs, the water will most likely become surface runoff if the surface of the
soil is?
Steeply Sloped
An air mass originating over north central Canada would most likely be?
Cold and Dry
The earth has fewer impact craters than mercury because of the?
Destruction of meteorites in the Earth's upper atmosphere
With respect to one another, galaxies have been found to be?
Moving farther apart
The day of the year, as units of time, are based upon motions of?
The Earth
What is the source of most of the water vapor that enters the atmosphere?
Oceans
Which is most important in determining the amount of groundwater that can be stored with in a
rock?
The rock's porosity
The rate of a large rock being weathered into smaller pieces is?
Greater
Which is the best example of physical weathering?
The cracking of rock caused by the freezing and thawing of water
According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, at which of these latitudes would average
annual precipitation be greatest?
0 Degrees
Major ocean and air currents appear to curve to the right in the northern hemisphere because?
Earth's axis is tilted
How does air circulate within a cyclone in the northern hemisphere?
Counter clockwise and away from the center of the cyclone
A student in New york city observed the altitude of the sun at noon during which month could the
student have made these observations?
October