Earth Science Final Review

In physical geography the processes we talk about are

These lines connect places of equal atmospheric

pressure

Light from the Sun takes _________ to reach

the Earth.

The point in the Earth’s orbit where it the farthest from the Sun

Sun is called

On the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere,

. If the subsolar point is moving from the Equator

towards the Tropic of Cancer, what season of the year

This is a transfer of heat by the collision of atoms or

molecules

The amount of incoming solar radiation reflected off

This is the layer of the atmosphere where the ozone

This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the

In the Celsius scale, the freezing point of water is ___

The annual migration of the subsolar point occurs

This describes the difference in annual and daily

temperatures that exists between locations near large

bodies of water and locations surrounded by large bodies

of land.

In a high pressure system in the northern hemisphere,

the horizontal flow of air around the center flows in a clockwise

direction (as seen from above)

If the name of the wind direction is “Westerlies”, it is

Atmospheric pressure systems in the midlatitudes

When isobars on a surface weather map are close

In the center of a midlatitude low pressure system there is a

Band of low pressure, calm winds, and clouds in

Band of high air pressure, calm winds, and clear skies

The process through which water changes from the

Of all the water in the hydrosphere, what is the

percentage tied up in oceans?

When water changes its physical state, latent

The vast majority of freshwater on the Earth is stored

To make the relative humidity of an air mass to

Uplift that occurs when a flowing body of air

The air mass that originates over the Gulf of Mexico

is the

Seen from above, the surface air circulation associated

A brief but strong storm that contains strong winds,

The stage of a thunderstorm characterized by strong

updrafts and downdrafts, a gust front, and heavy

The area of rapidly flowing air moving upward within

a thunderstorm is called a(n)…

The repeated pull of ice crystals back into the upper

part of a thunderstorm until they become too large to be

The number and severity of tornadoes in the U.S. is

The scale used to describe hurricane intensity is the

The quadrant of a hurricane where the storm surge is

usually highest is the

The region of sinking air in the center of a

Expansion and contraction of water in rock cracks due

The decomposition and alteration of rocks due to

chemical actions of natural, physical, and biological

A large mass of snow and rock that suddenly slides

down a mountainside is a(n)

Describe the general direction of a geostrophic wind

An area of raised land that forms a separating rim

What does the Q term represent in this equation

Q = v*d*w?

This type of sediment transport takes large particles

such as sand and gravel through rolling, sliding, or

_______________ occurs when a portion of an

abandoned stream channel that is cut off from the rest of

the stream by the meandering process and is filled with

________ is a long stone or concrete structure used to

create a permanent opening for a channel by reinforcing

. A semicircular reef that is most closely associated

. __________ is the combined movement of both

Most damage and loss of life during a tropical