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Earth Science
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Science
10th Grade
01/21/2010

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Term
trade winds
Definition
winds between 30 and 0 latitude
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Westerlies
Definition
between 40 and 60 latitudes flows southwest in northern h and northwest in southern h
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troposphere
Definition
where weather occurs
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stratosphere
Definition
where pilots fly
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mesosphere
Definition
strong winds
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ionosphere
Definition
radio
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exosphere
Definition
satellites
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ozone
Definition
made up of oxygen, blocks out uv rays
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greenhouse effect
Definition
when infrared rays are trapped by atmosphere. created by ozone, carbon dioxide intensifies it
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albedo
Definition
reflection of solar radiation off earths surface
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sleet
Definition
ice pellets formed when rain goes through freezing air
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hail
Definition
lumps of ice
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air mass
Definition
body of air with uniform temp and moisture content maritime, polar, tropical and continental
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front
Definition
boundary between to masses
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cloud seeding
Definition
a method used to increase precipitation
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silver iodide
Definition
used as freezing nuclei
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coriolis effect
Definition
deflecting of wind and water because of rotation gyres
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transpiration
Definition
water from plants
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evaporation
Definition
water from water
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condensation
Definition
water expands and cools becomes clouds
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precipitation
Definition
o u no
Term
porosity
Definition
how much water a rock can hold
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aquifer
Definition
a rock that can store water
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poorly sorted sediment
Definition
particles arent same size
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well sorted sediments
Definition
particles are same sized
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desalination
Definition
reverse osmosis and membrane, distillation boiling water
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north atlantic current
Definition
greenland
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equatorial current
Definition
mexico!
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rip current
Definition
formed breaker water meets sand bar
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undertow
Definition
wave pulling you back
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long shore current
Definition
formed when approached at an angle
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refraction
Definition
when a wave bends at shallow water slowing down
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turbidity current
Definition
formed by landslides down a slope
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tidale bore
Definition
surge of water going upstream when tide rushes into river
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spring tides
Definition
combined force of moon and sun aligned FRESH
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neap tides
Definition
moon and sun at right angles NOT FRESH
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flood tide
Definition
tidal current towards coast
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