Physical Geography Exam 1 Review

Latent heat is heat that we can feel and can measure with a thermometer.

After you test your hypothesis via an experiment, what do you do next?

Smaller raster size equates to higher resolution.

What type of map projection accurately depicts sizes but not shapes?

Which type of system allows matter and energy to flow in and out?

Earths actual shape is a sphere.

Heat refers to the average kinetic energy of a substance.

Gases whose percentages within the atmosphere change season to season or year to year.

How often is the sun directly overhead in Dallas, TX (Latitude: 32.77°N)

How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation?

Which is a way to increase the pressure gradient force between a high and a low pressure system?

Earth is furthest form the sun on July 4. Why does the Northern Hemisphere still experience summer during that time?

Which substance warms more slowly?

Deposition and condensation __________ water vapor to the atmosphere

Why do carbon dioxide concentrations vary seasonally?

Coriolis force deflects winds to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

Gravity causes Earth to bulge at the equator.

A lapse rate refers to a decrease in temperature with height.

In which layer of the atmosphere does temperature increase with height because of the high concentration of ozone?

What are high, submarine, volcanic, and structural mountain ranges?