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soil
What is soil,
What is ideal soil made of,
What is parent material
20
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GIS Activity
Define karst topography,
What is a ground water contaminat...,
Name 3 characteristics of nitrate...
4
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Oceanography
Define oceanography,
Hms challenger,
When was the hms beagle voyage
40
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primary productivity
Factors that influence a regions ...,
At high latitudes,
At low latitudes
4
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trophic structure
What is the food chain,
What is a food web
2
cards
ocean currents
What are surface currents,
What is a gyre,
What are the 5 main gyres
9
cards
shoreline
What is a shoreline,
What is shore,
What is the coast
6
cards
waves
What are ocean waves,
What is the crest,
What are troughs
12
cards
tides
What are tides,
Describe the monthly tidal cycle,
What are spring tides
4
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meteorology/atmosphere
What is meteorology,
What are the gases that make up t...,
What are the variable components ...
12
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heat, temperature, and energy flow
What is heat,
What are the 3 ways that energy f...,
What is conduction
5
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fate of incoming solar radiation
What is scattered,
What is reflection,
What is albedo
4
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why temperatures vary
What are the differences in recei...,
Differences in characteristics of...,
What are prevailing winds
6
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water changes state
What is so cool about water,
What is happening gin the liquid ...,
What is happening w
7
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humidity
What is humidity,
Saturation of air with water vapo...,
What is relative humidity
5
cards
processes that lift air
What are the processes that lift air,
What is orographic lifting,
What is frontal lifting
5
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clouds
How are clouds classified,
What is a cirrus cloud,
What are stratus clouds
4
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fog
What is fog,
What is fog caused by,
What is precipitation
3
cards
wind
Describe wind,
Wind is controlled by 3 factors w...,
What is pressure gradient force
8
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hydrologic cycle/watersheds/
What is the hydrologic cycle,
What is a watershed,
What watershed are we located in
3
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ground water
True or false gw is an important ...,
What is the cone of depression,
What does gw typically contain
7
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