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CGC-1D/W: Exam Review MILIJ 2020 Questions & Answers What are the seven Landform Regions? - ANSWERSWestern Cordillera Canadian Shield Interior Plains Hudson Bay Lowlands/Artic Lowlands St. Lawrence Lowlands Appalachian Innutian Mountains What are the factors that affect climate? (LOWERN) - ANSWERSLatitude Ocean Currents Wind and Air Masses Nearness to Water Elevation Relief What is Population Distribution? - ANSWERSWhere people are located in an area. How do you calcul...

SDSU Oceanography 100 (Exam 3) Questions and Answers Already Passed What are the parts of a coastal region? Coast, offshore, beach, berm, notch, wave-cut platform What does wave energy do to a coastal cliff over time? Wave Energy erodes the cliff, eventually creating sea stacks, caves and arches What do rivers and cliff erosion have to do with sand to the berm? Rivers: some carry more sediment to the ocean than longshore currents Cliff Erosion: sediments erode to join the berm H...

Ocean 100 SacramentoGrilo Exam 1 with Complete Solutions science study of the physical, natural world through observations & experiments scientific method principles & empirical processes of discovery & demonstration considered characteristic of/ necessary for scientific investigation what are the steps of the scientific method? (1) observation (2) hypothesis (3) testing/experimenting (4) theory hypothesis idea proposed to explain 1 or more facts; must be testable & potentiall...

NEW FILE : ATI TEAS 7 READING COMPREHENSION, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2023; The Farallon Islands, or Devil’s Teeth, as they are referred to by sailors, are a group of small islands with rocky, barren terrain and treacherous underwater currents, 48 km (30 miles) off the coast of San Francisco, California. Although the islands are small, with a combined total land area of 0.41 km squared (0.16 square miles), they are positioned in a major ocean current, which enables them to house den...

What happens to solar radiation as it tries to reach the surface of or planet? - Atmosphere is largely transparent to incoming solar radiation; Most visible radiation reaches the surface; About 50% absorbed at Earth's surface; Absorption: energy is converted to heat; Reflection: energy bounces off a surface (albedo: percentage of light reflected); Scattering: dust and gas molecules scatter energy in all directions What is albedo? How can albedo change? - Percentage of diffusely reflected sun...

Objects under water appear: 1: The same size as they do on land. 2: Twice as large as they do on land. 3: Closer and larger than they do on land. 4: Smaller and farther away than they do on land. - Answer-Closer and larger than they do on land. As you descend: 1: Colors appear to fade. 2: Reds and oranges are among the first colors to disappear. 3: At 30 m/99 ft, little color remains other than blues, grays, blacks and whites. 4: All of the above. - Answer-All of the above. Which o...

14: Thermocline thin layer where temperature changes more rapidly with depth than it does in the layers above or below pynocline is the cline or layer where the density gradient is greatest within a body of water source of sea salts chemical weathering of rock what factors control the salinity of seawater? precipitation and evaporation what factors control the density of seawater? temp and salinity 15: beach drift Type of erosion where sediment moves in a...

SDSU OCEANS 100 EXAM 3 LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ the coastal region (6 parts) 1) coast 2) offshore 3) beach 4) berm 5) notch 6) wave coast land extending inland as far as marine is seen; land adjacent to the beach affected by the ocean offshore extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach shore and nearshore; very active berm dry area at foot of coastal cliff; sand notch cave cut into sea cliff by waves wave-cut platform flat eroded bedrock at beach created by ...

SDI EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Objects under water appear: - correct answer Closer and larger than they do on land What happens to colors under water - correct answer As you descend, colors appear to fade, not intensify. Blues and grays are the last remaining colors at depth. Because sound travels faster under water: - correct answer Sound's increases speed under water makes it harder to determine the direction from which it is coming. Water conducts heat away from your b...

Investigating Oceanography 3rd Edition by Keith A Sverdrup – Test Bank Description Investigating Oceanography 3rd Edition by Keith A Sverdrup – Test Bank Sample Questions Chapter 3 The Sea Floor and Its Sediments 1) The vertical relief across the mountains of the western United States is similar to the vertical relief across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 2) Submarine canyons are features associated principally with the continental slope; some are associated with past or pre...