Chapter 13 * Weathering and Mass Wasting * Geomorphology-landform science and in this case we’re talking about weathering * Uplift in the geomorphic cycle begins process event: o Adjustment o New equilibrium o Event * Slopeàexposed material to transport and erosion * Hard rockàbiggeràsmaller * To make the slope stable-or-Read Angle and Repose by Wallace [...]

No two places on earth are exactly the same, why? Climactic condition: Humidity Heat Elevation Latitude Soil type Non-biotic Ecosystems Self-regulation Communication Nature-balance? Biotic

o   We complain about the weather, but no one does anything about it. o   It is a play of giants, rising, spinning, sink, sweep across the continent, E to N, S to N, N to S o   Water with ability to absorb and release heat energy fuels the drama o   Weather vs. Climate o   Meteorology-not [...]

o Water- 1.36 billion cubic kilometers of wáter 2 billion years ago o Isostacy- weight actually compresses the earth’s surface-when removed as snow, there’s an elevation gain-rebound o CD ROM o Hydrogen Bonding- • Polarity-why water acts “wet” • The positive hydrogen bond is attractive to the negative O- side • Hydrogen bonding creates surface [...]

We begin with wind—Horizontal movement of air. Known as Chinook, Williwaw, Haboob, Mistral, Santa Ana, Zephyr Local winds land-sea breezes sea to land in day Reverses at night mountain- valley breezes – Santa Ana => High pressure of Great Basin Compression leads the air as it flows from high to low. Winds—Horizontal movement of air. [...]

Variation in temperature affects Culture decision-making + Resource consumption. Heat and temperature are Not Alike. Heat is energy that flows from 1 system to another when they are different. Temperature is measure of average kinetic energy (motion) of molecules. We feel temperature as sensible heat Mr. Fahrenheit   melt 32—212 F =180 units Mr. Celsius          0— [...]

Chapter 4- Atmosphere and Energy Balances We’ve begun to examine Atmosphere + Surface Energy Flow Short-wave/ long-wave transmission Insolation – in coming solar radiation- is the single energy input driving the earth’s atmosphere system. 1- Scattering –Question? Why is the Sky Blue? Rayleigh’s scattering- the shorter the wavelength-the greater h cattering. Short wavelengths of visible [...]

The so-called modern atmosphere may be the 4th kind in earth history. Evolved over 500 million years partially because of photosynthesis. The atmosphere is crucial to life on earth so very thin and fragile, 1/1millionth of the earth’s mass. ATMOSPHERE- a gaseous envelops surrounding a celestial body. Editing the sun’s rays, like a membrane selectively [...]

. Milky Way Galaxy The Solar System, Sun, and Earth – Nebular Hypothesis Solar System Formation and Structure . gravity . planetesimal hypothesis Dimensions and Distances . speed of light Earth’s Orbit . perihelion . aphelion . plane of the ecliptic Solar Energy: From Sun to Earth – Electromagnetic Spectrum and Plants . fusion Solar [...]