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Weather-producing fronts are parts of storm systems called

Mid-Latitude Cyclones

What two factors influence a regions photosynthetic productivity

Nutrients and sunlight

How did pangaea breakup

pangaea cause of breaking up was a rift that developed between eastern U.S. and Western Africa

Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often associated with what

Cold fronts and warm fronts in the middle latitudes are often associated with low pressure. It is also associated with a middle latitude cyclone.

Which animal would have the greatest chance of survival

one that fed through a food web

What is the fraction of the total radiation encountered that is reflected by a surface called

albedo

Difference between photic zone and aphotic zone

Photic Zone: part of the ocean that receives sunlight

Aphotic Zone: area in an ocean where sunlight does not reach and photosynthesis does not occur

What group of reptiles exemplified by the fossil Archaeopteryx led to the evolution of

Archaeopteryx is considered the 1st Bird.

It was from a long line of Avian dinosaurs which are very very closely related to the Raptor family of Therapod Dinosaurs.

The morphology of avian dinosaurs and modern birds are so similar many scientist class birds as avian dinosaurs.

Which term refers to the layer of water in which there is a rapid change of temperature with depth in the ocean

thermocline

The use of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich glucose molecules are called what

photosynthesis

What are the 3 groups of ocean life

plankton-organisms that drift with ocean currents.

nekton-are free swimmers. they are able to move through

the ocean waters in search of food.

benthos-are bottom dwellers. organisms that live on or

below the ocean bottom

What are the processes that freezing nuclei play a role

The Bergeron process and the collision-coalescence process play a role in the freezing nuclei.

What major geographic event took place during the Mesozoic Era

Cretaceous

jurassic

triassic

Which is not a category of marine organisms

Nekton

The classification of clouds is based on their

Form and height

Where does condensation happen in nature

Dew on grass

Clouds are formed by condensation

Fog

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