EVPP 108 Study Guide - Final Guide: Asthenosphere, Atmosphere Of Earth, 30Th Parallel North

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Environmental Science and Public Policy
• Course: EVPP 108
• Professor: Kim Largen

Document Summary

Temperature decreases with increase in elevation and latitude. Every 1000m increase in elevation~ equal to traveling 800km northward (or southward in southern hemisphere) Exosphere process of changing a liquid into a gas (is affected by humidity) The closer the dew point to the weather is the _____________. more humid it is combine aspects of vertical structure of atmosphere, heat, transfer, moisture content and circulation (adiabatic cooling & heating) 6. 5 c per 1000m- as you go up 1,000 m in centigrade then it is a reduction of 6. 5 at each centigrade average lapse rate in the atmosphere. The maximum population size that a given environment can sustain. K-selected species have a ______________ but high survivorship in part because of extended care for their young. low biotic potential. In the northern hemisphere, the coriolis effect deflects winds to the _____ of their path of travel. Tectonic plates consist of pieces of the _________ which float on the underlying.