GEOL 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Exosphere, Particulates, Thermosphere
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Geology 101 exam #1 study guide: define: geography, atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere. Geography- is distribution on earth (concerned with the physical enviro as a home for humans and with the way humans utilize and alter the enviro). Physical- time, earth-sun relations/seasons, weather/climate, biogeography, water, soil, geomorphology (mountains, rivers, deserts, seacoasts: describe the earth"s orbit around the sun (distance, time, shape). ), angle of inclination, angle of incidence, circle of illumination. Angle of inclination: around 23. 5 degrees from the plane of ecliptic. Angle of incidence: angle in which the sun"s rays strike a location on the. Revolution: complete revolution in 364 days (approximately); earth does one full rotation on its axis every 24 hours. Plane of ecliptic: the imaginary plane containing the earth"s orbit around the sun surface of the earth. Circle of illumination: great circle that covers half of the earth, it follows the curve of the earth: know how the geographic grid works.
