SCIENCE

Cards (27)

  • what does PAGSA stand for?
    philippine atmospheric geophysical astronomical services administration
  • what is a typhoon?
    trophical cyclone
  • where does a typhoon usually occur in?
    northern hemisphere
  • which kind of countries does a typhoon affect?
    trophical countries
  • typhoons are accomodated by?
    monsoon rains
  • typhoons are caused by?
    low pressure area
  • weather in low pressure areas are usualy rainy whilst high pressure areas are usually clear and dry
  • cyclones contains?
    strong winds and a center eye
  • trophical cyclones occur due to?
    rapid inflow of air
  • winds do not move directly north due to?
    earths rotation
  • parts of a cyclone?
    cumulonimbus
    circus
    cirrostratus
    eye
    nimbostratus
    cumula
  • what is a fault?
    fracture between rocks
  • what are the types of fault?
    divergent
    convergent
    transform
  • the earths layer contain inner core, outer core, and the crust
  • contains different landforms and continents?
    continental plate
  • what are the six continents contained in the continental plate?
    australia
    asia
    africa
    south america
    north america
    antartica
  • landforms between the oceans and seas?
    oceanic plate
  • rocky outershell?
    lithosphere
  • earths mantle below lithosphere?
  • earths mantle below the lithosphere?
    asthenosphere
  • comes from within the earth?
    endogenic
  • surface of the earth?
    exogenic
  • continental drift theory also known as?
    plate tectonic theory
  • the continental drift theory was stated by?
    alfred wegener
  • primary wave are the fastest waves
  • secondary waves have medium speed
  • surface waves are the slowest waves