Solutions for Chapter 11.7: One Dimensional Flow in a Variable Area Duct

Undetected matter that is thought to exist in great quantities in the universe.

A cone-shaped deposit at the base of the continental slope. The sediment is transported to the fan by turbidity currents that follow submarine canyons.

Extremely dense solar material caused by electrons being displaced inward toward an atom’s nucleus.

One of the two types of dry climate; the driest of the dry climates.

The difference in height between the bottom of a cone of depression and the original height of the water table.

A type of solid state flow that produces a change in the size and shape of a rock body without fracturing. Occurs at depths where temperatures and confining pressures are high.

The portion of the photic zone near the surface where light is bright enough for photosynthesis to occur.

The distance from the lens to the point where it focuses parallel rays of light.

A general term referring to water vapor in the air but not to liquid droplets of fog, cloud, or rain.

Organic matter in soil produced by the decomposition of plants and animals.

The average drop in temperature (6.5° C per kilometer; 3.5° F per 1,000 feet) with increased altitude in the troposphere.

A cloud that forms below a height of 2,000 meters.

The study of minerals.

Mineral resource that is not a fuel or processed for the metals it contains.

The shape of these dunes resembles barchans, except their tips point into the wind; they often form along coasts that have strong onshore winds, abundant sand, and vegetation that partly covers the sand.

Passively drifting or weakly swimming organisms that cannot move independently of ocean currents. Includes microscopic algae, protozoa, jellyfish, and larval forms of many animals.

A cold air mass that forms in a high-latitude source region. Polar easterlies In the global pattern of prevailing winds, winds that blow from the polar high toward the subpolar low. These winds, however, should not be thought of as persistent winds, such as the trade winds.

Anticyclones that are assumed to occupy the inner polar regions and are believed to be thermally induced, at least in part.

The period of Earth’s rotation with respect to the stars.

The movement of water in an erratic fashion, often characterized by swirling, whirlpool-like eddies. Most streamflow is of this type.