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A flashlight gives more energy per unit area at a __ degree angle.
Equator
Is direct sunlight a feature of the equator or the poles (one word answer)?
True
True or false; weather is constantly changing.
Climate
Based on observations of weather over a long period of time.
Nitrogen, Oxygen
N______ and O______ are two elements that make up 99% of our atmosphere.
4
0-__% of the atmosphere can be water.
3
How many oxygen molecules in ozone?
Ultraviolet
______ radiation is required to break up oxygen.
Stratosphere
Ozone is concentrated in the ______.
Ozone
______ filters out UV radiation.
Lower
As one climbs a mountain, do they have higher or lower air pressure?
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
List the four atmospheric layers based on temperature in order from lowest altitude to highest.
Tilted Orbit
We have seasons due to Earth's ______ ______.
Northern
During the summer solstice, the ______ Hemisphere leans toward the sun.
Southern
During the winter solstice, the ______ Hemisphere leans toward the sun.
23.5
During the solstices, Earth is tilted by _. degrees.
Nitrogen
Most abundant gas in atmosphere.
Temperature
The atmosphere is divided into four layers based on ______.
a
can’t make it into a question so memorize the solstice and equinox chart (found on 17.1 worksheet)
type “a” to get this right
Revolution
Earth’s two principal motions are rotation and ______.
Temperature
Measure of the kinetic energy of atoms.
Faster
If atoms have a higher heat, they are moving ______.
Heat
The transfer of energy between objects due to a difference in temperature.
Conduction
Transfer of heat through molecular activity (direct contact).
Convection
Transfer of heat through movement or circulation.
Radiation
Transfer of heat that can travel through space.
Up
Does hot water in a pot float up or down?
Solar Radiaton
______ ______ heats our atmosphere.
Absorbed, Scattered, Passes Through
When radiation hits an object, the radiation is either a______, s______, or it ______ ______.
Scatters
The sky is blue because the atmosphere ______ blue light more than others.
50, 30, 20
__% of solar radiation is absorbed, __% is reflected by the atmosphere, and __% is reflected by the Earth.
False
True or false; some objects don’t emit radiant energy.
More
Hotter objects emit ______ total energy per unit than colder objects do.
False
True or false; the hotter a radiating body is, the longer the wavelengths of maximum radiation it will produce.
Radiation
Objects that absorb ______ well are also good at emitting it.
Greenhouse Effect
The atmosphere trapping heat is known as the ______ ______.
Oxygen
Which of the following is not an example of a greenhouse gas: Water Vapor, CO2, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Oxygen, Ozone?
False
True or false; greenhouse gases make up a large part of our atmosphere.
58
__ degrees is the average temperature at Earth’s surface.
Infrared
When the Earth absorbs solar radiation, said radiation can be emitted in the form of ______ radiation.
No
Do greenhouse gases interact with visible light?
No
Do oxygen and nitrogen interact with visible light or infrared radiation?
Temperature Control
What is a factor that causes temperature to vary from place to place and from time to time?
Heating, Geographical, Cloud, Currents, Latitude
Some examples of temperature control factors are ______ of land and water, ______ position, ______ coverage, ocean ______, and l______.
True
True or false; longitude is not a factor in temperature control.
Land
What cools faster, land or water?
Windward
Weather coming from the ocean.
Leeward
Weather coming from land.
Albedo
Fraction of radiation reflected by any surface.
High
Do clouds have a high or low albedo?
Cooler
Are cloudy days warmer/cooler?
Warmer
Are cloudy nights warmer/cooler?
Isotherm
What is a line on a map that connects points that have the same temperature?
Warmer, Cooler
Temperature gets warmer/cooler in low latitude, warmer/cooler in high latitude.
Southern, Water
The ______ Hemisphere has less annual temperature variations than the other hemisphere due to more ______ which takes longer to heat/cool.
______ slow down incoming solar radiation.
Clouds
Mesosphere
Temperatures decrease in the third layer of the atmosphere, the ______.
Summer
The ______ solstice is the first day of summer (this is obvious).
Water Vapor
What is the source of all condensation and precipitation?
Heat
Changing states of matter requires energy in the form of what?
Latent
______ heat does not raise temperature but changes states of matter.
Evaporation.
Liquid to gas.
Condensation
Gas to liquid.
Sublimation
Solid to gas.
Deposition
Gas to solid.
Humidity
Term for the amount of water vapor in air.
Saturation
Maximum amount of water vapor air can hold.
Warm, Cold
______ air stores more water vapor than ______ air.
Relative Humidity
Ratio of air’s water vapor content compared to maximum vapor content.
Up
Does relative humidity go down/up if you decrease temperature?
Dew Point
What is the temperature at which air would need to be cooled to reach saturation?
Psychrometer
A sling ______ would be used to measure relative humidity.
Low
If the wet bulb drops in temperature a lot, there is high/low humidity?
Water Vapor
Most important gas in atmospheric processes.
True
True or false; saturated warm air contains more water vapor than saturated cold air.
Increases
If water vapor is added, relative humidity increases/decreases?
Decreases
If air temperature increases, relative humidity increases/decreases?
Out
When air that has reached its dew point is further cooled, water is forced in/out?
Adiabatic
______ temperature change is a change in temperature without heat added.
Warms
When air is compressed it warms/cools?
Cools
When air is expanded it warms/cools?
Expansion
As air rises, it cools due to ______.
Dry
Air cools for about degrees C for every 1000 meters. When this air is not saturated, it is known as ______ adiabatic heat.
Wet
When air is saturated, its rate of cooling is known as ______ adiabatic heat.
Orographic Lifting
Air being elevated by a mountain slope or terrain.
Frontal Wedging
Air being elevated due to a front.
Stable, Unstable
______ air tends to remain in its original position, while ______ air tends to rise.
Form, Height
Clouds are classified by f______ and h______.
Fog
Cloud close or on the ground.
Bergeron Process
Process that explains growth of ice crystals in clouds from supercooled water (wtf does this even mean).
Hail
Starts as a small ice pellet and grows by collecting supercooled water.
Stability Measurements
Temperature at different heights in atmosphere.
Degrees of Stability
How much air is moving.
Condensation
When a parcel of air reaches its dew point, the process of ______ begins.
Heat
When a parcel of air rises past the condensation level, the rate of cooling decreases because of the release of latent ______ (wtf does this mean).
Mountains, Clouds, Rain
Orographic lifting is when ______ block airflow, this results in c______ and r______.
Clouds, Rain
Frontal wedging occurs when warm and cold air collide, and this usually results in c______ and r______.
Lower, Cloud
Convergence is air in the ______ atmosphere flowing together, and this typically results in ______ formation.
Less, Rain Showers
Localized convective lifting is when warm pockets of air are ______ dense than surrounding air, causing them to rise. This typically results in r______ s______.
Leeward
Dry air on the ______ side of a mountain can cause a rain shadow desert.
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