Science Unit 4: Earth's Climate and Sunlight QUIZ

as a warm air parcel goes up

it expands and cools leading to more heat needed to keep the parcel cool. Therefore, density, pressure, and temperature drop

warmer air is _

less dense and therefore more bouyant

cool air is _

more dense and therefore less bouyant, and ends up sinking

when the difference between a dry and wet bulb is high __

relative humidity is low

when the difference between a dry and wet bulb is low

relative humidity is high

equator gets __

12 hours of sunlight year round

poles get

6 months of darkness and 6 months of light

earth receives the most solar radiation

at noon

temperature causes

pressure

pressure DOES NOT cause _

temperature

with a higher density ___

pressure increases

with a lower density

pressure decreases

heat always moves from _

warmer to cooler objects

latitudes have _

different insolations

altitude causes _

the orographic effect and atmospheric pressure