Earth's Spheres/Latitude & Longitude
What are Earth's spheres?
Hydrosphere, Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere
What is Insolation?
Insolation is the amount of solar energy received at a location on Earth.
What is an Air Mass?
An air mass is a huge body of air that has similar temperature and humidity throughout.
What makes weather severe?
What is Albedo?
the percentage of incoming sunlight that a surface reflects
Hydro = Water
Atmos = Air
Bio = Life
Geo = Rock
Direct Sunlight
Indirect Sunlight
Common types of Air Masses?
How does a Thunderstorm form?
Example of High and Low Albedo
Runs East to West around Earth
Latitude
What is Convection?
Heat Transfer Through Fluid Movement
What forms when two air masses meet?
A front
What is a Tornado?
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
When sunlight reaches Earth, some energy is
Receives the most direct sunlight throughout the year
Equator
Air moves from __________-pressure areas to __________-pressure areas.
High to Low
If I was an continental tropical air mass, where would I be and what characteristics would I have?
Warm and dry, over land far from water
How do hurricanes gain energy?
Warm ocean water
What are Surface Currents?
Divides Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
Prime Meridian
Hadley Cell vs Coriolis Effect
Hadley Cell: A large convection current that occurs between the Equator and about 30° latitude.
Coriolis Effect: the apparent deflection of moving air caused by Earth's rotation.
What is an occluded front and what weather does it bring?
A monsoon is a _______ system, not just heavy ________.
A monsoon is a wind system, not just heavy rain.
What are Deep Ocean Currents and what do they create?
Thermohaline Circulation