Feelin' Gassy
(Atmosphere Structure)
(Atmosphere Structure)
No Chill
(Measuring the Atmo)
(Measuring the Atmo)
Head in the Clouds
(Moisture in the Atmo)
(Moisture in the Atmo)
Air be Spinnin'
(Air Masses & Cyclones)
(Air Masses & Cyclones)
Is It Getting Hot In Here?
(Climate Change)
(Climate Change)
100
This greenhouse gas makes up just 0.03% of our atmosphere, but is a significant contributor to global warming.
CO2
100
The average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules in a substance
temperature
100
The process of a gas changing into a liquid.
Condensation
100
The type of air mass that might form over a desert.
continental tropical (cT)
100
The temperature of a place is primarily determined by its ___________.
Latitude
200
A layer of this gas is located in the stratosphere and it blocks shortwave UV radiation from reaching Earth's surface.
Ozone (O3)
200
The temperature to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to reach saturation
dew point
200
Small solid particles around which cloud droplets can form.
condensation nuclei
200
The wind speed in which a tropical storm is upgraded to a category 1 tropical cyclone.
74 mph
200
The three factors considered in classifying a locations climate.
Temperature, Precipitation, Vegetation
300
The amount of insolation that is reflected back by a surface (Hint: how light or dark a surface is).
albedo
300
Wind always moves from ______ to ______ pressure.
high to low
300
What is it called when an air mass is forced to rise by the landscape (usually mountains)? Causes it to reach its saturation point, condense, and possibly precipitate.
Orographic Lifting
300
The type of weather associated with a warm front.
Mild, steady precipitation.
300
The phase of ENSO in which waters over the Pacific are colder than average due to stronger easterly trade winds.
La Nina
400
The third layer of the atmosphere. Decreases in temperature as altitude increases.
Mesosphere
400
Air pressure generally __________ with altitude.
decreases
400
Name this cloud (Hint: above 6 km)
Cirrocumulus
400
The reason tropical cyclones spin in opposite directions in each hemisphere.
Daily Double: Which direction to cyclones spin each hemisphere?
Coriolis Effect
N: Counter-clockwise
S: Clockwise
400
The phenomenon in which urban areas are warmer than surrounding rural areas.
Daily Double: Explain why.
Urban Heat Island Effect
DD: Lower albedo = more absorbed insolation
500
Name all layers of the atmosphere in order, from the ground up. (Honors: include pauses)
Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Stratopause, Mesosphere, Mesopause, Thermosphere, Exosphere
500
At 15°C, a parcel of air can hold a maximum of 20g of water vapor. What is its relative humidity if it only holds 15g of water vapor?
75%
500
Name this cloud.
Nimbostratus
500
Name 2 things you should do in the event of a tornado.
Move to basement or shelter, move to interior room, get out of cars, get into a ditch, get out of mobile homes.
500
Name and describe the 3 Milankovitch Cycles
Precession, Nutation, Eccentricity