Ocean Currents and Air Masses
A large volume of water flowing in the same direction
What is an Ocean current?
A Cat 1 hurricane has sustained winds of these speeds
What is 74-95 mph?
The transfer of thermal energy by electro magnetic waves is ___________.
What is Radiation?
This describes whether circulating air motions will be strong for weak
What is stability?
A large circular system of ocean currents
What is a Gyre?
A tropical cyclone weakens over land because...
What is there is no more warm water or moisture from the ocean?
This type of light causes sunburn and can cause skin cancer
What is ultraviolet (UV) light?
These 3 gases are called Greenhouse Gases
What are water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane?
The generic term for a rotating system of clouds and thunderstorms...
What is a tropical cyclone?
Hurricanes usually start as thunderstorms near the west coast of this continent.
What is Africa
Earth's surface only receives and absorbs about ____ % of incoming solar radiation.
What is 50%?
The suns ______ light passes through eh atmosphere is reflected back as ____ energy
What are visible and IR (infrared)?
Gryes in the northern hemisphere rotate is this direction
What is clockwise?
T/F Tropical cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise
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These gases and particles absorb 20 % of incoming solar radiation
What are Oxygen, ozone, and water vapor?
The heat transfer of thermal energy between matter that is touching
What is conduction?
A typhoon occurs in this area.
What is China, Philippines, Australia?
A typhoon and a Cat ___ hurricane have similar sustained winds.
What is Cat 4 hurricane?
There are 3 types of thermal energy transfer
What are conduction, convection and radiation?
Define convection
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