Column A
True or False:
Gamma Rays wavelength is small, containing more radiation than UV Rays
True or False:
Winter is experienced in both the northern and southern hemispheres at the same time of year.
False
The day at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum height in the sky
Solstice
True or False:
If you were on a hot beach near a cooler ocean and there was a breeze, you would feel the breeze blowing from the ocean towards the shore.
True
True or False:
The northeast trade winds and the southeast trade winds blow TOWARD the east.
False
The amount of solar radiation received by the earth
Insolation
The point in a body's orbit when it is closet to the sun
Perihelion
The general weather conditions prevailing in an area over a long period of time
Climate
There isn't much wind near the equator, so the waters near the equator were often referred to as the ____________.
Which direction do the westerlies blow FROM?
west
Define radiation
Energy that is emitted from a source
What are the seasons caused by?
the earth's axial tilt
Define Equinox
The two times each year when the length of day is equal to the length of the night
Explain a polar cell: what direction does the wind blow? Where does this occur?
Cold air at the poles flow away from the poles on the ground, get a little warmer and rise, forming a circuit. This happens in the northern hemisphere from the pole to 60 degrees N and in the southern hemisphere from the pole to 60 degrees S
What is the type of cloud that tends to form in oval stacks and can appear and disappear very quickly?
lenticular clouds
Which color of visible light has the most energy? Which has the least?
Violet = red
Red = least
Define Aphelion
The point in a body's orbit when it is farthest from the sun
Define Albedo
A measure of how much light is reflected from a surface instead of being absorbed
Explain a Ferrel cell. Where does this happen, what direction does the wind move?
Between 30 and 60 degrees N and 30 and 60 degrees S. At 30 degrees N, the air runs north, rises, and creates a circuit. At 30 degrees S, the air runs south, rise, and creates a circuit.
What is the name of artificial clouds that are produced by human activity?
homogenitus clouds
The earth make a rotation every 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.09 seconds. What is this called?
Sidereal Day
Fill in the blank:
The higher the ________________ of an ellipse, the more oval and less circular it is.
eccentricity
What is it called when a city is warmer than the surrounding countryside?
urban heat island effect
Explain the Hadley cell: where does this occur? Which direction do the winds blow in relation to the equator? What two climates occur on earth mainly from the Hadley cell?
From the equator to 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south. Hot, humid air rises near the equator, air rushes in the take its place blowing north from the southern hemisphere and south from the northern hemisphere. Deserts & rainforests.
List in order the air masses from hottest to coldest:
mP, cT, cA, mE