Pickles
Why is it like that?
Shut up Deury
Nap Time
St. Patricks Day
100
Compared to the Windward side the CLIMATE on the Leeward side will be?
Drier and warmer (one answer is only necessary to get credit)
100
Over the course of a year why would location B have a small amount of precipitation?
It is on the leeward side of the mountain where the air is sinking
100
Which would heat up fastest?
Metal, air, or water
Metal
100
Low pressure is associated with what kind of weather?
Rain
100
As air rises what happens to the temperature?
The temperature cools as it rises
200
Name 2 greenhouse gases
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Water Vapor
Nitrous Oxide
200
Over the course of a year why would location C have a larger range in temperature compared to Location D?
Location C is inland and land heats up and cools down faster than water so they will have colder winters and warmer summers
OR
Location D is a coastal location and the ocean will keep it warm during the winter and cool during the summer
200
What is the name of the ocean current that cools down the west coast of South America?
The Peru Current
200
Between what two letters is a phase change occuring?
B & C
OR
D & E
200
Why would the west coast of the USA have a colder temperature than it should?
The California Current is a cold water current
300
What benefit does the OZONE LAYER provide for life on earth?
It blocks Ultraviolet (UV) radiation
300
Why would a location on the East coast of the USA generally be warmer than a location on the West Coast when they are at the same latitude?
The East Coast has a warm water current and the West Coast has a cold water current running alongside it.
300
Why would City C be located in the Southern Hemisphere?
The highest temps occur in December, January, and February
300
Why is snowfall rare at the poles?
There is High pressure there OR sinking air
300
Define CONDENSATION
When water vapor loses heat and turns into a liquid
400
Name ONE piece of evidence that proves that the Earth rotates
The Coriolis Effect
OR
Foucault's Pendulum
400
At what altitudes are most of the Earth's major deserts located? (2 lines of latitude)
30 degrees North and 30 degrees South
400
Why would City C get less rainfall compared to City E?
City E is located next to a large body of water OR City C is located far inland
400
What is evaporation directly from leaves?
TRANSPIRATION (this will be on the test!)
400
List the FOUR ocean currents that would carry a rubber duck from Florida through the Atlantic Ocean gyre and back to Florida. Start with the Gulf Stream.
1. Gulf Stream
2. North Atlantic Current
3. Canary Current
4. North Equatorial Current
500
Name the incoming radiation from the sun AND reradiated energy from the earth that are associated with the Greenhouse effect.
Incoming: Ultraviolet (short wave)
Reradiated Outgoing: Infrared (long wave)
500
What one-time Goshen resident was the author of the first American dictionary in 1825
Noah Webster
500
Would a location at the equator ever get snow? If so, why would that location get snow?
Yes, because it is on a mountain
500
What kind of electromagnetic energy gets trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases?
Infrared (heat), but you must have written INFRARED
500
Why would location C receive very little rainfall?
C is located at 30 degrees North which is a latitude that has dry sinking air with High pressure.