Astronomy
Gasses like carbon dioxide and methane that absorb heat (infrared) energy are called this... sometimes associated with climate change.
What are greehouse gasses
Continental Polar airmass
What is an airmass with dry cool air
What are the two ways in which we define an air mass
temperature and humidity
mass / volume = ?
What is density
The tilt of Earth's rotational axis
23.5 degrees
The amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity
The feature that has the biggest control on temperature (measured in degrees, and minutes)
What is Latitude
A seismic wave that travels slower and cannot pass through Earth's liquid outer core
What is an S-Wave
It takes about one month
What is the length of time for the moon to orbit the earth
Belt of the planet receiving the most isolation on any given day of the year
What is the equatorial zone or tropical zone
Temperature that water begins to condense and form clouds at
What is the dewpoint
describe the temperature and moisture on the windward side of the mountain
cool and wet
when looking at a rock layer, where can you expect to find the oldest rock?
At the bottom
model of the solar system with the Earth in the middle
What is the geocentric model
Air Currents created by uneven heating of Earth's surface
What are global wind belts or convection zones
The feature that causes temperature to become lower as it increases
What is altitude
why do graphite and diamond look and feel some different if they are both made of Carbon?
What is the Internal Arraignment of Atoms
The day sunlight hits the tropic of cancer (23.5 degrees North) directly (at a 90 degree angle)
What is Summer Solstice or Longest day of the year, June 21.
During what season are we closest to the sun?
winter
this spins counterclockwise and inward
Low pressure
Cities near the ocean have cooler summers and warmer winters compared to cities inland. Why is this?
Water has a high specific heat
An object in space moving away from you. Also one of the pieces of evidence for the Big Bang?
What is red shift