Gasses like carbon dioxide and methane that absorb heat (infrared) energy
What are greehouse gasses
100
Continental Polar airmass
What is an airmass with dry cool air
100
Name AT LEAST two reasons we know that the Earth is not flat.
-The North Star of Polaris
-Ships appear to be sinking as they get further away
-Lunar Eclipses
-Satellite Imagery
100
The ratio of mass to volume for all matter
What is density
200
One year or 365.25 days
What is the length or time for Earth's revolution around the sun
200
The tilt of Earth's rotational axis
What is the main reason we have seasons
200
The amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity
200
The Earth is ____________ at the poles and ______________ at the equator.
1) Flat
2) Bulging
200
Patterns of stars in the sky
Constellation
300
It takes 29.5 days
What is the length of time for all moon phases
300
Belt of the planet recieving the most insolation on any given day of the year
What is the equatorial zone or tropical zone
300
Temperature that water begins to condense and form clouds at
What is the dewpoint
300
the parallel on Earth midway between the geographic North and south poles with a latitude of 0°
The equator
300
What is the density of a rock which has a mass of 35 grams
and a volume of 7.0 cubic centimeters?
5 g/cm3
400
Ptolemy's model of the solar system with the Earth in the middle
What is the geocentric model
400
Currents created by uneven heating of Earth's surface
What are global wind belts or convection zones
400
Differences in air pressure caused by uneven heating
What is the cause of wind
400
The feature that causes temperature to become lower as it increases
What is altitude
400
In the classroom during a visual inspection of a rock, a
student recorded four statements about the rock. Which
statement about the rock is an observation?
A) The rock cooled very rapidly.
B) The rock is black and shiny.
C) The rock formed deep in the Earth's interior.
D) The rock dates from the Precambrian Era.
B
500
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.
500
The type of electromagnetic radiation primarily responsible for energy on Earth
What is visible light
500
The process of cooling as pressure drops
What is adiabatic cooling
500
a model of the elevation field of a solid celestial object, such as Earth, using contour lines and other symbols; also called a contour map
Topographic map
500
The change in wavelength from long to short as an object is moving towards the veiwer