MAPPING
INSOLATION & ENERGY
WEATHER & CLIMATE I
WEATHER & CLIMATE TOO
ESRT
100
The approximate location of the Canary Islands hot spot a. 32° S 18° W b. 32° S 18° E c. 32° N 18° W d. 32° N 18° E
What is c
100
The reason we wear dark clothes in winter.
What is dark absorbs heat
100
The way to tell where the greatest wind speed is on a weather map
What is the isobars close together
100
What is the relative humidity when the dry-bulb temperature is 16°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 14°C?
What is 80%
100
A sample of sphalerite (density= 4.0 g/cc) has a mass of 176.0 grams. What is the volume of the sample?
What is page 1 (44.0 cc)
200
The elevation of point Z
What is 220 m
200
The reason the winter is our coldest season even though we are closest to the Sun at that time.
What is tilt of Earth's axis
200
The direction of wind around a low pressure center
What is counterclockwise and inward
200
The latitude where precipitation would be the greatest
What is 30 N or S or 90 N or S
200
The approximate percent of oxygen in the lower atmosphere
What is page 1 (21%)
300
The direction of Mill River
What is northeast
300
Season your shadow would be shortest
What is summer
300
The way you can tell the air pressure immediately after the snowstorm was high
What is no clouds or colder weather
300
The front that passed us immediately after the snow storm
What is cold front
300
The two temp. zones of the atmosphere does temp. increase as altitude increases
What is p.14 (stratosphere and thermosphere)
400
Which locations have the same elevation? a. A and C b. B and E c. C and I d. F and G
What is c
400
The specific type of energy (see p14) that heats us
What is infra red
400
The air mass that was present on Wednesday in New York City
What is cP or cA
400
The weather instruments you would need to measure air pressure and wind speed
What is barometer and anomometer
400
The elevation of point Z
What is 220 m
500
In which section of the map is the highest elevation located? a. northeast b. northwest c. southeast d. southwest
What is b
500
The reason the North Pole is so cold on June 21 even though its duration of insolation is 24 hrs
What is North Pole a low angle of insolation
500
Identify two climate factors that affect NYC and describe how each affects our climate
What is answer varies
500
If the pressure on a city's station model reads 134, then its actual air pressure is -
What is 1013.4 mb
500
The type of surface ocean current and tectonic plate boundary that would be beneath a ship found at 40° S 77° W.p
What is p.4 and 5 (warm and transform)
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