Atmosphere
What happens to the air pressure as the altitude increases
When gas heats up dose it expand or condense
It expands
Flooding occurs if the rain falls faster than...
The ground can absorb it
What is the hotter weather pattern
El Nino
What is an aquifer
A layer of permeable that stores water
What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer
Stratosphere
What are air masses found over the equator called
Tropical air masses
What forms when water droplets rise in a cloud, coming in contact with ice crystals
Hail
How is climate different from weather
Climate is a long-term weathern pattern
What is porosity
The amount of open space in materials
Which of these best describes the greenhouse gas effect
Trapping of heat by atmospheic gasses
Where do maritime air masses form
What should you do if you can not get inside during a lightning storm
crouch down and get as small as possible
The warmest 10 years on record have occurred within the last
10 years
What is a cause of eutrophication in NC waterways
Waste from Hog farming
What gas makes up 78% of Earth's atmosphere
Nitrogen
What happens at a stationary front
Neither air masses advances signifigantly
What type of cloud is associated with lightning
Comulonimbus
Warm and dry
The water table
During a lab investigation, a student picks up a metal spoon that was sitting in hot water. What process mainly causes the heat to reach the handle
Conduction
The curved path of moving objects due to Earth's rotation
A mound of water driven toward coastal areas by hurricane winds is called a
Storm Surge
Natural climatic changes are triggered by changes in Earth's axis and...
Orbit
When mercury builds up in the tissues of ocean fish higher in the food chain, this refers to...
Bioaccumulation