Atmosphere
Air Parcels
Energy Transfer
Greenhouse Gases
Miscellaneous
100
What human activity is the cause of polar ice caps melting?
The burning of fossil fuels.
100
Which air parcel will lose energy to the surrounding air?
Air Parcel 1 will lose energy to the surrounding air, which will cause more water vapor to fall as rain.
100
How does energy transfer?
From the sun to the surface, from the surface to the air.
100
If the amount of methane is increased in the atmosphere, what will happen to the energy absorbed by Earth’s surface?
It will Increase.
100
In the summer, I went into my kitchen and poured myself a cold glass of lemonade. After 30 minutes, I noticed water droplets on the outside of the cup. Where did the water on the outside of the cup come from?
The air in the room. Water vapor in the air turned into liquid water.
200
True or false. When the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increases, the amount of energy absorbed by the Earth’s surface also increases.
True.
200
Why did storm 2 have more rainfall?
Wind pushed the warmer air parcel even higher and the air parcel lost more energy.
200
Joseph puts a piece of toast on a plate. The toast is hot from the toaster. When he puts the toast on the plate, the energy of the plate increases. What must be true of the energy of the toast?
Its energy decreases while the energy of the plate increases.
200
What change in the amount of Carbon Dioxide would cause more energy to enter the Earth’s system than exit?
Carbon dioxide increased, leading to more energy in the Earth system and more energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.
200
How is the air temperature in Miami different from the air temperature in Newark? What is the main cause for the different air temperatures?
The air temperature in Miami is higher than the air temperature in Newark. More energy from the sun is transferred to the ground in Miami than in Newark, and that energy transferred to the air above it.
300
What would happen if we decreased the amount of methane in the atmosphere?
There would be less energy in the Earth system and less energy absorbed by Earth’s surface.
300
Which storm will have the most rainfall? Why?
Storm 1
-The air parcel temp. is higher than the outside temp.
-Wind on both sides of the air parcel will help push the air parcel higher, causing it to lose more energy.
300
I made a pot of spaghetti. I left half the spaghetti simmering on the stove, and I put the other half in the freezer. What’s the difference between the molecules of the spaghetti on the stove, and the molecules of the spaghetti in the freezer?
The molecules of the spaghetti on the stove are moving faster than the molecules of the spaghetti in the freezer.
300
How does does energy interact with Carbon Dioxide?
CO2 causes energy to redirect back towards Earth.
300
Evaporation:_____________ to ___________
Liquid to Gas.
400
What change to the atmosphere will cause less energy to enter the Earth system than exited?
Carbon dioxide decreases, leading to less energy in the Earth system because less exiting energy will redirect back toward Earth.
400
How does am air parcel impact the severity of a rainstorm?
The warmer an air parcel is, the higher it will rise and the more water vapor will fall as rain.
400
Which two bottom pans will be cooler after the pans touch for a while?
The larger bottom pan will be cooler than the smaller bottom pan, because the energy that is transferred to it will have spread out over more molecules.
400
How does energy interact with Sulfur Dioxide?
SO2 causes energy to redirect back towards the atmosphere.
400
Condensation: ___________to_______
Gas to Liquid.
500
If carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere, causing its levels to decrease, how would this affect the total energy in Earth's system and the global temperature?
-Global Temperature would decrease.
-There would be less energy in the Earth system because less exiting energy would redirect towards Earth.
-The amount of energy absorbed by Earth's surface would decrease.
500
What is an air parcel?
A volume of air that travels together.
500
Before the pipes touch, the front pipe is hotter than the back pipe. Once the pipes are touching, the front pipe will transfer kinetic energy to the molecules in the cooler back pipe until both pipes reach the same temperature, which will be in between their starting temperatures.
500
What is the chemical abbreviation for Methane?
CH4
500
Transpiration:__________to________
Liquid to Gas.