Sun's Angle
1) What is the hottest place on Earth, due to the angle in which the Sun hits it.
2) During what time is this area the hottest?
Equator. Midday.
Define Atmosphere. Does it thicken or thin as you climb altitude?
The air surrounding Earth. - Thins
Thermometers measure temp. What are the two scales?
Celsius and Fahrenheit
The amount of water vapor in the air.
Barbie's Boyfriend
Ken
In the morning, the Sun is coming over the __________.
Horizon
List the atmospheres from lowest to highest.
Normal air pressure is greatest at _____ ______.
Sea level.
Explain evaporation and give 3 common types.
Liquid to a gas
hair drying
water disappearing
clothes drying
How many Olympic Rings are there?
5
How do we measure angle of insolation?
Where is the Sun if the shadows are the shortest?
Shadows
Highest in the sky (midday)
How does the troposphere differ from the other atmospheres?
narrowest, weather, life
What is weather?
What the troposphere is like at a given place and time.
Explain condensation. Give 3 examples
changing of a gas to a liquid.
cold drink classes, dew, shower doors
What type of fish is Nemo?
clownfish
What is the angle of insolation?
What is insolation short for?
The angle at which sunlight hits the Earth's surface.
Incoming Solar Radiation
What is air pressure? What two molecules is air mostly.
Air pressure is mostly nitrogen and oxygen. Air pressure is the force put on a given area by the weight of air above it.
Air pressure is measured with a barometer? What are the two different types of barometers?
Mercury and Aneroid
What is precipitation? List the 4 types.
Any form of water particles that falls from the atmosphere to the ground.
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail
Coulrophobia is the fear
clowns
The amount of warming of an area depends on the ____________.
Angle of insolation
Which atmosphere is most of the ozone concentrated?
Stratosphere
The conditions that make up weather are the characteristics. (List 2 of the 3 that aren't wind, clouds, rain, or snow)
Air temp, air pressure, amount of moisture in air
What is relative humidity.
The comparison between how much water vapor is in the air and how much the air could hold.
What year did the first batman comic come out?
1939