Heat
Atmosphere
Wind
Temperatures
Earth, moon, Sun Astronomy
100
Heat is transferred up from Earth's surface and circulates vertically. This is called:
convection
100
What energy transformer does this: E.M. waves --> chemical energy
a plant
100
Barometric ____ produces wind.
pressure
100
What waves produce thermal energy?
Electromagnetic Waves (infrared and visible light waves)
100
What phase of the moon occurs during this alignment: Sun moon Earth
New moon
200
What is the name of the process that distributes heat through the atmosphere?
convection
200
What does this cause? Air above the hot beach rises. Cooler air fro over the ocean sweeps in to replace it.
sea breeze
200
Air temperatures over water are warmer than over neaby land during the:
night
200
When do temperatures on Earth reach their highest values?
afternoon
200
What feature can occur only during New moon?
solar eclipse
300
Heat trapped in the troposphere creates convection currents that transfer energy and produces:
storms
300
The Sun's radiation heats the Earth unequally. This unequal heating leads to changes in:
barometric pressure
300
Prevailing winds are produced by ___ radiation.
solar
300
When are air temperatures over the land greater than those over nearby water?
daytime
300
What is the alignment of Sun, Earth and moon during a full moon?
Sun Earth moon OR moon Earth Sun
400
The Sun's radiation heats the Earth's ___ unequally.
hemispheres
400
Why are thunderstorms often predicted for hot days?
Heat trapped in the troposphere creates convection currents that transfer energy and produces storms.
400
What kind of breeze occurs at 10 PM at the beach?
land breeze
400
Where do air temperatures vary greatly throughout the day?
over the land
400
Describe what causes Summer in the northern hemisphere?
The axis of Earth tilts so that the northern hemisphere is toward the Sun.
500
Type of energy that produces prevailing wind?
Solar energy OR Solar radiation OR E.M. waves
500
What happens to the temperature over the sea when a land breeze begins?
The temperature of the Sea remains warm and is then warmer than the temperature over the land.
500
What happens on the riverfront, so that the wind stops blowing toward the water and begins blowing off the water?
The Sun went down.
500
Where are air temperatures relatively constant over a 24 hour period?
over the water
500
How many rotations for Earth occur for every revolution?
365.25
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