Miscellaneous
Energy/Waves
Astronomy
Weather
Weather
100
Is air pressure lower at a high or low altitude?
High
100
What type of relationship does wavelength and frequency have?
Inverse/Indirect
100
The Law of Ellipses describes the ________ of Earth's orbit.
shape
100
What happens to the density of the air as you increase altitude?
Density decreases as you increase altitude (and increases when you decrease altitude)
100
Define Air Pressure
The weight of air sitting on top of us
200
T/F: The uneven heating of the Earth's surface leads to pressure differences which causes winds to be produced.
TRUE
200
Calculate the power that a person produces when they move a 500N object .5m in 10 seconds.
25 W
200
What season is it in the northern hemisphere in this image?
Winter
200
A cold front will produce what type of weather?
A short period of intense rain or storms
200
What is relative humidity?
The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to what it can hold at the present temperature
300
Maritime Tropical air masses produce air that is...
Moist and Warm
300
At a height of 0m, an object's potential energy is 0 J. Therefore, at that point, the object's kinetic energy is equal to the object's __________ energy.
total/mechanical
300
During which season do we experience more hours of light (longer days, shorter nights)?
Summer
300
The ocean of gases that surrounds our planet is referred to as the....
atmosphere
300
Air moves from (high/low) pressure to (high/low) pressure
From high to low
400
Define the Coriolis Effect
The deflection of oceans currents and winds moving across the Earth's surface due to Earth's rotation
400
T/F: An object's sum of its potential and kinetic energies will remain the same, even if the object slows down.
TRUE
400
What season is it in the southern hemisphere in this image?
Summer
400
What is the process called where the water vapor turns into liquid water as it rises and cools?
Condensation
400
What is the prefix/suffix that is added to a cloud's name that indicates that the cloud will produce some form of precipitation?
"nimbo-" and "-nimbus"
500
When the pressure of a gas decreases, the volume of the gas will...
Increase
500
T/F: Gamma rays are the fastest electromagnetic wave
FALSE
500
Which at which point (1 or 2) is the Earth at aphelion?
1
500
High pressure systems result in what type of weather?
Clear Skies
500
What are the 2 most abundant elements in our atmosphere? List them in order of most to 2nd most
1. Nitrogen
2. Oxygen