This and That
Most of the energy from the sun travels to Earth in the form of ___________ light and infrared radiation.
What is visible?
Pressure belts occur every ___________ degrees latitude.
What is 30?
DURING THE DAY, _________ (THIS MATERIAL) WARMS UP QUICKLY AND AT NIGHT, COOLS DOWN FAST.
What is LAND
THESE WINDS TRAVEL SHORT DISTANCES USUALLY WHERE LARGE BODIES OF WATER AND LAND MEET.
What is LOCAL WINDS
THESE WINDS BLOW FROM 30 degrees NORTH/SOUTH TOWARDS THE EQUATOR AND MEET AT THE DOLDRUMS.
What are TRADE WINDS
The daytime looks bluer due to ______________, which is the process when dust particles and gases in the atmosphere reflect light in all directions.
What is scattering?
THE CYCLE OF RISING AND SINKING AIR CREATES ______________.
What is A CONVECTION currents
SINKING AIR CREATES AN AREA OF _______ PRESSURE
What is HIGH
THIS LOCAL WIND BLOWS COOL AIR FROM THE OCEAN TO THE LAND DURING THE DAY.
What is A SEA BREEZE
This term explains why winds seem to deflect, or curve, to the right or left as they move across Earth.
What is the CORIOLIS EFFECT
When Earth's atmosphere is heated, it radiates most the energy back into the atmosphere as ____________.
What is infrared radiation?
Energy from the sun travels to Earth through _________________ waves.
What are electromagnetic waves?
An example of this thermal energy would be walking over hot sand barefoot and your feet getting burned.
What is conduction?
This is the average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance.
What is temperature?
Describe the WINDS that blow from 30N toward the 60N pressure belt
What are the westerlies
This area has low pressure, it is near the equator, with very weak winds.
What are the doldrums?
AIR THAT MOVES DUE TO PRESSURE DIFFERENCES is called _______________.
What is WIND
Both local and global winds are created by this.
What is uneven heating of Earth?
Local winds like, sea and land breezes, result from differences in ________________ caused by uneven heating
What is air pressure
DUE TO THE CORIOLIS EFFECT, WHICH WAY DO HURRICANES DEFLECT (CURVE) IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE?
What is COUNTERCLOCKWISE
This allows Earth's atmosphere to be at a temperature that is comfortable for most living things. Emissions from human activities may be altering this natural process.
What is the greenhouse effect?
CONVECTION CURRENTS ARE IMPORTANT ON EARTH BECAUSE THEY
What is DISTRIBUTE WARMTH (SOLAR ENERGY) IN THE ATMOSPHERE
WIND IS CAUSED BY DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE AS AIR MOVES FROM __________TO _________ PRESSURE.
What is HIGH TO LOW
These move heat throughout the troposphere.
What are Convection Currents?
Winds on the surface generally move from the __________________ to the _______________________.
WHAT is North Pole/South Pole, Equator