Astronomy
Gasses like carbon dioxide and methane that absorb heat (infrared) energy
What are greenhouse gasses
Characteristics of a Continental Polar airmass
What is an airmass with dry cool air
The latitudes of Earth where most deserts are found
90N an 90N... 30N and 30 S
How much mass there is in a given volume...
What is density
This rate is ~1 degree per day
What is the rate of Earths revolution
The tilt of Earth's rotational axis and its orbit causes...
The changing seasons
The amount of moisture in the air measured by %
What is humidity
The factor that has the BIGGEST control on temperature
What is Latitude (angle of insolation)
A seismic wave that travels slowly and cannot pass through Earth's liquid outer core
What is an S-Wave
"Belt" of the planet receiving the most insolation on any given day of the year
What is the equatorial zone
The "Temperature" that water begins to condense and form clouds at
What is the dewpoint
The formation of clouds on the windward side of a mountain-- and a "rain shadow" on the opposite side...
What is orographic lifting
The law that states the oldest rocks are at the bottom and the youngest at the top
What is superposition
The model of the solar system with the Earth in the middle
What is the geocentric model
"Currents" created by uneven heating of Earth's surface & the Coriolis effect
What are global wind belts or convection zones or jet stream
Differences in air pressure causes... (when the isobar lines are closer together...)
What is the cause of wind
The feature that causes temperature to become lower as it (the feature) increases
What is altitude or latitude
What gives all minerals their basic properties of luster, hardness, cleavage, fracture, color and streak
What is mineral composition or atomic structure
The type of incoming electromagnetic radiation from the Sun
What is ultraviolet radiation
The 4 steps for cloud formation...
Warming, rising, cooling, condensing
The reason that distance from an ocean or large body of water can alter temperature
What is specific heat
What is it called when there is a change in wavelength from long to short as an object is moving towards the viewer
What is blue shift