Unit 1
What is specific heat?
Number of degrees
What do isolines never do?
Cross
During what phase does a lunar eclipse occur?
Full Moon
What planet is the hottest
Venus
Relative humidiity is obtained by measuring the temperature of the air with 2 thermometers. What are the names?
Dry bulb and wet bulb
How many ways can energy be transferred?
3 ways
What is a gradient
Change in the field / distance
How fast does the moon go around the earth?
2,288 miles per hour
What planet's day longer than its year
Venus
The humidity of the air is the amount of _________ in the atmosphere
Humidity
When energy is transfered through contact, what is this process?
Conduction
When isolines are closer together, what does this illustrate?
Steep gradient
Which occur less, solar or lunar eclipses, why?
Solar eclipses are not rarer than lunar eclipses
What planets atmospheres are high in carbon dioxide
Venus and mars
Air transparency is measured or defined by 3 things, which are...
Visibility, celing cloud cover, and cloud cover visibility
If a rock is broken into small pieces does the density change?
No
When isolines are far apart what does this illustrate?
Flat gentle gradient
What phases do spring tides occur?
Full or new phase
What are the terrestrial planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars,
Name the 5 weather variables
Tempature, humidity, transparency, pressure, and movement
What type of relationship exits when both values increase?
Positive
Name the 4 branches of earth science
Geology, astronomy, oceanography, and meteorology
What phases do neap tides occur?
First and third quarter moon
What is the planet closest in environment to the earth?
Mars
When temperature goes up, air pressure goes
Down