Greenhouse Effect
The green house effect causes the temperature of the atmosphere to:
rise/increase/heat up
All energy that drives the water cycle originally comes from:
the sun
The longest day of the year in New York occurs on this date
June 21st
warm and humid
Moving 2 time zones east causes the time to increase by how many hours?
2 hours
Provide an example of a greenhouse gas besides CO2 (carbon dioxide)
H20 (water), methane
This term that begins with "P" describes water falling from the sky
precipitation
The shortest day of the year in Sydney, Australia is
June 21st
Which direction does wind tend to come from in the United States?
SW
0 degrees longitude is called
the Prime Meridian
UV light that is able to pass through the atmosphere has a ________ wavelength compared to infrared radiation which is not able to pass through the atmosphere.
shorter
evaporation
What hemisphere are you in if the days are getting longer in November?
Southern
Use your reference tables to explain why the west coast of Africa has a cooler climate than the east coast of South America.
Because Africa is experiencing cool currents and South America is experiencing warm currents.
If it is 2 pm in New York what time is it 3 time zones west of New York?
11 am
Out of the following four materials, which would experience the greatest increase in temperature if exposed to sunlight for 30 minutes?
Water, copper, basalt, iron
copper (lowest specific heat)
Water releases this much energy when turning from a gas to a liquid
2260 J/g
In the northern hemisphere, the length of daylight and darkness are both exactly 12 hours and tomorrow the sun will be a little bit higher in the sky. What season is beginning?
Spring
The dry side of a mountain where air is sinking is called the __________ side.
Leeward
If it is 4 am in New York what time is is 60 degrees west of New York.
8 am
Which of the following areas will absorb the most heat?
fresh snow, grassy field, sand, lush forest
lush forest (dark in color and rough in texture)
2 grams of water change form and release 668 J of energy. What process occured?
freezing
At what latitude is the sun directly overhead on June 21st?
23.5 degrees NORTH (Tropic of Cancer)
Why do coastal cities experience less dramatic changes in climate than more inland cities?
Because water has a high specific heat and cools down / warms up slowly.
If it is 6 pm at 15 degrees west, at what longitude is it 6 am
165 degrees East