L.A.M.E.C.O.W
MOTION
CLIMATE
ASTRONOMY
NEWTON
100
As latitude increases average temperatures will: increase, decrease or stay the same
Decrease
100
What is gravity
An attractive force between two objects
100
What are the 3 stages in the Milankovitch Cycles
Tilt, Wobble, Orbit shape
100
What is a Crest and Trough
Crest- High point on a wavelenth Trough- Low point on a wavelenth
100
A object in motion tends to what?
Stay in motion
200
Why does the windward side of a mountain experience more rain than the leeward
It is a low preassure
200
What is it when the Net Force is equal to 0
Balanced force
200
What Earth material has the highest albedo
Ice
200
A longer wavelength has a ________ frequency
Lower
200
Which of Newtons laws state that the more force applied to an object, the more it will be accelerated
What is Newtons 2nd law
300
What happens to temperature and preassure as you increase elevation
They decrease
300
What is it when ther Net Force is greater then 0
Unbalanced Force
300
This climate condition creates a reverse of normal conditions
What is El Nino
300
What stage is our Sun in now
What is Main sequence
300
What are action/ reaction forces
For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction
400
What 3 factors affect ocean surface currents?
Solar heat, Wind, Coriolis Effect, or Position of continent
400
What is Acceleration
Change in speed and or direction
400
What orbit shape causes the least difference between seasons
Sphere
400
Where do bigger stars that are 10X more massive than our Sun end there lives?
What is Neutron Star
400
What is Net Force
The sum of forces on an object
500
Winds always blow from what to what?
High to Low preassure
500
Acceleration can be calculated if what 2 factors are knowen
Mass and Force
500
What do thicker and thinner rings on a tree tell us about the climate?
Thicker is warmer, Thinner is cooler
500
This is a cloud of gas and dust the collect together because of gravity
What is a Nebula
500
What is the only thing Inertia relayes on
Mass