Energy in Earth's Atmosphere
The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
What is Radiation
The average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance
what is Temperature
distance from the equator measured in degrees
What is latitude
The process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air
What is evaporation
When tiny crystals of silver iodide and dry ice are sprinkled into clouds from airplanes
what is cloud seeding
A form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space
What are Electromagnetic Waves
The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another
What is Conduction
The way the Earth's rotation makes winds curve
Wispy, feathery clouds formed only at very high altitudes where temperatures are so low that the cloud is composed of ice crystals
What are Cirrus clouds
an open ended can or tube that collects rainfall
what is a rain gauge
A process in which dust particles and gases in the atmosphere reflect light in all directions (also a big part of why our sky appears blue!)
What is Scattering
tool with which air temperature is usually measured
What is a Thermometer
Winds caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface in a small area
What are local winds
a long period of unusually low precipitation
what is a drought
How the energy from the sun arrives at Earth. i.e what form(s) the energy is in when it arrives
Mostly Visible light and Infrared radiation (a small amount of ultraviolet radiation)
The three ways heat is transferred (name at least two correctly to not loose points)
What are Radiation, convection, and Conduction
Winds caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface over a large area
what are Global winds
this weather variable is measured using a psychrometer
What is humidity
the diameter of a water droplet that is referred to as a raindrop
what is .5 mm to 5 mm
What three things can happen to sunlight as it encounters Earth's atmosphere
Sunlight can be reflected, absorbed, or allowed to pass through Earth's atmosphere
How heat spreads within the troposphere
what are radiation, convection, and conduction
The three major global wind belts (name at least two to avoid loosing points)
What are trade winds, polar easterlies, and prevailing westerlies
If the amount of water in a parcel of air remains the same but the air cools off what is likely to happen and why
Clouds will form because cold air cannot hold as much moisture as warm air
the five most common forms of precipitation (name at least three to avoid loosing points)
What are rain, sleet, freezing rain, snow, and hail