Radiation
The type of wavelengths that are a little bit shorter than visible light are?
Ultraviolet
Convection takes place because cold air is more _____________ than warm air
Dense
Earth's rotation makes global winds curve. This is called the ____________ ____________
Coriolis Effect
Clouds form when water vapor in the air becomes liquid water or ______ ___________
Ice crystals
Most heating in the troposphere occurs by what type of heat transfer
Convection
Most of Earth's incoming ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by?
Ozone
Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact is called?
Conduction
The doldrums are identified as an area of _______ winds
Weak
Two conditions are required for cloud formation. One is cooling of the air and the second is.
Particles in the air
This instrument is used to measure how hot or cold the air is.
Thermometer
The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere.
Greenhouse effect
Heat from the sun reaches the Earth by ______________ .
Radiation
Earth's major wind belts are the trade winds, the prevailing westerlies, and the ____________ ______________.
Polar Easterlies
Any form of water that falls from clouds is called ___________________.
Wind speed is measured by a(n)
anemometer
The energy of motion in the particles of a substance is called.
Thermal energy
Cool air tends to be more dense and flow under ___________ air.
Warm
During the day, which would warm up more slowly land or a body water?
Body of water
The three main types of clouds are cumulus, stratus, and _____________
Energy from the sun that reaches Earth is mostly in the form of visible light, infrared radiation and _______________________ radiation.
Ultraviolet
The wavelengths of violet light are shorter than the wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation. (True/False)
Touching a hot spoon is an example of which type of heat transfer?
Conduction
Sea breeze
Clouds form when water vapor in the air becomes liquid water in the process called?
Condensation
In the atmosphere, some of the sun's rays get _______________, or reflected in all directions.
Scattered