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EM Spectrum
Heat Transfer
Local Winds
Global Winds
Water Cycle
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_____ like our Sun provide energy via the EM spectrum.
What is Stars
100
Most of the Sun’s energy that enters our atmosphere is
What is absorbed
100
What is wind?
What is The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure Remember: winds always flow from high to low!
100
Why do global winds form?
What is Convection cells that form as a result of the uneven heating of Earth’s surface Equator = warm Poles = cold
100
What provides the energy for the Water Cycle to occur?
What is The Sun
200
Energy from the Sun is transferred to Earth by
What is Radiation via waves
200
_____ takes a long time to warm and cool because much energy is needed to increase its kinetic energy.
What is Water
200
How are air temperature and air pressure related?
What is Air Temperature What the Air Does Resulting Air Pressure Air Density Warm Low Rises Low cold High Sinks High
200
What does the Coriolis Effect do to winds on Earth?
What is Since Earth rotates on its axis, the Coriolis force deflects the winds so they curve.
200
_____ occurs when liquid water becomes water vapor
What is Evaporation
300
EM radiation with short wavelengths has _____ energy, and EM radiation with long wavelengths has _____ energy.
What is High Low
300
When heat energy is transferred between objects, the energy moves from ____ objects to ____ objects.
What is Hot (high energy) Cold (low energy)
300
Name two local winds
What is Sea Breeze Land Breeze Valley Breeze Mountain Breeze
300
What are the three global wind patterns?
What is Trade Winds near the equator where they meet forms the doldrums Prevailing Winds Westerlies Polar Easterlies Jet Stream Polar Sub-tropical
300
What three requirements must be met in order for condensation = cloud formation
What is 1. Water vapor a. Came from evaporation 2. Cool temperatures a. Found higher in troposphere b. Allows for water vapor to change into liquid water droplets 3. Surface on which to collect a. Dust or smoke particles
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Out of all of the EM spectrum, the three forms that contribute to warming our atmosphere in order from highest to lowest energy are:
What is Ultraviolet Visible light Infrared
400
Air molecules are warmed by touching the air and water surfaces of Earth by
What is Conduction
400
During the daytime, what local winds would you expect to experience and why?
What is Sea breeze and Valley Breeze Winds flow from where it is cold (high pressure) to where it is warm (low pressure)
400
Label the convection cell below and explain why the pressure systems exist where they do.
What is Since there is air rising from the surface, the surface must be experiencing low pressure Since air molecules cannot go into the stratosphere, the molecules pile up to cause high pressure aloft Since there is air sinking to the surface, the surface must be experiencing high pressure Since air molecules cannot come from the stratosphere, the molecules pull from aloft to cause low pressure
400
What are the forms of precipitation?
What is Rain Snow Sleet Freezing rain Hail
500
What is happening as a result of the human-enhanced Greenhouse Effect?
What is More greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O)within the atmosphere trap more IR radiation, which further warms the atmosphere
500
As warm air molecules rise and cold air molecules sink, _____ currents form.
What is convection
500
During the nighttime, what local winds would you expect to experience and why?
What is Land breeze and Mountain Breeze Winds flow from where it is cold (high pressure) to where it is warm (low pressure)
500
Describe the jet stream.
What is Located several miles up in the troposphere Extremely fast-moving winds Moves weather systems West→East across the US
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Where could the water go after precipitation hits the surface?
What is 1. Run-off a. Temporary surface water that flows over land 2. Infiltration a. Water that sinks into the soil