13 lol Flashcards

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1
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humidity

A

water vapour in air

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2
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absolute humidity

A

mac amount of H2O avoir un air at a given temperature

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3
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relative humidity

A

a percentage of the absolute humidity

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4
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heating land/water

A

land absorbs and loses fast

water absorbs and loses very slow

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5
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layers of the atmosphere

A

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

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6
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heat transfer

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conduction: direct contact
convection: non direct contact
radiation: no contact

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7
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solar constant

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1367 KJ/m2

1m2 of energy perpendicular to the sun

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8
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thermodynamics

A

heat transfer

Q=MC delta T

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9
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Q

A

quantity of heat

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10
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M

A

mass

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11
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C

A

how much energy is needed to move one gram of substance up or down

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12
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delta T

A

change in temperature

final - initial

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13
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Lv and Lf and gas solid liquid

A
LV: 2269
Lf: 333
solid: 2.1
liquid:4.18
gas: 2.2
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14
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heating land/ water

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land: absorbs and loses fast
water: absorbs/loses slow

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15
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heating air

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hawt radiates off of the ground to heat air (air moves and creates wind)
-earth roared and caused air to create wind patterns

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16
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troposphere

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altitude: 10 - 11 km up = 39000fr
temperature: 20° to -57°
sig factors: all living things are here

17
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stratosphere

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altitude: 10-59k
temperature: -57° to -20°
sig factors: O3 ozone

18
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mesosphere

A

altitude: 50-90k
temperature: -20° to -90°
sig factors: meteors

19
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thermosphere

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altitude: 90 - lots
temperature: -90° to 600°
sig factors: auroras/ northern and southern lights
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20
Q

wave lengths

A

the peaks are called crests and the whisk are called troughs. inbetween those is the wave length

21
Q

name the wavelengths

A
radio waves
microwaves
infrared radiation
visible light
ultraviolet radiation
xrays
gamma rays