Exam 1 Terms

Question 1

Revolution

Answer 1

Earth’s orbit around the sun

Question 2

Rotation

Answer 2

The spin of the Earth on its axis (a day)

Question 3

Solar Noon

Answer 3

Time of day when sun is at highest point in the sky (90 degrees)

Question 4

Refraction

Answer 4

Bending of light as it moves through said of verifying density

Question 5

Continentality

Answer 5

Location Relative to large bodies of water

Question 6

Maritime Effect

Answer 6

A moderating influence on temp. by bodies of water

Question 7

Perihelion

Answer 7

Sun is closest to Earth (Jan 4th)

Question 8

Aphelion

Answer 8

Sun is farthest away to Earth (July 4th)

Question 9

Axial Parallelism

Answer 9

Earth’s Axis is always parallel to itself no matter what the season

Question 10

Photoperiod

Answer 10

How many hours of light you have a day

Question 11

Photoperiodism

Answer 11

The physiological reaction of organisms to the length of day or night

Question 12

Tree line

Answer 12

Location where temp. is too cold to support tree growth

Question 13

Stefan-Boltzman Law

Answer 13

temp^4 = energy emitted

Question 14

Wien’s Law

Answer 14

Hotter an object = shorter wavelengths

Question 15

Short wave

Answer 15

Energy from the sun

Question 16

Long wave

Answer 16

Energy from Earth

Question 17

Transmission

Answer 17

Proportion of solar radiation transmitted through a surface

Question 18

Albedo

Answer 18

Proportion of light that is reflected off of a surface

Question 19

Scattering

Answer 19

Scattering is the process of disfusion

Question 20

Absorption

Answer 20

Process of retaining incident radiation and conversion to another form of energy

Question 21

Rising Air

Answer 21

Cools, makes clouds, brings rain

Question 22

Sinking Air

Answer 22

Warm, clear skies

Question 23

Ocean Gyres

Answer 23

Any large system of rotating ocean currents associated

Question 24

Boundary Current

Answer 24

Ocean currents determined by presence of coastline

Question 25

Wester Currents

Answer 25

Warm, deep, narrow, and fast flowing. Carries warm water from tropics poleward

Question 26

Eastern Currents

Answer 26

Promotes upwelling (Cali current)

Question 27

Transpiration

Answer 27

Process of water movement through plants. Leads to evaporation

Question 28

Stomata

Answer 28

Part of plants that gets rid of water to fix CO2

Question 29

Physiognomy

Answer 29

The apparent characteristics, outward features, or appearance of ecological communities or species

Question 30

Biome

Answer 30

A large ecosystem characterized by specific plant communities and formations

Question 31

Evapotranspiration

Answer 31

The transport of water into the atmosphere from surfaces, including soil and from vegetation