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Humidity & Greenhouse effect Flashcards

1
Q

Moisture in the atmosphere is also referred to as…

A

humidity

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2
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water naturally occurs in the atmosphere in all ______ phases. Name the phases…

A

3, solid, liquid, gas

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3
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__________ is required or released as water changes state

A

energy

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4
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As energy is released from water phase change what happens?

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temperature, cloud formation is affected in atmosphere

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5
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which state is the most ordered, least energy state?

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solid

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6
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_______ is the most ordered, least energy state

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solid

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7
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_________ is the higher energy and less orders then solid

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liquid

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8
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which is the most energetic and least ordered (most free)?

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gas

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9
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what is latent heat?

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the amount of heat required or released in a phase change

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10
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the change of water into gas is the process of…

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evaporation

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11
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when gas transforms into water we call that…

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condensation

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12
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when water turns into a solid that is called…

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freezing

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13
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when solid turns into a liquid that is called…

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melting

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14
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a solid to a gas is called….

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sublimation

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15
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a gas (water vapor) to a solid is called…

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deposition

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16
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for each phase change there is a certain amount of energy that is either _______ or ________

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absorbed, released

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17
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for each phase change there is a certain amount of ______ that is either _______ or ________

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energy, absorbed, released.

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18
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when energy is absorbed the surroundings temp get _______

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cooler

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19
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when energy is released the surroundings temp get _______

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warmer

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20
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does evaporation absorb or release energy?

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absorb, cools you down. when you sweat you evaporate and it cools you down

21
Q

_____ is the amount of water vapor in the air

A

humidity

22
Q

what is saturation?

A

the condition where the air cannot hold anymore water vapor

23
Q

the condition where the air cannot hold anymore water vapor is called…

A

saturation

24
Q

saturation is the condition where the air cannot hold anymore ______ _____

A

water vapor

25
Q

what happens when you reach saturation?

A

either condensation or precipitation occurs

26
Q

as the temp of the air _________ the max amount of water it can contain ________

A

increase, increases

27
Q

warmer air can hold more…

A

moisture.

28
Q

what are the two ways humidity is reported?

A

relative humidity and specificities humidity

29
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what is relative humidity?

A

the amount of water vapor int he air compared to its saturation level

30
Q

relative humidity changes with the _______ of the air and how much ______ _____ content

A

temperature, water vapor

31
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what is specific humidity?

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the actual mass of of water vapor int he air

32
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what is the dew point?

A

temperature at which air reaches saturation

33
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dew point is the temperature at which _____ ______ condenses into ______ ________

A

water vapor, liquid water

34
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AS temp ______, dew point _________

A

increases , increase

35
Q

AS dew point _______, Humidity __________

A

increase, increases

36
Q

when does 100 percent relative humidity happen?

A

when the dew point equals the temperature

37
Q

the sun releases energy in many wavelengths including…

A

gamma rays, X-rays, UV rays

38
Q

the suns rays are ________ to anything alive

A

damaging

39
Q

Gamma rays and x-rays are ________ by the atmosphere

A

absorbed

40
Q

visible light is allowed to…

A

travel through the atmosphere, it is not absorbed much

41
Q

what mostly blocks visible light?

A

clouds

42
Q

clouds _______ scattered visible light

A

reflect

43
Q

gamma rays, x-rays and uv rays are ________ frequency and _______ wavelength

A

high, short

44
Q

on a fair day about 80 percent of _______ light from the sun reaches the ground

A

visible

45
Q

once visible light reaches the ground what happens?

A

it can be absorbed int he the ground or reflected back up to atmpsther

46
Q

the amount of reflection is called a surfaces…

A

albedo

47
Q

if a surface is very reflective it is said to have _____ albedo

A

high

48
Q

if a surface is not very reflective it is said to have ______ albedo

A

low, it absorbs heat

49
Q

energy that is reflected on the surface, bounced back into the atmosphere and reabsorbed by the atmosphere causes the temp to…

A

rise

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