METEOROLOGY Flashcards by Tin De Castro | Brainscape

Q

exist in variable

A

water vapor

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height of mercury in barometer

A

atmospheric pressure alone

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solar radiation hit surface

A

half

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emitted solar radiation

A

wavelengths longer than visible light

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Temperature increases with altitude

A

Stratosphere

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Q

Sea breeze form because of…

A

differences of specific heat of land and water

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movement of warm and cool air

A

jet stream

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Q

humidity 60%

A

relative humidity

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Q

relative humidity is 100%

A

dew point

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Q

parcel of air move upward in unstable atmosphere

cloud

A

cumulus

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adiabatic air temperature

A

rising or descending air

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Thunderstorm

A

cumulus

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No precipitation

cloud

A

cirrus

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Air mass

A

remain in land
water for a long time

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cyclonic storms in US

A

eastward

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Advancing warm fronts

cloud

A

Stratus

Q

Northern Hemisphere low pressure

A

counterclockwise

Q

Tornadoes form from…

A

Thunderstorm

Q

Accurate forecast is ___ days

A

3 days

Q

Earth’s climate is based on____

A

latitude

Q

WATER

human consumption

A

less than 1%

Q

WATER

how many ocean exist on earth

A

1

Q

WATER

wave approach shore

A

refraction

Q

WATER

average salt water concentration

A

3.5%

Q

WATER

artesian water

A

under pressure

Q

WATER

precipitation becomes ground water

A

less than 1%

Q

WATER

volume of all ground water

A

30x greater

Q

deepest part of ocean

A

ocean basin

Q

Nitrogen in the atmosphere

A

78%

Q

Oxygen in the atmosphere

A

21%

Q

how many water is in ocean

A

97.5 %

Q

how many percent is freshwater

A

3%