module 7

Question 1

aphelion

Answer 1

the point at which the earth is farthest from the sun

Question 2

perihelion

Answer 2

the point at which the earth is nearest to the sun

Question 3

coriolis effect

Answer 3

the way i which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea, currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes

Question 4

air mass

Answer 4

a large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature, and humidity

Question 5

weather front

Answer 5

a boundary between two air masses

Question 6

climate

Answer 6

the typical weather for a particular region

Question 7

three principle factors of a region’s weather

Answer 7

thermal energy, uneven distribution of thermal energy, and water vapor in the atmosphere

Question 8

4 basic groups of clouds

Answer 8

cumulus, stratus, cirrus, lenticular

Question 9

cumulus (Latin)

Answer 9

a pile

Question 10

cirrus (Latin)

Answer 10

wisp, curl

Question 11

stratus (Latin)

Answer 11

layer

Question 12

insolation

Answer 12

the sum total of all the light that comes to the earth

“incoming solar radiation”

Question 13

2 factors that affect insolation

Answer 13

the earth’s distance from the sun and the earth’s axial tilt

Question 14

ellipse

Answer 14

slightly oval path of orbit

Question 15

summer solstice

Answer 15

longest day of the year, usually June 21 or 22

Question 16

winter solstice

Answer 16

shortest day of the year, usually Dec 21 or 22

Question 17

equinox

Answer 17

equal parts day and night in 24 hour period,

two times a year, autumn and spring

Question 18

meteorologist

Answer 18

scientist who studies the weather and sky

Question 19

3 basic types of air masses

Answer 19

arctic, polar, tropical

Question 20

4 basic types of weather fronts

Answer 20

cold fronts, warm fronts, stationary fronts, and occluded fronts

Question 21

cold front

Answer 21

a cold air mass is trying to move into a region of warmer air

Question 22

warm front

Answer 22

a warm air mass moves into a region that is occupied by colder air

Question 23

stationary front

Answer 23

when two air masses collide and neither moves

Question 24

occluded front

Answer 24

when two air masses traveling in the same direction collide, because cold air masses travel faster than warm air masses.