Science 2nd Semester Flashcards
Conduction
Particle contacting
Radiation
Energy transferred in sun rays or waves
Convection
Movement within a fluid ( circulates heat )
Land breeze
Movement of air toward WATER from LAND
Sea Breeze
Solar radiation warms the land more than the water
Coriolis Effect
Moving air and water when the Earth rotates
Evaporation
Water forming clouds
Precipitation
Rain, Snow, Hail
Groundwater
Water in the ground😄😏
Run Off
Land by water
Watershed
Lakes, streams, rivers that drain to one source
Where on Earth is atmospheric pressure the greatest?
Near the surface (troposphere)
The molecules are dense at the surface
What are the percentages of gases in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen 78%
Oxygen 21%
What is the function of the ozone layer
It keeps out the Suns harmful rays
How does co^2 enter the atmosphere?
Breathing, deforestation, pollution, burning fossil fuels
What Earth surface change can occur because of deforestation?
Erosion
What are three thing that can happen when the sun hits the atmosphere?
Some energy is reflected back
Some is absorbed
Some is trapped in the atmosphere
What causes giant loops of air?
Unequal heating on Earth surface
Where do the sun’s rays strike earth most directly?
On the Equator
What causes land a sea breezes?
Land warms faster than water
What creates wind patterns on the surface?
Low and high pressure
Weather
The state of the atmosphere
Air mass
A large body of air similar temp and precip
Barometer
Measures atmospheric pressure
Front
A boundary between two air masses of different density
Weather is the interaction of sun, water and …
AIR
What causes change in weather?
Air masses move and meet