Severe Weather and Hurricanes Flashcards
Atmospheric processes require huge ammounts of ____
ENERGY
What are the 3 types of energy
Potential
Kinetic
Heat (random movement of atoms and molecules)
2 Types of Heat
Latent: heat that is absorbed or release from somthing changes states
Sensible: what we can sense or measure
What is the significant of latent heat
Allows particles to move quickly enought to break bonds and change states
What are the 3 types of heat transfers
Conduction- transfer of heat through a substance, requires 2 diff. tem subatances
Convection- movement of fluid
Radioactive: electromagnetic waves
Where does most of the energy on the earths surface come from? What does this drive
SUN, the hydrolic cycle
What is the energy equlibrium
The idea that we absorb the same ammount of heat from the sun as we release
We recieve ______ from the sun and emitt them as _____
Short wavelenght, long wavelenght
WHat are the 3 steps of energy behavior
Redirection: reflected away from
Transmission: asses through the atmosphere
Absorption: changes structre
WHat is albedo?
The ammount of energy reflected White: High Black: low
Short wavelenghts are _____ and long wavelenghts are ______
HOT, COOLER
Many gasses are ______
Absorbers ex. CO2 and H2O gas
What is the atmosphere
Thin layer of gasses that surround earth
What is the atmosphere mostly made of
oxygen and nitrogen
What is humididty? What is relative humidity
Ammount of water vapour in the air, ammount of water vapour that could be in the air
