Test 3 Flashcards
Condensation
A gas to a liquid that forms on surfaces.
Evaporation
Liquid to a gas in the air
Precipitation
Liquid in the sky to the surface comes out of clouds
Causes of water shortage and contamination
Sewage leaks, oil spills, fuel from vehicles, company waste, fertilizer runoff
Winds are named for what
The direction they come from
Land breezes
Happen during the night because once the sun falls the cold air comes back down and takes the place on the land. It comes from the land and goes toward the sea
Sea breeze
Happens during the day when heat is reflected faster off the land and the lands heat rises, while since the water has a high heat capacity that less cold air (since it’s over the ocean) will fill in under the risen land air
Wind is a product of what
The uneven heating of the earth
Movement is from what pressure type to what pressure type?
High pressure to low pressure
Three global winds
Polar Easterlies, Prevailing
Westerlies, Tropic
Trade winds
Weather stops at what boundary
The stratosphere (troposphere boundary)
How does convection play into the movement of air
Convection causes warm things to rise so cooler, high pressure air flows in
What climate zone is the US in
Temperate
Latitude of equator
0
What global winds blow hurricanes towards the US
The trade winds blow hurricane across the Atlantic onto the coast of Florida and other high risk hurricane locations.
What winds blow hurricanes back into the Atlantic (that usually protect SC from hurricanes?)
Prevailing Westerlies
Which breeze occurs at night
Land Breeze
Would warm water below or above in a glass circulate faster
Below, because the hot water would rise into the cool water and mxi
Heat moves from what temps to what temps?
High temps to low temps: source to sink
Molecules move faster in what environment
Warm environments
High and low albedo descriptions
High: snow caps, white desk
Low: cement, black table
What substance has highest specific heat
Water
High specific heat / heat capacity
The temperature needed to increase 1g of a substance by 1 degree Celsius
What kind of impact does high specific heat capacity have in coastlines
Stabilizes and moderates the temperate of the shore, stays in a range of temps
5 conductors
Copper, bronze, silver, steel, iron
5 insulators
Wood, rubber, plastic, cotton, air
Density equation
D = m/v
Density units of measurement
G/cm^3 or g/mL
Density of freshwater
1
Condensation nuclei
Pollen
Micro plastics
Smoke
Dirt
Dust
Dead cells
Plant parts
Spores
Fungi
Bacteria
