U2L4 Flashcards
Earth’s _____ is made up of many layers that shield Earth from the harsh conditions of space.
Atmosphere
Thunderstorms can be formed at a cold _____ where denser cool air collides with less dense warmer air.
Front
_____ are caused by wind blowing horizontally across the water.
Surface currents
The _____ is a layer of Earth’s atmosphere with little vertical circulation and strong horizontal winds.
Stratosphere
Each major ocean basin has a _____ of system of ocean currents which flows either clockwise or counterclockwise to move water.
Gyre
_____ occurs when cold water found deep in oceans moves toward the surface.
Upwelling
_____ are caused by differences in density between water masses and flow in ocean.
Deep currents
A desert is covered with its own unique _____ which makes it warm and dry.
Air mass
The _____ of an area takes into account average temperature and average monthly precipitation.
Climate
Since land surfaces are _____, light from the sun is absorbed of reflected rather than transmitted into deeper layers like with water.
Opaque
After a rainstorm a car is usually covered in water droplets, but _____ turns liquid to gas and the car becomes dry again.
Evaporation
When much of the land in Earth’s northern latitudes is covered in snow, Earth’s _____, or the amount of light reflected by it’s surface, is at its highest.
Albedo
The ____ is the first layer ofEarth’s atmosphere and is warmer towards the surface of the Earth.
Troposphere
The _____ is the outmost layer of Earth’s atmosphere and molecules may escape Earth from it’s sphere.
Exosphere
Due to _____, in a pot of boiling water, the hottest water moves up and cooler water moves down in a circular motion.
Convection
