unit 1 weather

Question 1

where does all the weather take place in the first 12km of the atmosphere?

Answer 1

troposphere

Question 2

what percent of radiation coming from the sun is reflected by clouds and particles?

Answer 2

25%

Question 3

what percent of radiation coming from the sun is absorbed by particles in the atmosphere?

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

what percent of radiation coming from the sun is reflected by land and water surfaces?

Answer 4

5%

Question 5

what percent of radiation coming from the sun is absorbed by land and water surfaces?

Answer 5

50%

Question 6

any substance that can absorb and retain energy without changing state

Answer 6

heat sink

Question 7

thermal energy is transferred between two substances in direct contact

Answer 7

conduction

Question 8

thermal energy is transferred by the vertical movement of heated material from one place to another

Answer 8

convection

Question 9

thermal energy is transferred by the horizontal movement of heated material from one place to another

Answer 9

advection

Question 10

energy that is transferred by electromagnetic waves that can travel through space

Answer 10

radiation

Question 11

the amount of energy that must be absorbed by a substance in order to melt

Answer 11

latent heat of fusion

Question 12

the amount of energy that must be absorbed by a substance in order to evaporate

Answer 12

latent heat of vaporization

Question 13

large bodies of air in which temperature and moisture content at a specific height are the same

Answer 13

air masses

Question 14

continental polar characteristics

Answer 14

cold, dry

Question 15

conventional tropical characteristics

Answer 15

warm, dry