Earth Science EOC Flashcards
Front symbols
Warm front – line with red half circles on top of it
Cold front – line with blue triangles on top of it
Stationary front – line with blue triangles on top of it and red half circles under it
Occluded front – line with purple triangles and purple half circles on top of it
What are the names and events in each layer?
Trophosphere – live in Stratosphere – Ozone Mesosphere – meteorites burn up Thermosphere – ionosphere Exosphere – outerspace
What is the major greenhouse gas?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
What are air masses?
Large bodies of air
What are the stages of the water cycle
Condensation precipitation runoff percolation collection groundwater transportation evaporation
What are the factors that cause climate change?
Greenhouse effect
Global warming
What are the types of fronts?
Warm front
occluded front
cold front
stationary front
Weather brought with each type of front
Warm front – warmer temps, humid, light precipitation
Cold front – possible thunderstorms, frequent precipitation, cooler temperatures
Stationary front – cloudy, many days same weather, light showers
Occluded front – warm air trapped, heavy precipitation, temperatures drop
What is the cause of the wind?
The change in air pressure
High VS low-pressure systems
Low air pressure rises - stormy weather
High air pressure sinks - clear skies
effects of climate change
– Global warming – melting ice glaciers – warmer climate – evaporation of water – more natural disasters – forest fires
What are the factors that affect climate?
Latitude, elevation, the sun, precipitation, wind and water currents
What is the rainshadow effect?
1) Water evaporates
2) Wind carries most moist air inland. 3) Air reaches mountains and it rises
4) As it cools cold air condenses causing rain
5) Rain falls on Windward side of the mountain
6) Air reaches other side it sinks and
warms
7) The warm air produces rain shadow
What is the greenhouse effect?
The natural warming of both regions of Earth’s atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and emitted
What are the climate zones?
Maritime tropical – moist and warm Continental tropical – dry and warm Continental polar – dry and cold Maritime polar – moist and cold
