Chapter 3

Question 1

water vapor is the source of all

Answer 1

condensation and precipitation

Question 2

essentially water on earth is considered

Answer 2

conserved from the water cycle

Question 3

changing states requires a what

Answer 3

energy transfer in the form of heat

Question 4

latent heat that must be

Answer 4

added or removed for a phase change

Question 5

phase change requires

Answer 5

addition of heat

Question 6

phase changed could be

Answer 6

melting, evaporation, and sublimation

Question 7

phase changes requires the removal of heat

Answer 7

freezing, condensation, and deposition

Question 8

saturation

Answer 8

the max quantity of water vapor air van hold at a given temp and pressure

Question 9

warm air can hold more water vapor than

Answer 9

cold air

Question 10

what is relative humidity

Answer 10

ratio of the air’s actual amount of water content compared with the amount of water air can hold at that temperature and pressure

Question 11

2 ways relative humidity can be changed

Answer 11

add or remove water
change temperature

Question 12

when the air is saturated and further cooling begins what happens

Answer 12

condensation (ex. dew, clouds)

Question 13

what is dew point

Answer 13

the temperature to which air would have to be cooled for saturation to occur

Question 14

for every 10C increase in temp the water vapor saturation does what?

Answer 14

doubles

Question 15

high dew point indicates

Answer 15

moist air

Question 16

low dew point indicates

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dry air

Question 17

when air temp and dew point are close

Answer 17

the RH is high

Question 18

when air temp and dew point are far apart

Answer 18

the Rh is low

Question 19

what is air pressure

Answer 19

the pressure exerted by weigh of air above

Question 20

air pressure is exerted in what direction

Answer 20

in all directions equally

Question 21

what is air pressure measured by

Answer 21

a barometer

Question 22

increase an air temp does the barometer increase or decrease in reading

Answer 22

increases

Question 23

what type of weather is it when the air pressure increases

Answer 23

sunny weather

Question 24

decrease in air pressure the barometer does what

Answer 24

decreases

Question 25

when air pressure decrease what type of weather is there

Answer 25

cloudy

Question 26

what creates a pressure difference

Answer 26

un-equal heating of the earth

Question 27

air flows how

Answer 27

flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

Question 28

air flowing from high pressure areas to low pressure areas creates what

Answer 28

creates wind

Question 29

what is used to show differences in pressure on a map

Answer 29

isobars

Question 30

spacing on the lines indicate the amounts of pressure what is this pressure called

Answer 30

pressure gradients

Question 31

the greater the pressure gradients what happens

Answer 31

the greater wind speeds

Question 32

closely spaced lines show a what type of pressure gradients

Answer 32

show high winds

Question 33

large change in pressure over a small distance on the earths surface show

Answer 33

high wind speeds

Question 34

rotation of the earth

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24 hours a day

Question 35

the earths rotation around the sun is

Answer 35

365 days

Question 36

the tilt of the earths axis

Answer 36

23.5

Question 37

why do the north and south hemispheres receive different amounts of daylight

Answer 37

the earth is tilted

Question 38

the north and south hemisphere receive different hours of daylight

Answer 38

DURATIONS

Question 39

the north and the south recieve different direct sun rays which is called

Answer 39

INTENSITIES

Question 40

when we are tilted more towards the sun we receive less or more hours of sunlight

Answer 40

when we are tilted toward the sun we receive more hours of sunlight

Question 41

when we are tilted away from we receive what type of daylight

Answer 41

we receive less hours of sunlight and less intense sun rays ( considered to be Winter)

Question 42

when it is summer on the northern hemisphere it is what in the southern hemisphere

Answer 42

it is winter in the southern hemisphere

Question 43

what is solstice

Answer 43

twice a year we receive the most hours of daylight or fewest hours of daylight

Question 44

when is summer soloist

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June 22 ( Longest day )

Question 45

when is winter soliste

Answer 45

December 22 ( shortest day )

Question 46

what is an equinox

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twice a year we have equal amounts of daylight and darkness

Question 47

when are the two days of equinox

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Spring- March 21 vernal (fall) equinox - September 31

Question 48

what is summer like in the Northern Hemisphere

Answer 48

they receive more direct sunlight and longer daylight

Question 49

what is winter like in the northern hemisphere

Answer 49

less direct sunlight and shorter daylight

Question 50

what is the corilous effect

Answer 50

the movement of particles ( such as air ) to the right in the northern hemisphere and in the southern hemisphere to the left

Question 51

what are global winds caused by

Answer 51

uneven heating of the earths surface

Question 52

what does the atmosphere do to balance these differences

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acts like a giant heart transfer system using convection

Question 53

polar easterlies

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90-60 east latitude

Question 54

prevsiling westerlies

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latitude from the west

Question 55

trade winds

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30-0 latitude from the east

Question 56

what doe jet streams do

Answer 56

form at latitudes where wind systems come together

Question 57

high winds speed form

Answer 57

westernly and form high above the surface