Key terms Flashcards
1
Q
What does advection mean?
A
Cold sea, warm air, causes fog
2
Q
What is convection?
A
Air rises and gets cool
3
Q
Ilfiltration
A
Water goes into soil
4
Q
Percolation
A
Water goes into rock
5
Q
Stability
A
No clouds, stay dry, doesn’t get to dew point
6
Q
Instability
A
Rises, hits dew point, cools at saturated arabatic lapse rate
7
Q
Limestone pedestal
A
Naturally occuring rock whose shape resembles a mushroom
8
Q
Coniferous trees
A
Evergreeen, always have their leaves
9
Q
Deciduous trees
A
loose their leaves
10
Q
What is natural sequestration?
A
Happens when CO2 is stored in the natural environment
