review ecology Flashcards
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relatively fast uniform wins that are found in the upper atmosphere and a narrow band
Jetstream
Coriolis effect
phenomenon that causes moving air mass to be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
convection
movement of a gas or liquid because of heating
el niño
name given to the occasional development of warm ocean surface water along the coast of Ecuador and Peru
low pressure
Condition that develops when warm air rises, and becomes less dense
High-pressure
Condition that develops when cold air contracts and become more dense
North Atlantic drift
warm Atlantic currents that split into two as it reaches the British isles
thermohaline circulation
deep water circulation of the ocean, causes primarily by differences in density between water of different regions
sea breeze
breezes that occur during the day due to different heating between land and water
land breeze
breeze that occurred during the night due to differential cooling between land and water
albedo
Measure of how much radiation, a substance or an object reflects
gulf stream
warm ocean currents that originate in and around the Caribbean and flows across the north Atlantic to Northwest Europe
orographic precipitation
Phenomenon that is caused when air is forced to rise because of mountain range
rain shadow
Area of that experience little precipitation due to the presence of a mountain
trade wind
surface winds, that generally dominate airflow in the tropics
all lives on earth exist in a thin layer called
biosphere
The tilt of earths axis is called
angle of inclination
An area of blank pressure occurs as warm air expands becomes less than
low
coriolis
convection currents that tend to veer sideways due to rotation of the earth on its axis
jet stream
Our occurrence a fast moving air above earth surface
orographic precipitation
as air moves up over mountains most of the moisture is released
Sam energy always flows from blank regions to blank
hot
cold
two main factors that affect the quantity of solar energy that reaches earth
Latitude
Earth tilt -seasons
