science sad Flashcards
(28 cards)
What are Sea and land breezes caused by?
uneven heating of water and land
What layer absorbs the sun’s rays?
stratosphere
how does heat move
Hot to cold object until the are the same temperature
How do we know a warm front happened?
Light rain causes higher temperatures
What layer would have the highest pressure?
troposphere
What would happen if cold air moves to a place with really warm air?
A cold front would form as warm air is pushed up
what is a sea breeze
Wind blowing from water towards land during the day
What determines the amount of thermal energy that something has?
size and temp
What layers absorb the sun’s thermal energy
stratosphere and thermosphere
What does a warm front have?
Steady rains and Gentle movement
occlude
Rare, and to obstruct
How do we know that a cold front happened?
Drop in temperature after a bad storm (thunderstorm)
Symbol for warm and humid air mass
mT (MOST HUMID and MOST WATER)
What is a stationary front?
Alternating red and blue triangles
What atmospheric layer is the coldest
mesosphere
convection
Can only occur in liquid and gases
Heat rises (heater on the floor and it warms up the room)
Continental polar air mass
cold and dry air
What gas do we have most of in the atmosphere
nitrogen
radiation
Transfers heat through the air
Warmth from the sun, campfire, fireplace
Why does cold air sink in convection currents
More dense than the air around it
conduction
Direct heat contact
Hot pan, hot spoon from soup
How do you know when one atmosphere ends/begins another begins
change in temp
Why do clouds have warm air?
Warm air contains more water vapor
If Altitude increase …then….
there are less particles
