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Apologia PS Test 7
Test 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Aphelion | The point at which the earth is farthest from the sun. |
| Define Perihelion | The point at which the earth is closest to the sun |
| Define Coriolis Effect | The way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes. |
| Define Air mass | A large body of air with relatively uniform pressure,temperature, aand humidity. |
| Define Weather Front | A boundary between two air masses. |
| #3 Of the three main factors that influence weather, which is the mostly responsible for winds? | uneven distribution of thermal energy |
| What are dark Cumulus clouds called? | cumulonimbus |
| If an area receives a large amount of insolation, is it likely to be warm or cold? | warm |
| In the Southern Hemisphere, are the day lengths greater than or less than 12 hours between the winter solstice and the Spring equinox? Are the days decreasing or increasing during that time? | decreasing |
| Why is the Northern hemisphere in winter when the earth is closest to the sun? | the northern hemisphere is pointed away from the sun at perihelion |
| What would happen to life on the planet if the earth had no axial tilt? | Life would not exist anymore |
| What two factors shape the global winds into the complex patterns that we actually see? | the change in temperature and the coriolis effect |
| What causes the wind in a certain region to be different than what we expect based on the global patterns we see? | local winds interfere with the global wind patterns |
| An air mass is dry and warm. What kind of air mass is it? | continental tropical air mass |
| You watch the sky as cirrus clouds form followed by stratus and nimbostratus clouds.Do you expect a violent rainstorm or a long,lighter rain? | long,lighter rain |
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