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Temperature is the average____ (kinetic or potential) energy in an object.
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____ (freezing, melting, evaporation, or condensation) is the process when a gas changes into a liquid. This requires heat to be_____ (lost or gained)
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Meteorology Notes

Meteorology Notes- Earth Science8- Ms Borsett

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Temperature is the average____ (kinetic or potential) energy in an object. Kinetic
____ (freezing, melting, evaporation, or condensation) is the process when a gas changes into a liquid. This requires heat to be_____ (lost or gained) Condensation/ Lost
____ (freezing, melting, evaporation, or condensation) is the process when a liquid changes into a gas. This requires heat to be_____ (lost or gained) Evaporation/ Gained
Density= _______ mass _____ volume
As air is heated, the density of the air will ______ (increase or decrease) Decrease
As air is cooled, the density of the air will _______ (increase or decrease) Increase
Warm air ______ (rises or sinks) and cool air_____ (rises or sinks) Warm air rises, and cool air sinks.
As warm air rises, it _____(expands or contracts), and causing it to____ (warm or cool). Warm air expands, causing it to cool and sink.
As you increase in altitude in the troposphere, air pressure will _____ (increase or decrease) Decrease
As air rises there is_____ (more or less) air pressure and the air expands. Less
Since air expands when it rises, it______ (cools or heats) Cools
As air rises in the troposphere the temperature of the air will_____(increase or decrease) Decrease
Almost all of the water vapor is found in which layer of the atmosphere? Troposphere
Incoming solar radiation (insolation) is absorbed by Earths surface
Earth reradiates Inferred/ heat
Temperatures decrease at night until a little after sunrise due to a process called _____ ______ Terrestrial radiation
Heat is transferred through Earths atmosphere through the process of______ Convection
During the day, clouds can _____ sunlight from hitting the ground Prevent. (This makes the day cooler as well)
At night, clouds/ water vapor prevent ____ radiation from escaping into space, which keeps up warmer at night. Inferred heat
Because the air has mass it also has _______ and pressure Density
The weight of a column of air pushing down on a surface is called ____ ______ Air pressure
Differences in unequal heating of Earths surface cause differences of ___ ______ Air pressure
Air pressure is measured using a _____ barometer
A ______ _______ consists of a glass tube that is partially filled with mercury. The tube is attached to a dish. Air pressure on the dish will make the mercury _____ Mercury barometer/ Rise or fall
An ______ _______ has an air filled chamber that reacts to air pressure changes. Aneroid barometer
As air temperature increases air pressure______ Decreases
As air temperature decreases air pressure _________ Increases
_______ ________ is the amount of water vapor in the air compared to what the air can hold Relative humidity
As the difference between the dry bulb and the wet bulb increases the relative humidity _________ Decreases
Dry airs atomic mass 60
Moist airs atomic mass 18
Cool dry air (most dense) High air pressure
Warm moist air (least dense) Low air pressure
_____ is the horizontal movement of air along Earths surface Wind
Wind is caused by differences in _____ ______ Air pressure
Winds are always named by where they are ______ _____ Coming from
Wind is measured using a ____ _____ Wind vane
Wind velocity is measured using an ____________ Anemometer
The difference in _____ _____ over a certain distance will determine the wind speed (velocity) Air pressure
The higher the gradient the ______________________ Faster the wind speed
The lower the gradient the ______________________ Slower the wind speed
The closer together the isobars are the ___________ Faster wind speeds
The further apart the isobars are the __________ Slower winds speeds
Local winds are winds that blow over _______ distances Short
A sea breeze is wind that blows from the ____ to the ____ Sea to the land
______ heats up faster than _______ due to the specific heat Land heats up faster than water
A land breeze is wind that blows from the _____ to the ________ Land to the water
_______ cools faster than _______ due to the specific heat Land cools faster than water
________ _____ are winds that blow over long distances Global winds
____ _______ is the temperature at which water will condense. Dew Point
When the air is saturated and reaches the dew point temperature _____________ will occur Condensation
Condensation nuclei include- Smoke,dust, dirt,pollen, anything in the air
As the air rises its temperature ________ (clouds) Decreases
(clouds) when the relative humidity reaches 100%, the air _______ condenses
Winds blow from areas of ______ to _______ High pressure to low pressure
at latitudes where winds are ________- there is a wet belt where low pressure is rising Converging
at latitudes where winds are _________- there is a dry belt high pressure air is sinking Diverging
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