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Earth Science 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the probable cause of salt in the atmosphere | Ocean |
| What is the probable cause of dust in the atmosphere | ? |
| What is the probable cause of in the atmosphere | Water |
| Water enters the atmosphere as (1) by (2) from the (3) | Water vapor, evaporating, ocean |
| Water changes state as it (1) or (2) heat. | Absorbs, releases |
| Process which changes water into a vapor without boiling (absorbs heat)in a cooling process | Evaporation |
| Water changes from a vapor to a liquid and this releases energy in a warming process | Condensaton |
| Water changes from a solid to a liquid | Melting |
| Water changes from a liquid to a solid | Freezing |
| Water changes from solid to vapor: vapor to solid | sublimation |
| Name 3 conditions that affect water molecules | Nature of Water, Thermal energy, Wind |
| Molecules stick together:adhesion 2.Molecules in constant motion | Nature of Water |
| Affects the speed of the molecules (1) Cold: molecules move slower (2) Hot molecules move faster | Thermal Energy |
| Rate of evaporation increases by blowing away molecules...don't re-enter the body of water. | Wind (Hair Dryer, fan) |
| 3 States of Water in the Atmosphere | vapor, liquid, solid |
| Mass of water droplets/crystals suspended in the air | Clouds |
| Rain Clouds are called: | Nimbus/low level |
| 3 Basic Shapes of Clouds | Stratus ====, cumulus @@@, Cirrus )))) |
| 4 Basic Types of Clouds determined by Alitude | Low Level, Mid Level, High Level, Vertically developed |
| Strato-fog, drizzle | Low Level Clouds |
| Alto-Altostratu, alto cumulus | Mid Level Clouds |
| Cirro-moves tails, mackrel sky | High level Clouds |
| Cumulus-white fluffy, cumulo nimbus | Vertically developed Clouds |
| Lowest of the four layers of atmosphere. defined by the temperature profile. It is the location of all weather that affects the earth's surface | Troposphere |
| The rate of which temperature changes with altitude in the atmosphere. The average troposphere lapse rate is 6.4 degrees c/km | Lapse Rate |
| Stratosphere | A region of the earth's atmosphere defined by temperature profile. Located between the troposphere and the mesosphere and between 12 and 50 km. |
| A high speed meandering wind current usually flowing from west to east at altitudes of 15 to 25km | Jet Stream |
| One of the layer of the atmosphere devined by temperature profile. The zone of the earth's atmosphere between about 50 to 80km above sea level, characterized by decreasing temperature with increasing altitude. | Mesosphere |
| The highest and largest of the four aspheric layers. charaterized by the highest daily temperatures in the atmosphere | Thermosphere |
| Layer of atmosphere that protects from harmful forms of ultra violet rays. | Ozone |
| The portion of the earth's upper atomosphere where solar ultraviolet light radiation breaks down the gas molecule into individual atoms and ions, reflects shorwave radio signals | Ionosphere |
| The magnetic field that encircles the earth and traps high energy ions from the suns solar wind. It protects living things fromt he suns particle radiation. | Magnetosphere |
| The streamers or bands of light that appear in the sky of the norhern hemisphere when high energy charged particles from the magnetosphere colide with atmosphere molecules | Aurora Boreairs |
| Name the substances that make clouds | Water, ice |
| What force shapes the clouds | Wind/movement of air |
| What do we call dust, smoke, and dirt around which water droplets form? Snowflakes | freezing neuclei, condensation neuclei |
| The three shapes fo clouds | cirrus, stratus, cumulus |
| The temperature at which water vapor comes out of the atmosphere is called the ... | Dew point |
| Water leaves the Atmosphere 2 ways | precipitation and Condenstion/sublimation |
| Name the word that describes how water droplets come together to form larger droplets. | Coalescence |
| Name the two factors that cause water to evaporate more quickly | Heat and Wind |
| What determines the form of preciptation that will fall at a certain time | temperature |
| Explain the statement, Last Springs Rain, this winter's snow. | The water is recycled so if you have a drought then you might not get as much snow. |
| What are some sources of water vapor in the air? | trees, lakes, oceans, living plants. |
| Much of the precipatation that falls on land surfaces eventually makes its way to the _____. | Ocean |
| How do clouds form? | change in temperature of air mass |
| What is acid rain and how is it formed? | ? |
| Why can we see a cloud? | Droplets reflect sunlight |
| What form of water exists below freezing in the atmosphere. | supercooled water |
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