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60 Cards in this Set
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Heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 c° |
Calories |
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Measured in calories |
Heat energy |
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What is latent heat, not related to what, very important to what, used to change what |
Stored heat Temp change Atmosphere States of matter |
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3 states of matter |
1. Gas 2. Liquid 3. Solid |
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Solid to a liquid |
Latent heat of melting 80 cal taken |
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Liquid to gas |
Latent heat of evaporation 600 cal taken |
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Gas to liquid |
Latent heat of condensation 600 cal given off |
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Liquid to solid |
Latent heat of fusion 80 cal given off |
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Melting |
Solid to liquid |
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Evaporation |
Liquid to gas |
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Condensation |
Gas to liquid |
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Fusion |
Liquid to solid |
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Solid to gas |
Sublimation 680 cal taken |
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Gas to solid |
Deposition 680 cal given off |
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Sublimation |
Solid to gas |
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Deposition |
Gas to solid |
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80 cal taken |
Solid to liquid |
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600 cal taken |
Liquid to gas |
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600 cal given off |
Gas to liquid |
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80 cal given off |
Liquid to solid |
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680 cal taken |
Solid to gas |
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680 cal given off |
Gas to solid |
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Short term changes and constantly changing |
Weather |
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Weather accumulated over a long period of time |
Climate |
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Components of the atmosphere |
1. Nitrogen 2. Oxygen 3. Co2 4. methane |
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Variable components of the atmosphere |
Water vapor Ozone Aerosols |
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Water vapor does what |
Fluctuates and absorbs heat |
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Describe ozone |
O3, different form of oxygen Unstable Occurs in stratosphere Absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun |
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How is the ozone created |
Single atom of oxygen and a molecule of oxygen (o2) collide |
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What is aerosols |
Extra small particles suspended in air particles Dusts, smoke particlesAct as a surface for water vapor to condense Act as a surface for water vapor to condense |
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What is air pressure |
What drives the weather Controls winds Decreases as we go up |
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What layer of the atmosphere do we live in? |
Trophosphere |
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Define trophosphere |
Temperature decreases with altitude Nearest to surface What we live in |
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Divides the trophosphere from the stratusphere |
Tropopause |
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Most of the ozone is where |
Stratosphere |
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Define stratusphere |
Changes the direction of the temperature due to the ozone Temp increases with altitude |
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Divides the stratosphere and mesosphere |
Stratopause |
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Define mesosphere |
Direction of the temp changes again Temperature decreases with altitude |
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Divides mesosphere and thermosphere |
Mesopause |
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Define thermosphere |
Upper most layer Where the aurora boralis is Temperature increases with altuitide |
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First day of summer |
Summer soltice June 21,22 |
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During the summer of soltice where are the sun rays |
Perpendicular at the tropic of cancer |
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Summer soltice provides most day light in |
Northern hemisphere |
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Sun rays are perpendicular at the tropic of capricorn |
Winter soltice |
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Winter soltice provides what to the northern hemisphere |
Shortest day |
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1st day of winter soltice |
Dec. 21,22 |
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Daylight is equal everywhere |
Vernal equinox Autumnal equinox |
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1st day of spring |
Vernal equinox mar.21,22 |
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First day of fall |
Autumnal equinox Sept 21,22 |
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Where are the suns rays perpendicular at the equator |
Equinox |
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3 things that absorb heat when the energy from the suns rays are reflected back to soace, after reaching earth's surface |
Carbon dioxide Methane Water vapor |
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3 types of heat transfer |
Conduction Convection Radiation |
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Rapid vibrations of molecules or atoms |
Conduction |
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Much of the heat transport in the atmosphere occurs through what |
Convection |
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Heat transfer where circulation within a substance (water) causes heated substance to move away from the source of heat, and rise |
Convection |
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The warmer the air is |
The less dense it is |
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Direct absorbance of energy |
Radiation |
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Heat transfer mechanism by which solar energy reaches our planet |
Radiation |
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What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can we see |
Visible light |
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The fraction of the total radiation that is reflected by a surface IE - CLOUDS, ROOFS |
Albedo |
