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57 Cards in this Set
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permanent gases
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nitrogen
oxygen argon |
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Water vapor
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is a variable gas
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Sublimation
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Solid to Gas
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Evaporation
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liquid to gas
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Condensation
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gas to liquid
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melting
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solid to liquid
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depostion
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gas to solid
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PRESSURE
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ALWAYS DECREASES WITH HEIGHT
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temperature inversion
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a profile in which temperature increases with height
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what is the lapse rate when there is a temperature inversion
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it is negative
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speed of cold air molecules
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cold air molecules move slower than warm air molecules
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specific heat
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the amount of energy necessary to raise the temperature of an object
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sublimation
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is a cooling process
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condensation
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is a warming process
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freezing
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is a warming process
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evaporation
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is a cooling process
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latent heat
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is the heat that is responsible for environmental warming or cooling when dealing with a phase change
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warm object/radiation
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warm objects emit more radiation than cold objects and have a shorter wavelength of peak emission
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incident radiation reactions
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absorbtion
reflection transmission NOT induction |
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Greenhouse gases
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raise the earth's radiative equilbrium temperature
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perihelion and aphelion (NH)
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sun is closest to earth in winter and farthest from earth in summer
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NH Summer solstice
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sun is directly over tropic of cancer
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NH winter solstice
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sun is directly over tropic of capricorn
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NH Vernal and Autumnall equinox
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sun is directly over equator
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where do you to look to see the sun year round if you live in Tallahassee
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south
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warmest part of the day
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early to mid afternoon
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coldest part of the day
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just before sunrise
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what would raise the max daily temperature
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low humidity
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what would lower the max daily temp
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windy conditions
being near a large body of water cloud cover |
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temperature profile at night
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temperature increases with height at night
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ideal conditions for a relatively cold night
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long night
no cloud cover low wind low humidity |
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relative humidity
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water vapor content to water vapor capacity
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mixing ration
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water vapor mass to dry air mass
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absolute humidity
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water vapor mass to parcel volume
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specific humidity
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water vapor mass to parcel mass
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how does wind affect saturation
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wind makes saturation harder because wind mixes away water vapor from above the water surface
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how does actual vapor pressure change with increasing temperature
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exponential increase
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relative humidity
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decreases to the mid-latitudes and increases to the poles
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2 ways to change relative humidity
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increase water vapor content and decrease temperature
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which one is more common and why
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temperature change because there are several natural ways for it to occur
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wet bulb temperature
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lowest temperature to which air can be cooled by evaporation of water into it
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dry air
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is heavier than humid air
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wet haze
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occurs in the morning and causes the least visibility
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dry haze
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occurs in the afternoon
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why is city fog much thicker than country fog
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because there are more condensation nuclei in the city
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advection fog
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when humid air moves out over a cold water current
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evaporation fog
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smoke breath
fog over ponds in the late summer/fall fog from puddles after a quick thunderstorm |
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Cirrus Clouds
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high
icey wispy |
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cirrostraus
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high
can cause a halo around the sun thin |
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cirrocumulus
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high
mackerel sky |
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altostratus
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mid level clouds, sun faintly visible through cloud layer
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altocumulus
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mid level clouds
about the size of your thumbnail when your arm is extended |
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cumulus humilis
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low clouds
limited vertical development fair weather clouds |
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cumulus congestus
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cumulus clouds with deep vertical development
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cumulonimbus
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thunderstorm clouds
flat top caused by tropopause anvil caused by upper level winds |
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stratus
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low layer of cloud
solid layer of cloud cover sun is not visible |
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stratocumulus
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low layer
hybrid of stratus and cumulus flat (stratus) but individual (cumulus) |
