Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
List three forms of radiation from the sun. How are these alike? How are the different?
|
?
|
|
|
What happens to the energy form the sun that is absorbed by Earth's surface?
|
?
|
|
|
Why is the sky blue? Why are sunsets ofter red?
|
?
|
|
|
What might conditions on Earth be like without the greenhouse effect?
|
?
|
|
|
What is temperature?
|
?
|
|
|
Describe how a thermometer works.
|
?
|
|
|
Name three way that heat con be transferred.
Briefly explain how the three work together to heat the troposphere. |
?
|
|
|
When you light a fire in a fireplace, warm air rises by convection and goes up the chimney. How, then, does a fire place heat a room?
Why do only the people directly in front of the fireplace feel the warmth the fire? |
?
|
|
|
How does the unequal heating of Earth's surface cause winds?
|
?
|
|
|
How are local winds and global winds similar? How are the different?
|
?
|
|
|
Name and draw the three major wind belts.
|
?
|
|
|
Imagine you are flying form seattle to San Francisco, which is almost exactly due south of Seattle. Should the pilot set a course due south? Explain?
|
?
|
|
|
What instrument is used to measure relative humidity? How does it work?
|
?
|
|
|
What conditions are needed for clouds to form?
|
?
|
|
|
Classify each of the following cloud types as low-level, Medium-level, or high-level: altocumulus, altostratus, cirrostratus,,m cirrus, cumulus, fog, nimbostratus, and stratus.
|
?
|
