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| When an object absorbs any form of radiation, its temperature | Increases |
| The cooler an object, the _______________ the wavelength it emits | Longer |
| The wavelength of radiation emitted by Earth are ______________ than those emitted by the sun. | Longer |
| Earth radiates maximum energy in the ___________ range | Infrared |
| Compared to Earth’s surface, the gases of our atmosphere are more __________ absorbers of radiation. | Selective |
| If the amount of cloud cover were to increase, how would albedo be affected? | Increase |
| This is the process that explains how light reaches into a shaded area or room. | Scattering |
| The percentage of total radiation that is reflected by the surface is called its? | Albedo |
| Which gases are important heat-absorbing gases in Earth’s atmosphere? | CO2 and H2O |
| This term is used to describe the process by which the atmosphere is heated | Global Warming |
| Much of the change in the atmospheric carbon dioxide content over the past 150 years is due to: | Burning fossil fuels |
| Ozone is a form of _ _____ that combines 3 atoms into each molecule. | oxygen |
| In which layer of the atmosphere is ozone concentrated? | Stratosphere |
| The presence of ozone causes temperatures in the stratosphere to . | Increase |
| What is the process called whereby H20 changes directly from a solid to a gas? | Sublimation |
| order for H20 to change from a solid to a gas, energy is ___________________. | absorbed |
| The energy released during condensation is called _____________________. | Latent heat |
| Clouds form when air is cooled to its ______________. | Dew Point |
| Whenever air expands its temperature _______________. | Drops |
| The word used to described temperature changes that occur without the addition or loss of heat. | Adiabatic |
| When a parcel of air moves upward it _____________. | Expands |
| When air is forced to rise over elevated terrains it is called ________. | Orographic Lifting |
| The leeward sides of large mountains are generally __________. | Dry |
| When warm air is forced to rise over cooler, denser air it is called ___________. | Frontal Wedging |
| Precipitation coming from clouds associated with unstable air tends to be ____ | Heavy |
| When airflow aloft causes air to accumulate and drop over a region it creates a ________ | High |
| Meteorologists usually employ this unit to measure air pressure: . | millibar |
| Torricelli invented the ________________. | Mercurial Barometer |
| What is a disadvantage of using the aneroid barometer? | Lack of accuracy |
| What is the driving force of wind? | Pressure Gradient Force |
| This Force is a result of the earth's rotation. | Corilois Force |
| This force comes into play at the earth's surface. | Friction |
| Force responsible for changing speed and/or direction of air flow. | Friction |
| This force causes the air to be deflected to the right of its intended path. | Coriolis |
| Lines connecting places of equal air pressure are called: | Isobars |
| Closely spaced isobars mean: | steep pressure gradient and high winds |
| Low pressure areas usually mean: | Bad weather |
| A "falling barometer: indicates: | Bad weather |
| A series of high, middle, and low clouds commonly form in advance of the surface position of this front: | warm front |
| The slope of this front is steep. | cold front |
| After this front passes, the temperature usually rises. | warm front |
