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| What does Perihelion mean? |
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| If there is a greater tilt, that means? |
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| What if there was a less of a tilt? |
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| the seasons would be milder |
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| What is Nebular Hypothesis? |
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| its a cloud of gas and debris from an exploded star. |
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| When does Perilhelion occur |
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When does Aphelion occur?
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| Whats the order of the Electromagnetic Spectrum? |
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1. gamma
2. x-ray
3.ultra-violet
4. visible
5. infrared
6. microwave
7. radio |
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longest day of year
sun rays hit perpendicular
TROPIC OF CANCER (23.5N)
JUNE 21ST
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12 hrs of light/dark
Suns rays hit per
MARCH 21st
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Sept 21st
12 hrs of light/dark
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DEC 21st
Tropic of Cap. 23.5 south |
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| light that passes through the atmosphere |
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| light is absorbed and then scattered in different directions. |
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| Bending of light when it travels across a denisty change |
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Refraction and Reflection
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the percent of incoming radiation that is reflected
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| What is the earth albedo? |
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| transfer of energy when molecules ar in contact with each other |
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| Good and Poor Example of Conduction |
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GOOD: metal
POOR: Styrofoam |
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transfer of heat to mass movement of fluids
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| convection moves what way |
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| heat that is absorbed or released when temp changes. |
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| heat that you can sense and feel |
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| What is Urban Environment |
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they are warmer then rural areas
because less wind due to tall builds
and cities are dryer then rural areas |
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| Evidence of Global Warming |
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1. sea level is risinig
2. animal & plant response
3. decrease in glaciers & sea ice
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| What way does high and low pressure rotate in the Northern Hemisphere |
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| counterclockwise aka LEFT |
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| What way does high and low pressure rotate in the southern hemipshere |
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| Is a storm in area of high or low pressure |
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| What are the driving forces in the Atmosphere? |
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1. pressure gradient
2. friction force
3. coriolis effect |
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| Coriolis effect in the Northern Hemisphere. |
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| Coriolis effect in the Southern Hemipshere |
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| Subtropical High Pressure? |
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DRY also called horse tails
NO WINDS |
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| Where are the hadley cells located? |
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| has to do with steer storm |
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strongest in the afternoon
low pressure over the land
weakest at sunset |
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high pressure over the land
weakest at sunrise |
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wind blows from valley to mountains
strongest in the afternoon
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wind blows from mountains to valley
happens at sunset to evening |
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wet pattern in summer
dry patterns in winter
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| WHAT IS RELATIVE HUMIDITY? |
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| water vapor amount/water vapor capacity. |
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| WHAT IS SPECIFIC HUMIDITY? |
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| mass of water vapor/mass of air |
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the temp when condensation begins
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| WHAT IS A STABLE ATMOSPHERE? |
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| clouds formation is none or minimal |
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| WHAT IS AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE? |
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clouds formation is likely
temps cool off rapidly with elevation |
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| 1. collusion and coalscence |
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caused by calm conditions
no wind
allows air to settle at ground surfaces
clear cold nights
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most common in the fall
forms over bodies of water or wetlands
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| forms when wind blows air up a slope |
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| Martime Polar is what type of air mass |
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cool and moist
dominates western oregon winter |
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| martime tropical is what type of air mass? |
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warm and moist
necessary for hurricanes |
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| Continental polar is what type of air mass? |
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dry and very cold
extreme cold periods
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| contintental is what type of air mass |
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hot and dry
heat wave
aka texas |
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low gray
boring clouds
fog like |
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rain/snow like
no thunder or lighting |
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| halo around the sun and moon |
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lighting and thunder
violent
hail
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lense shaped
stationary even if there is wind |
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cold air is moving fast into the warm air
temp is gonna drop after is passes |
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| temp is gonna rise after the warm front passes |
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| when the cold and warm fronts come together |
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| what are the stages of mid-latitude wave cyclone? |
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1. development of low pressure
2. open stage
3. occluded stage
4. dissolving stage |
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usually lasts 1-2 hours
cold draft collides with a updraft |
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strikes from the ground
5 sec delay = 1 mile |
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most common in afternoon/evening
typically colliding with cold air
martime tropical
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its water in pore spaces of
sand
gravel
fractured rock |
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| an area where ground water can be taken out |
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| anything from surface can pass through into the aquifer |
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an layer separated by the ground surface from the aquifer
BETTER! |
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fertilizers
or
baby blue syndrome |
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| by product of chlornation |
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