Angle of of Earth's Tilt on its Axis correct answers ~23.5 degrees
Ecliptic correct answers the plane traced by Earth's solar orbit
Earth's Seasons: explanation correct answers 1) caused by unequal distribution of solar energy across Earth's surface due to the planet's tilt and rotation on it...
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Angle of of Earth's Tilt on its Axis correct answers ~23.5 degrees
Ecliptic correct answers the plane traced by Earth's solar orbit
Earth's Seasons: explanation correct answers 1) caused by unequal distribution of solar energy
across Earth's surface due to the planet's tilt and rotation on its axis
the 4 "Marks" of Earth's Seasons correct answers 1) vernal equinox
2) summer solstice
3) autumnal equinox
4) winter solstice
Vernal equinox correct answers 1) starts on March 21
2) equal amounts of light and dark
Summer solstice correct answers 1) starts on June 21
2) the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees N latitude)
Autumnal equinox correct answers 1) start of decrease in daylight and increase in moonlight
2) sun is directly over the equator
3) September 23rd
Winter solsitce correct answers 1) December 21st
2) sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees S latitude)
Declination correct answers 1) the angular distance of the Sun from the equatorial plane
2) varies between 23.5 N/S latitudes
Arctic Circle: latitude correct answers 66.5 N
Antarctic Circle: latitude correct answers 66.5 S
Solar Energy: at low latitudes correct answers 1) high angle of incidence (higher concentration)
2) highest between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Solar Energy: at high latitudes correct answers 1) low angle of incidence (low concentration)
Oceanic Heat Flow: high latitudes correct answers 1) more heat lost than gained
2) heat loss due to high albedo effect from ice
3) low solar ray incidence
Oceanic Heat Flow: low latitudes correct answers 1) more heat gained than lost
2) high solar ray incidence
,Albedo correct answers the amount of light/heat being reflected
Atmosphere: chemical compostition correct answers 1) N2 (70%)
2) O2 (21%)
3) other gases (including GHGs)
Convection cells: definition correct answers the cycles of rising and sinking air due to
density/temperature differences
Convection cell behavior: warm air correct answers 1) rises
2) less dense
Convection Cell Behavior: cool air correct answers 1) sinks
2) more dense
Convection Cell Behavior: moist air correct answers 1) rises
2) less dense
Convection Cell Behavior: dry air correct answers 1) sinks
2) more dense
Atmospheric Pressure: thick column of air at SL correct answers 1) high surface pressure = 14. 7
lbs/in^2 = 1 atm
2) varies on daily basis
3) cool, dense air sinks
Atmospheric Pressure: thin column of air at SL correct answers 1) lower surface pressure
2) warmer, moist air rises
Movement of Air correct answers from high pressure to low pressure
"Wind" correct answers moving air
The Coriolis Effect: general correct answers 1) deflects path of a moving object from viewer's
perspective (Right in N. Hemisphere/ Left in S. Hemisphere)
2) caused by Earth's rotation around axis
3) does not exist at equator
4) increases as latitude increases
5) has the greatest effect on objects that move long distances across latitudes
Coriolis Effect: north hemisphere correct answers deflect to the right
Coriolis Effect: south hemisphere correct answers deflect to the left
Ferrel Cell correct answers 1) 1 of 3 air-circulation cells
2) 30 - 60 degrees N/S latitude
Polar Cell correct answers 1) 1 of 3 air-circulation cells
2) 60 - 90 degrees N/S latitude
2 High Pressure Zones correct answers 1) subtropical highs
2) polar highs
Subtropical Highs correct answers 1) a high pressure zone (descending air)
2) 30 degree latitudes
ex. Sahara desert/Gobi desert/ SW USA/ parts of Australia
Polar Highs correct answers 1) a high pressure zone (descending air)
2) 90 degree latitudes
High Pressure Zones correct answers 1) areas of descending air
2) characterized by typically having clear skies
3) Subtropical Highs and Polar Highs
Low Pressure Zones correct answers 1) areas of ascending air
2) overcast skies with lots of precipitation
3) Equatorial lows and Subpolar lows
Trade Winds correct answers 1) 1 of 3 global wind belts
2) move from subtropical highs (30 N/S) -> equatorial lows ( 0 N/S)
3) part of the Hadley cell
4) In N. hemisphere = NE winds
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