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What is the source of almost all energy in the Earth system? - Answer-Solar Radiation (the sun) Explain the Earth's radiation balance at the top of the atmosphere. - Answer-Qin=Qout (incoming energy must equal outgoing energy) Explain the Earth's surface heat budget. What terms are the most important? - Answer-100 units of solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere, approximately 25% is reflected back to space, 25% is absorbed by the atmosphere, and 50% reaches Earth's surface. Of that...

Meteorology-Science Olympiad Latest 2024 Graded A Atmosphere Layers of gas that surround a planet Climate The average weather conditions in an area Front In weather, the boundary between two masses of air with different properties Global Warming The slow warming of Earth's atmosphere due to climate change Meteorology The study of patterns of weather Meteorologist The person who studies weather Thunderstorm A weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, lightn...

Science Olympiad Earth and Space Study Guide Rated A+ Temperature range: the numerical difference between the minimum and maximum values of temperature observed in a system, such as atmospheric temperature in a given location. Average Daily temperature Temperature taken each month for a number of months added together and divided by the number of months. Climate Average of temperature air pressure and precipitation over a long period of time Meteorology Scientific study of the a...

WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers Graded A+ The land/sea breeze, lake, breeze, and mountain/valley breeze are examples of thermal circulations Longwaves in the middle and upper troposphere usually have lengths on the order of thousands of kilometers in the Northern Hemisphere, air found to the north of the polar front is______, while air further south is____ cold; warm the air mass with the highest actual water vapor content is mT because of friction, the surface winds ...

LUOA 9th grade Science Final Exam 2023 Actual Questions and Answers Solved Correctly Most powerful substance to hold heat in atmosphere Water vapor How does carbon get into the atmosphere? Atmospheric carbon dioxide comes from two primary sources—natural and human activities. Natural sources of carbon dioxide include most animals, which exhale carbon dioxide as a waste product. Human activities that lead to carbon dioxide emissions come primarily from energy production, including burning...

USCG METEOROLOGY EXAM WITH ANSWERS Latest 2024/2025 (Graded) A barometer showing falling pressure indicates the approach of a __________. a) high pressure system b) low pressure system c) high dew point d) low dew point A boundary between two air masses is a(n) __________. a) lapse rate b) isobar c) front d) continent A cloud sequence of cirrus, cirrostratus, and altostratus clouds followed by rain usually signifies the approach of a(n) __________. a) occluded front b) stationary fr...

Science Olympiad Latest Version 100% Correct Ionic Bond A bond between a nonmetal and a metal. One loses or gains an electron. Sea Breeze A wind blowing from cool ocean to warm land next to it. Endoplasmic Reticulum A network of tubes that are responsible for carrying materials throughout the cell. There are often ribosomes scattered about it. Banolith An intrusive igneous rock at the surface of the earth that formed below the surface. Monera A kingdom of prokaryotic organisms...

Wildland firefighting S-190 Latest Update with Verified Solutions Origin Where the fire started and or where it's going. Head Greatest rate of spread. Moves intensely. May have more than one head. Fingers Long narrow strips of fire that break off of the main fire. Caused by mixed fuels, natural features dividing the fire. Pocket Unaffected area between the main fire and finger. Perimeter Outer boundary of burning or burnt area. Rear/ heel Opposite to the head of the fire. Close to the poin...

WX 201 Final Exam Questions and Answers Chemicals called __ break down ozone molecules chlorofluorocarbons Since the turn of this century, CO2 in the atmosphere has: been increasing in concentration In a volume of air near the earth's surface, ____ occupies 78 percent and ____ occupies nearly 21 percent. Nitrogen, Oxygen Sinks of CO2 include photosynthesis The only substance near the earth's surface that is found naturally in the atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a g...

1 ATSC SAILING EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What are the three factors that affect wave formation? Correct Answer: wind velocity, fetch, and duration what is wind velocity for wave formation Correct Answer: the speed of the wind what is fetch for wave formation Correct Answer: the distance over the water that the wind can blow uninterrupted (which can be huge distances out at sea) what is duration for wave formation Correct Answer: the amount ...