Environmental Science Questions

What do we call energy transfer due to density differences?

During condensation, what goes from a gas to a _____

What happens to the air temperature if it cools to the dew point temperature?

You have to know the different labels on the station model

For those air masses, use your critical thinking skills. If it's cP (continental & polar) it means it's going to be dry (bc of continental/land) and cold (bc of polar).

What are boundary lines between air masses called?

Wind speed is indicated by little "flags" located on the station model. What is a single feather worth?

What does a half-shaded-in circle mean in a station model?

The source region determines the _______ and _______ of air masses

When two unalike air masses meet, _____ _______ usually keep the air masses seperate.

The fraction of radiation that is reflected by an object is called:

The hotter an object, the shorter wavelengths of radiation it emits.

What happens if you add more water vapor to air which is saturated?

When forces cause air to rise, clouds are generated.

A line that connects points on a map that have the same temperature is called:

When a rising parcel of air is warmer than the surrounding air, the type of air is called:

The force that holds water molecules together to form ice are called:

Land heats more rapidly and to higher temperatures than water, and land cools more rapidly and to lower temperatures than water.

How do the number of fatalities related to heat waves compare to the number of deaths caused by other weather phenomena?

When air is cooled below it's saturation level, water vapor: