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APES Atmosphere And Renewable Energy
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Answer 32 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Away from the direction from which the wind blows.
weather
Anemometer
Leeward
tornado
2. The ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature
atmosphere
relative humidity
westerlies
Polar cell
3. One langley or one calorie per square centimeter
Mesosphere
relative humidity
solar radiation units
Hadley cell
4. An effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences a force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation
weather
Coriolis effect
troposphere
Anemometer
5. The outer layer of the thermosphere - extending outward into space.
heat sink
exosphere
trade winds
isobar
6. An instrument used to find the temperature of a material
isobar
weather
thermometer
wind chill
7. The layer closest to Earth - where almost all weather occurs; the thinnest layer
Ferrel cell
Hadley cell
microclimates
troposphere
8. Toward the direction from which the wind blows.
Windward
atmosphere
tornado
westerlies
9. The uppermost layer of the atmosphere - in which temperature increases as altitude increases
Mesosphere
thermometer
exosphere
thermosphere
10. Prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees & 60degrees latitude in the hemisphere.
westerlies
Ferrel cell
microclimates
air pressure
11. Local climatic conditions that differ from the general climate of a region
wind chill
isobar
microclimates
hurricane
12. Prevailing winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees north latitude to the equator and that blow southeast from 30 degrees south latitude to the equator
climate
isobar
tornado
trade winds
13. A high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere
solar radiation units
jet stream
Anemometer
tornado
14. The layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere and in which temperature decreases as altitude increases
heat sink
Mesosphere
weather
aurora borealis
15. The global winds that blow constantly from the same direction
jet stream
prevailing winds
microclimates
isobar
16. A measure of how cold it feels based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by cold and wind
Anemometer
prevailing winds
Coriolis effect
wind chill
17. The meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
thermosphere
weather
wind chill
troposphere
18. The middle atmospheric circulation cell in each hemisphere air in these cells rises at 60 degrees latitude and falls at 30 degrees latitude
tornado
Ferrel cell
Polar cell
energy transfer
19. The change of energy from one form to another form to another - such as light to heat or the movement of energy from one object to another such as heat from a stove moving to your hand
prevailing winds
energy transfer
weather
Mesosphere
20. A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
Mesosphere
trade winds
tornado
jet stream
21. The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area
Mesosphere
air pressure
Coriolis effect
hurricane
22. A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
energy transfer
hurricane
isobar
tornado
23. An isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
hurricane
isobar
climate
prevailing winds
24. A material - such as water that can absorb a large amount of energy - for its volume and releases the energy slowly
relative humidity
thermometer
tornado
heat sink
25. Cells of air circulation occurring between 60 degrees north and south and each pole.
Polar cell
trade winds
Leeward
microclimates
26. The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
Leeward
prevailing winds
relative humidity
climate
27. A colorful - glowing display in the sky caused when particles from the sun strike oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the ionosphere; also called the Northern Lights
aurora borealis
prevailing winds
atmosphere
energy transfer
28. The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer; temperature increases as you go up
stratosphere
atmosphere
heat sink
energy transfer
29. Powerful convection currents created by the heating of earth's surface
energy transfer
circulation cells
prevailing winds
heat sink
30. The atmospheric circulation cell nearest the equator in each hemisphere. Air in these cells rises near the equator because of strong solar heating there and falls because of cooling at about 30 degrees latitude
relative humidity
microclimates
Hadley cell
stratosphere
31. The mass of air surrounding the Earth
atmosphere
circulation cells
Mesosphere
Polar cell
32. A device that measures wind speed.
Anemometer
wind chill
Polar cell
microclimates