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