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