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