Atmosphere and the water cycle 0.0 / 5 ? Geographyatmosphere UniversityNone Created by: Max321Created on: 04-08-16 13:22 what are the 3 main types of oscillation? stretch, wobble, tilt 1 of 32 the tilt of the Earths polar axis shifts between what degrees 21.8 and 24.4 2 of 32 what is Stefan Boltzmanns law e=aT4 3 of 32 what is radiation? the transfer of energy between two bodies without the aid of an intervening medium at the speed of light 4 of 32 what is latent heat? the thermal energy which is involved in a change of state 5 of 32 what is sensible heat? the heat which is transferred via convention 6 of 32 the oceans contribute __% to the hydrological cycle 87 7 of 32 the land provides __% tot he hydrological cycle 13 8 of 32 how often do El Ninos occur? 2 to 7 years 9 of 32 typically what is the size of a raindrop 2mm 10 of 32 stratocumulus clouds are what? low layer of cloud which rarely produce rain 11 of 32 what is the Dry adiabatic lapse rate? the decrease of an atmospheric variable with height 12 of 32 What are isobars used for to indicate areas of similar atmospheric pressure 13 of 32 what is the Coriolis effect the force that is found in a rotating object 14 of 32 In the koppen- Geiger system of classification (1953) what climate is dry? B 15 of 32 In the koppen- Geiger system of classification (1953) what climate is tropical? A 16 of 32 In the koppen- Geiger system of classification (1953) what climate is Moist mid- latitudes and has mild winters? C 17 of 32 In the koppen- Geiger system of classification (1953) what climate is Moist mid-latitudes with cold winters? D 18 of 32 In the koppen- Geiger system of classification (1953) what climate is Polar E 19 of 32 what is the year cycle of the Stretch 100,000 20 of 32 what is the year cycle of the tilt 40,000 21 of 32 what is the year cycle of the wobble 20,000 22 of 32 clouds tend to trap... longwave and reflect shortwave radiation 23 of 32 what is advection? the transfer of a property of the atmosphere by the horizontal movement of an air mass 24 of 32 net radiation is the flux of solar and terrestrial radiation through a horizontal surface? true 25 of 32 what is transpiration? the loss of water vapour from plant cells 26 of 32 What does adiabatic mean? the change of temperature without adding or removing heat energy 27 of 32 In the hydrological cycle what are the highest annual values over the tropics? 150cm 28 of 32 what does the Fujita scale measure? a tornadoes intensity 29 of 32 runoff=.... precipitation - evaporation +- storage 30 of 32 when did the Quarternary period begin? 2.6 million years ago 31 of 32 UNITS of force all use.... force= mass x acceleration 32 of 32
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