ESC 1000
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Chapter 16 & Appendix B Part K: Key Terms 48 Points
Fill in
the blanks with the word(s) that best fit the description:
1.
Meteorology-the scientific study of the
atmosphere and atmosphere phenomena; the study of weather and climate.
2. summer solstice- solstice that occurs on June 21-22
in the Northern Hemisphere and December 21-22 in the Southern Hemisphere
3. winter solstice- the solstice that occurs on
December 21-22 for the Northern Hemisphere and June 21-22 for Southern
Hemisphere.
4. Tropic of Cancer- the parallel of latitude, 23½ degrees North
latitude, marking the northern limit of Suns vertical rays.
5. Tropic of Capricorn- the parallel of latitude 23½
degrees south latitude marking the southern limit of Suns vertical rays.
6. stratosphere- layer immediately above troposphere characterized
by increasing temperature with height, owing to the concentration of ozone.
7. thermosphere- region of atmosphere immediately above the mesosphere
and characterized by increasing temperatures.
8. troposphere- the loser most layer of decrease in temperature within the atmosphere.
9. weather- the state of the atmosphere at any given time.
10. climate- a description of aggregate weather conditions, the sum of
all statistical weather information that describes a place or region.
11. convection- the transfer of heat by the movement of a mass or
substance. It can take place only in fluids (liquids or gases).
12. conduction- the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity.
Energy is transferred through collisions from one molecule to another.
13. radiation- transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves.
14. infrared- radiation with a wavelength from 7.0 to 200 micrometers.
15. visible light- radiation with a wavelength from
.4-.7 micrometers.
16. ultraviolet- radiation with a wavelength from .2-.4 micrometers.
17. temperature- a measure of degree of hotness or coldness of a substance.
The measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms
or molecules in a substance.
18. spring equinox - (also vernal equinox) equinox in March 21-22 in the northern
hemisphere and September 21-22 in southern hemisphere.
19. autumnal equinox - equinox occurs at the September
21-23 in the Northern Hemisphere and on March 21-22 in the Southern Hemisphere.
20. greenhouse effect- the transmission of short wave
solar radiation by the atmosphere,
coupled with selective absorption of longer wave length terrestrial
radiation.
21. air - a mixture of many discrete gases of which nitrogen and oxygen are most
abundant. In which varying quantities of tiny solid and liquid particles are
suspended.
22. diffused light - solar energy scattered and reflected in the atmosphere that reaches
earth's surface in the form of diffuse blue light from sky.
23. ozone - a molecule of oxygen containing 3 oxygen atoms.
24. heat - kinetic energy of random molecular motion
25. reflection - the process whereby light bounces back from an object at the same angle
at which it encounters a surface and with the same intensity.
26. mesosphere -the layer of the atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere and
characterized by the decreasing temperature with height.
27. circle of illumination - The great circle that separates daylight from darkness.
28. inclination of axis - the tilt of the earth's axis from
the perpendicular plane of earth's axis
29. scattering- the redirecting (in all directions) of light by small particles and gas
molecules in the atmosphere. The result is diffused light.
30. rotation- spinning of a body such as earth about its axis.
31. aerosols tiny solid and liquid particle suspended in the
atmosphere
32. albedo the reflectivity of a substance, usually expressed
in percentage of the incident radiation reflected.
33. electromagnetic radiation (same as
radiation) -
transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves
34. element (of weather and
climate) Those
quantities or properties of the atmosphere that are measured regularly and that
are used to express the nature of weather and climate.
35. environmental lapse rate The rate of the temperature decrease with
increasing height in the troposphere
36. isotherm Lines connecting points of equal temperature.
37. revolution The motion of one body around another (i.e. The
Earth about the Sun)
38. cold the absence of heat
Words from Apendix
B page 704
39. latitude the distance, measured in
degrees, north and south of the equator.
40. longitude - the distance, measured in
degrees, east and west of the zero or prime meridian.
41. great circle the largest
possible circle that may be drawn on a globe
42. Equator
The great circle of the Earth that is 0o latitude.
43. Meridian
the North-South lines of the earths grid system.
44. Parallel
the East-West lines of the earths grid system
45. Prime
Meridian The 0o degree
meridian, which is the meridian which passes through Royal Observatory at
Greenwich, England.
46. Hemisphere
half of the earth when sliced in half at any great circle
47. Arctic
Circle -
the parallel of latitude, 66½ degrees North latitude, where north of this
parallel it is possible to have 24 hours of daylight and 24 hours of darkness
at various times of the year. It is also know as the land of the Midnight Sun.
48. Antarctic
Circle - the
parallel of latitude, 66½ degrees South latitude, where south of this parallel
it is possible to have 24 hours of daylight and 24 hours of darkness at various
times of the year.
Chapter
16 The Atmosphere: Composition,
Structure, and Temperature Word List
Aerosols Air Albedo Autumnal Equinox Circle of
Illumination Climate Cold Conduction Convection Diffused Light Electromagnetic
Radiation Element (of weather
and climate) |
Environmental lapse
rate Greenhouse effect Heat Inclination of the
axis Infrared
(radiation) Isotherm Meteorology Mesosphere Ozone Radiation Reflection Revolution Rotation |
Scattering Spring Equinox
(vernal) Stratosphere Summer solstice Temperature Thermosphere Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Troposphere Ultraviolet
(radiation) Visible Light Weather Winter solstice |
Appendix B Earths Grid System Word
List
Latitude Longitude Meridians Parallels |
Great Circles Hemisphere Equator Prime Meridian |
Artic Circle Antarctic Circle |