Weather and Climate Review
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- insolation
- Electromagnetic energy that reaches the Earth from the Sun is called...
- x rays
- Which form of electromagnetic energy is radiated from the Earth's surface with the greatest intensity?
- cT
- Which type of air mass would most likely have low humidity and high air temperature?
- approaching storm conditions
- Rapidly falling barometric pressure readings usually indicate...
- convection
- During which process of energy exchange does cold air displace warmer air?
- cool, dry weather
- A high-pressure center is generally characterized by...
- warm and moist
- a mT airmass would most likely originate over which type of Earth surface?
- conduction
- The collision of molecules within a substance results in the transfer of energy by...
- cT
- On a weather map, an airmas that is very warm and dry would be labeled...
- radiation
- The primary method of energy transfer by which the Earth loses energy to outer space is...
- air pressure differences
- What is the primary cause of winds?
- uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere
- Wind is caused mainly by air-pressure differences that result from...
- geographic origin
- The weather characteristics of air mass result primarily from its
- light-colored and smooth
- Which type of surface would moist likelt be the best reflector of electromagnetic energy?
- it decreases steadily
- What happens to the angle of insolation on June 21 between solar noon and 6 p.m. in New York State?