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Which phase changes requires the largest input of energy? The least input of energy?
Rank the following phase changes from the most energy required to the least energy required.
Melting + Evaporation, Sublimation
Evaporation
Melting
Which of the following changes in state require energy to occur? Which release energy?
RELEASED- Freezing, Condensation, Deposition
REQUIRED- Melting, Evaporation, Sublimation
-A change fro a solid to a liquid to a gas requires energy because the atoms are more active in the second state. Conversely, a change from a gas to a liquid or a liquid to a solid releases energy because atoms are less active in the second state.
Label the following diagram with the correct phase changes.
TOP- Sublimation
RIGHT- Evaporation, Condensation (top to bottom)
BOTTOM- Deposition
LEFT- Freezing, Melting (bottom to top)
What does the prefix or suffix "nimbus" mean is true about the cloud?
The cloud is associated with rain.
-Cumulonimbus and nimbostratus clouds both produce rain.
Rank the following clouds from highest in elevation to lowest in elevation.
HIGHEST- Cirrocumulus, Cirrus, Cirrostratus
Altocumulus, Altostratus
Nimbostratus
LOWEST- Cumulus, Stratus
The Coriolis effect causes ___________.
Winds to be deflected from a straight path
Describe the trajectory of a missile that is launched from the South Pole to the Equator.
The path would be deflected to the left of a straight line.
Which of the following statements about the Coriolis effect is correct?
The Coriolis effect causes deflection of winds in the North and South of the Equator.
Which of the following is the best description of a Southern Hemisphere cyclone?
High-pressure winds move toward a low-pressure area in a clockwise direction.
Which of the following is comparable between Northern and Southern Hemisphere hurricanes?
The eye of a hurricane is a low-pressure region.
The ______________ travel(s) from the subtropical high to the Equator.
Trade Winds
Define a Hadley Cell.
A three-dimensional tropic circulation cell where air rises at the Equator and sinks at -30 degrees latitude.
Subsiding cold air at the polar high produces the ______________.
Polar Easterlies.
What two pressure zones in the Northern Hemisphere are connected by the westerly winds?
Subtropical high and polar front.
The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is characterized by _______________?
Warm, moist air that rises and travels both Norty and South.
A ______________ is another name for winds that blow in an onshore direction during the day.
Sea breeze.
Which of the following is a true statement regarding land breeze?
Air moves from a high-pressure zone at low altitude above the land toward a low-pressure area at low altitude over the sea.
A valley breeze is defined by _______________.
Rising warm air that triggers cloud formation at high elevations.
A _____________ occurs at _____________, when cold air travels downslope and warm air rises.
Mountain breeze, Night
Which of the following distinguish a chinook from other types of breezes?
Chinooks increase in volume and warm up while moving downslope.
Choose the correct succession of low to high altitude clouds that signify a warm front.
Ns, As, Cs,Ci
What type of front is characterized by anvil-shaped cumulonimbus clouds?
Cold front
Which of the following is the best definition of an occluded front?
A warm air mass is wedged up between two cold air masses.
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