Geo: Exam 3 (9-11)

More solar radiation is absorbed by Earth's surface than by __________.

What is the term for the total radiation that is reflected by a surface?

Which of the following absorbs most incoming solar radiation?

Light-colored surfaces __________ than dark-colored surfaces.

Of the 50% of incoming solar radiation that is not absorbed by Earth's surface, how much is lost to space by reflection and scattering?

What is the coriolis effect?

A jet stream generally diverges above a low-pressure (warm) center. However, at Earth's surface, air converges at a low-pressure center. If the divergence of the jet stream is greater than the convergence of air at the surface low-pressure center below it, what will happen to the surface winds?

What other natural hazards are associated with tornado formation?

Why does air spiral parallel to Earth's surface during initial stages of tornado formation?

What can cause the horizontally rotating air spiral to become the vertical spiral of a tornado?

How are mesocyclones and tornadoes related?

What is a front?

Where does rain occur in a warm front?

Where does rain occur in a cold front?

How are rain patterns different near warm and cold fronts?

What determines whether a front is called a cold front or a warm front?

Why does rain occur near a cold front?

What is latent heat?

Which energy transfer process describes energy transferred from a hot pot to its handle?

Which energy transfer process describes how the Earth gets energy from the Sun?

Why do clouds form?

In which part of the atmosphere are the clouds found?

What is the weather that is generally associated with high pressure systems?

What drives the movement of wind?

What does the Coriolis effect do?

Low atmospheric pressure is associated with clouds and rainy conditions.

What is wind shear?

In which thunderstorm stage would you be most likely to see lightning?

Which type of severe thunderstorm generally spawn the largest tornadoes?

Where does hail come from?

What does the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale use to classify tornadoes?

In what part of the U.S. are tornadoes NOT commonly found?

Which of the following actions in a rotating storm will define it as a tornado?

How is a blizzard defined?

In which situation will you see freezing rain, as opposed to snow or sleet?

Which natural hazard affects more people than any other?

Thunderstorm development stages are defined by the presence of updrafts and downdrafts in the storm.

An EF0 tornado is the most damaging on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.

Fog is often found near bodies of water that are at different temperatures than the air around them.

In large urban areas, the temperatures can be much warmer than in the surrounding areas.

Which of the following hazards is NOT influenced by the weather?

What should you do when a tornado watch is issued for your area?

A tornado warning means that a tornado has been spotted and that people should take cover.

Conditions for tornadoes can be spotted on radar and tornadoes can be detected once they develop.

Saffir-Simpson Cyclone/Hurricane Scale

When are storms/hurricanes named?

Hurricanes typically form in waters with a temperature of

What Is Fetch

Constructive Interference

Destructive Interference

At what depth does circular motion of water movement stop in the ocean?

When the ratio of wave height to length exceeds ___, waves become unstable and the waves break on the shoreline.

The bending of the wave front is called_______. This causes energy and erosion to concentrate on the _________.

Eustatic sea level

Relative Sea Level

Glacial Isostasy