Geo exam 2

match, water on earth

warm air can hold less moisture than cold air

the dew point is when humidity becomes 100%

temperatures goes up humidity goes down

absolute humidity is measured by _____ of water in an area

the 2 ways which we measure humidity is by a hair hygrometer and a sling psychrometer

the sling psychrometer contains 2 dry bulbs only.

unstable air parcels are when air parcels

stable air parcels are when air parcels

lifting condensation level (LCL) is the altitude when you reach 100% humidity

when convections triggers updraft, the air may rise but not continue to rise

only rises when blob of air is warmer than surrounding air

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If ELR >10*c the conditions are

if ELR <5-6*c the conditions are

stable conditions don't depend on ELR

virga rain is when raindrops are falling, which reach a layer of dry air simultaneously evaporating.

Match, types of clouds

match terms of height of clouds

Nimbo is

match types of fog

large air parcels have 3 distinct features, these are; 1600 km diameter, uniform properties and a recognizable entity

specific air masses, APTE air masses

in convective lifting this is a characteristic

in convective lifting this is a characteristic

in convective lifting this is a characteristic

in orographic lifting this is a characteristic

in orographic lifting this is a characteristic

in orographic lifting this is a characteristic

in frontal lifting this is a characteristic

in frontal lifting this is a characteristic

in frontal lifting a cold front occurs, what are the conditions

in frontal lifting a warm front also can occur, what are the conditions

in convergent lifting, air converges into 1 area and and happens mostly in the ITCZ

thunderstorms are associated with orographic, convergent, convective, frontal lifting

but thunderstorms are most common in convective lifting

the heat produced by lightning is

every 3 sec that thunder is not heard is a km away

tornados are between 0.5-1 km across and have winds above 300 mph

tornados air is slower on the bottom than the top

tropical cyclones are only in the tropics

tropical cyclones don't happen at the equator because of coriolis effect

tropical cyclones have this cycle of bringing more and more heat.

tropical cyclones are

which is not a factoring controlling climate

the following are the 5 factors controlling climate

the 5 global precipitation patterns are

characterics of equatorial precipitation patterns are

characterics of subtropical precipitation patterns are

characterics of mid latitudes precipitation patterns are

characterics of high latitudes precipitation patterns are

characterics of mountain precipitation patterns are

earth's climate is shared upon 2 periods, glacial and interglacial

glacial is the cold period which makes up for 90% of earth lifetime

12,000 years ago the last glacial ended

which of these do we not enhance in greenhouse gases (there's only 3)

snow albedo feedback loop is when less snow produces less reflectivity which produces warmer temperatures, which starts to produce rain instead

carbon cycle is when we are burning older carbon from the ground

interglacial last about 8-10k years

CHy is methane

abiotic is living

autotrophs are self feeding, turning sunlight into chemical energy.

primary production is when

primary production occurs most when the conditions are

epiphytes are when plants grow on another

holocene megafauna

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Atacama is the driest desert (no rain 6-7 years)

Match.

in the Arctic, plants tend to face the sun and a lot of plants are below ground

match locations

Match locations.

Match.

palynology is the study of where plants grew in the past

vegetation changes, match.