22 Questions
What is the term for the massive outbursts of charged materials that are part of the solar wind?
Coronal Mass Ejections
What is the average insolation received at the thermopause when Earth is at its average distance from the sun?
Solar Constant
Which atmospheric layer absorbs cosmic rays, gamma rays, X-rays, and shorter wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation?
Stratosphere
What is the point on the Earth's surface where insolation arrives perpendicular to the surface?
Subsolar point
What is the process by which magnetic storms cause disturbances on the surface of the sun?
Sunspot formation
What is the term for the layer of the atmosphere where gases are blended, except for the ozone layer?
Homosphere
What is the term for the study of the distribution of plants and animals?
Biogeography
What is the term for the excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water?
Eutrophication
What is the term for the process of breaking down rock into smaller particles through mechanical or chemical means?
Weathering
What is the term for the process of wearing away rock through the action of wind, water, or ice?
Erosion
What is the term for the type of glacier that forms in a mountain range?
Alpine Glacier
What is the term for the process of creating a new landform through the deposition of sediment?
Depositional Landform
What is the term for the layer of unconsolidated rocky material covering bedrock?
Regolith
What is the term for the angular distance north or south of the equator, measured from the center of the earth?
Latitude
What is the term for the process of a glacier losing mass through melting, calving, or sublimation?
Ablation
What is the term for the study of the form and function of streams and the interaction between streams and the landscapes around them?
Fluvial Geomorphology
What type of heat can be sensed by humans as temperature?
Sensible heat
What is the primary mechanism of heat transfer in Radiation?
Electromagnetic waves
What is the term for the horizontal movement of winds from land to sea and sea to land?
Advection
What is the term for the percentage of insolation that is reflected by a surface?
Albedo
What is the term for the energy that reaches the earth's surface after scattering?
Diffuse Radiation
What is the rate at which the temperature drops with an increase in altitude?
Normal Lapse Rate
Test your knowledge of weather patterns, including the formation of tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes. Learn about the Enhanced Fujita scale and rain bands. Get ready to weather the storm!
Make Your Own Quizzes and Flashcards
Convert your notes into interactive study material.
Get started for free
