[ISCI I] Chapter 26: Weather
The ocean current called the Gulf Stream
carries heat from the Gulf of Mexico to the North American coast and Northern Europe
Suppose that you saw clouds that were high in the sky and that looked like wispy strands of tattered cloth. An hour later, it started to rain. The clouds you noticed were
cirrus clouds
The change of water vapor to a liquid is called
condensation
The dew point is usually ___ on a humid day compared to a dry day
higher
Wind is due to
pressure differences in the atmosphere
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, Earth is tilted
so that the North Pole tilts toward the Sun
Almost all energy on Earth comes directly or indirectly from
the Sun
The seasons are primarily due to
the tilt of Earth's axis
Earth's surface receives more solar radiation near the equator than at the poles. This uneven heating of Earth's surface produces
winds
As the temperature rises, how does this affect relative humidity?
Relative humidity decreases as temperature rises