Earth-Sun relationships

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on a beach

Humidity is most prevalent _____.

photosynthesis, respiration

In the carbon-oxygen cycle, carbon dioxide is used for _____ and oxygen is used for _____.

DNA, amino acids, and proteins

Nitrogen is important to life because it is part of _____.

humid and hot

What conditions would most likely cause thunderstorms?

greenhouse gases

What type of gases holds in heat and keeps the earth at a moderate temperature?

goes down

When air pressure decreases, the mercury in a barometer _____.

blocks harmful UV rays, transports and distributes heat, cycles essential elements: C, O, and N

Which of the following are ways the atmosphere supports life?

clockwise, counter-clockwise

Winds move in a _____ direction in the Northern Hemisphere and in a _____ direction in the Southern Hemisphere because of the Coriolis effect.

atmosphere

Without the _________, most life on Earth would be impossible.

water vapor

_____ is/are an important part of the hydrologic cycle.

A sea breeze

_________occurs because warm air rises on land and moves toward the ocean to cool. The cool air then moves from the ocean to be warmed by the land

Coriolis effect

a circular pattern of winds created by Earth's rotation

albedo

ability of a material to reflect solar radiation

land breeze

cool breeze that circulates from land to sea

sea breeze

cool breeze that circulates from sea to land

humidity

moisture in the air

conduction

the transfer of heat between two stationary entities

radiation

transfer of heat or energy through rays of various wavelengths

less

The thermosphere has _____ air pressure than the mesosphere.

radiation, conduction, and convection

Three ways to transfer heat are by _____.

thickness

Compared to Mars, our atmosphere's _____ is better to maintain a warm, livable temperature.

rises, sinks

Warm air _____ and cool air _____.

help keep the earth warm, recycle essential materials, are needed by living things

Biogeochemical cycles _____.

more powerful

A shorter electromagnetic wave is _____.

is the weight of air molecules, decreases as altitude increases, can balance by popping your ears

Air pressure _____.

have the least energy, have the longest wavelengths

Radio waves _____.

alive

Some people consider the earth to be _____ because of its dynamic processes or cycles.

convection is redistributing heat

The air in the atmosphere circulates mainly because _____.

a superhighway

The atmosphere is considered _____ because of its ability to transport and distribute materials throughout the globe quickly.

describes the balance of heat or energy coming into and going out of Earth

The earth's energy budget _____.

uneven heat distribution

The main reason for wind or air circulation is _____.

carbon-oxygen cycle

describes how carbon and oxygen are exchanged and recycled on Earth

latent heat

heat released when water vapor condenses

altitude

height above the earth's surface

barometer

instrument used to measure air pressure

If you were standing on the beach at midnight, would you feel this

land breeze

convection

process of heat transfer by the circulation or movement of a liquid or a gas

Earth's energy budget

the balance between the amount of energy coming in from the Sun and going back out into space


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