Evaluating Global Warming Midterm
If there was no greenhouse effect the average temperature would be
-18 degrees celsius
Suppose that the air has reached its dew point the relative humidity is
100%
Besides a solar panel in a solar garden light, what is the second main component?
Battery
How is the atmosphere like a florists greenhouse
Both trap long-wave electromagnetic radiation
The forecast says a warm front is approaching. What occurs while the warm front is in town?
Cloudy with possible precipitation
What is the SI unit of charge?
Colomb
you feel unconfortably warm on a muggy day because the water molecules are
Condensing on your skin
What is the scientific name for dark tall puffy clouds bringing thunderstorms
Cumulonimbus Clouds
The temperature to which air must be cooled for saturation to occur is called
Dew Point
Daylight and nightime hours are equal during
During the equinoxes ( Fall and spring seasons)
What comes out of the wall socket, where we plug our electric cord?
Electric Current
Radioactivity is the tendency for an element or material to
Emit Radiation
Moist air blows across warm water to colder areas inland, what might this produce
Fog
What slows the escape of long wave radiation from the earths surface
Greenhouse Gasses
Science is a body of knowledge that goes back to
Humankind's beginnings
An air mass that contains warm moist air is
Maritime tropical air mass
An air mass that contains warm moist air is called
Maritime tropical air mass
What are the two layers used in a solar cell?
N-type; P-type
What is an alternative to fossil fuels to make electricity for our power grid
Nuclear
a sea breeze is a local wind that blows during the day from a region
Over the ocean toward land
Solar cells are also known as ___________ cell.
Photovoltaic
Wind is due to
Pressure differences in the atmosphere
As the temperature rises how does this effect relative humidity
Relative humidity decreases as temperature rises
What is a solar cell mainly made of?
Silicon
What is the main renewable resource we have here in Florida
Solar
Pollution can best be described as
Things that cause harm to the environment
T/F Solar cell efficiency is from 5% to 45%?
True
T/F the predominant gas in the atmosphere is nitrogen; Nitrogen is not a greenhouse gas
True
Which is the correct equation for Voltage?
V=I x R
The underlying cause of weather is that heat flows from
Warm to cold regions
Air Pressure is due to
Weight of overlaying air
What is a hydrocarbon
a compound made of hydrogen and carbon atoms
A point source is
comes from a single identifiable source
As an air parcel rises it
expands and cools
The scientific method is for
gaining new knowledge
Cli-Fi is
real science on climate to envision our near future
The elements of weather include
temperature and precipitation
Power equals
voltage x current
The Coriolis effect turns
wind and ocean currents
