Exam 20: An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Lines connecting points of equal temperature on a map are termed ________.

The development of cyclones and anticyclones in high- and low-pressure regions is a result of the deflection of air currents by ________.

Laterally,at the surface,winds blow from regions of ________ to regions of ________.

High-pressure systems are associated with weather that is ________.

In the northern hemisphere,how do winds move in a low-pressure system?

In global convective circulation,air sinks at the ________ and the ________.

At high altitudes within the troposphere,the global pattern of airflow is from the ________.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

In the figure below,what kind of front develops when a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass?

Atmospheric convection of heat radiated from Earth's surface and the variety of phenomena we call weather occur within which layer of the atmosphere?

In global convective circulation,air rises at the ________ and the ________.

Prevailing surface winds are named for the ________.

In which layer of the atmosphere does temperature decrease with altitude because most of its heat is derived from the atmospheric layer immediately below it?

The Enhanced Fujita scale,which is used to rate tornado intensity,is based on the ________.

The very first Earth atmosphere,forming with Earth itself,was probably dominated by the cosmically abundant gases ________ and ________.

The two main mechanisms of rain and snow formation within clouds are ________ and ________.

The primary source of energy for a growing hurricane comes from ________.

Incoming solar energy is known as ________.

In which layer in the figure below will the temperature increase as you move to higher altitudes?

The high-altitude jet stream in the northern hemisphere travels from ________ because of the Coriolis effect on northbound air masses.