ES part 2 Final Exam Review

study of atmospheric phenomenon

Moon is positioned in such a way that the reflected area of light is ½ of the full Moon

astronomical unit (AU) is defined as the distance from _______

How do you find difference in elevation on a contour map from the top to the bottom of a hill?

map type in which detailed maps show hills and valleys of an area

disk shaped galaxy subdivided into normal with no bar and barred

How do you find elevation on a contour map?

weather data for a particular location, gathered and averaged for a period of at least 30 years

What occurs where contour lines are close together?

current state of the atmosphere

day with shortest daylight hours,sun is directly over Tropic of Capricorn 23.5^o S latitude 

the shape of the land

large body of air the takes on the characteristics of the area over which if forms

collection of star systems

theory stating that universe began as a point and has been expanding ever since

long-term weather patterns of an area

planet’s motion of turning on its axis 

deflecting of air to the right in the Northern hemisphere and left in the Southern hemisphere

temporary solar features,pairs,appear bright,sun’s magnetic field pokes through photosphere

How do you find distance on a contour map?

advancing warm air which displaces cold air, gradual slope to wall of air

group of stars that are gravitationally bound to one another

star and other celestial objects that are gravitationally bound to and orbit around it

eccentricity of a planet’s orbital is between the range of ______

large,rotating,low-pressure storms,originate in warm,sunny,tropical waters during summer & fall

How are winds named?

area passed Neptune where many small objects are in orbit around the Sun including Pluto

movement of air from an area of cool dense air to an area of warm less dense air

orbitals of all the planets in our solar system have a(n) _________shape

located from equator to 30^o north and south, air sinks, and moves westerly towards the equator

What is used to calculate wind chill?

everything that exists everywhere

uses temperature,precipitation&vegetation type to classify the Earth into climate divisions

area of the Moon which has light color, mountainous,heavily cratered

lines connecting dots of like pressure 

occurs when meteoroid does not burn up completely in atmosphere, but hits surface

How are the divisions of the Earth’s atmospheric layers distinguished?

occurs when the Earth Moon Sun is arranged in this order, hiding the Sun (time of New Moon)

What is used to calculate relative humidity?

ratio of water vapor in air relative to how much water that volume of gas is capable of holding

can be calculated given temperature and relative humidity, tells us how hot it feels to body

indicate elevation, lines connect points of like elevation and never cross

instrument which measures wind speed

telescope which uses large dish(es) resembling a satellite dish to receive radio waves

how bright a star appears, as defined by the ancient Greeks

How are clouds named?

 associated with sinking air & fair weather,northern hemisphere causes clockwise wind rotation

planet’s moving about the Sun in an elliptical path

Earth is divided into 24________,each represents one hour and is 15^o wide