2.4 Laws That Govern Atmospheric Heat and Motion

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Quick Review ...

What is the Heat Budget?

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Think about it ...

What do heat pumps and hurricanes have in common?

Multiple Choice

The image shows how water is circulated between the oceans and the atmosphere. Which law(s) of thermodynamics does this image represent?

• the zeroth law of thermodynamics

• the first and second laws of thermodynamics

• the third and zeroth laws of thermodynamics

Multiple Choice

Which force is studied in meteorology to understand the development of cyclones and of high- and low-pressure areas?

• gravitational force

• horizontal pressure gradient force

• vertical pressure gradient force

Multiple Choice

What is the value of the Coriolis effect at the equator?

• variable

• maximum

• zero

Match

Match the statement about meteorology with the law of thermodynamics that applies to it.

• Two glasses containing hot and cold water, respectively, try to attain thermal equilibrium with the room temperature.

• Energy is transformed into different forms in the water cycle.

• Heat flows from warm air to cold air.

• Disorder in the atmosphere keeps increasing.

Zeroth Law

1st Law

2nd Law

3rd Law

• Zeroth Law

• 1st Law

• 2nd Law

• 3rd Law

Multiple Choice

Which force makes an airplane appear to veer toward the right when it is

flying from the equator toward the North Pole?

• Pressure-gradient force

• Coriolis force

• Gravitational force

Multiple Choice

Like the Atacama Desert, the Tibetan Plateau has arid, desert-like conditions

that are created by the adiabatic process. Which type of area is the Tibetan

Plateau?

• rain shadow area

• seaward area

• windward area

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Explain the role of the Coriolis force in influencing wind velocity.

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The Coriolis force influences wind velocity by . . .

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Exit Ticket ...

Click the area on the image below that demonstrates the rain shadow effect