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WorksheetsPRACTICE Quiz 3: Energy Budget and Local Winds
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
How does the Earth keep itself warm?
Sunlight keeps the Earth warm.
There are heat lamps orbitting above the Earth's atmosphere.
The greenhouse gases trap the warm air and send it back to the Earth's surface.
What percentage of the Sun's energy is reflected back into space?
100%
About 50%
About 30%
It depends on the weather.
The amount of light reflected by a surface. Represented by a value between 0-1.
Carbon Cycle
Albedo
Photosynthesis
Nuclear Fusion
Dark colored surfaces _________ more radiation than light colored surfaces.
reflect
absorb
Land heats up _______ than water
faster
slower
Incoming solar radiation is mainly short wavelength like ____________.
Infrared
Gamma
UV & Visible light
Energy re-radiated by Earth & trapped by greenhouse gases is ______wave like infrared.
short
long
Air moves from _______ pressure to ________ pressure.
high to low
low to high
high to high
low to low
low pressure area
warm, less dense air rises
cool, dense air sinks
large, circular patterns of moving air
movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
Coriolis Effect
bands of high and low pressure found about every 30 degrees of latitude
the curving of a path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earths rotation
winds that blow from east to west between 60 and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres
narrow belts of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere
mountain breeze
cool mountain air moves down a mountain slope towards a valley
warm air rises up a mountain slope from a valley
cool land air flows to the ocean at night, causing warm ocean air to rise
cool ocean air flows to land during the day, causing warm land air to rise
What type of breeze is this?
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
Mountain Breeze
Valley Breeze
