Environmental Science Questions
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The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
The amount of water vapor in a given volume of air.
The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another.
An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure.
The boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not mix.
An instrument used to measure wind speed.
An instrument used to measure relative humidity
The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to another area of low pressure.
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height.
The trapping of heat near a planet's Surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere.
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.
The relatively thin layer of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer.
The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
An instrument that measures air pressure using a partially evacuated chamber is called a(n)
The underlying cause of wind is ________ of Earth's surface.
If Earth's surface were uniform, ________ belt(s) of pressure oriented east to west would exist in each hemisphere.
are small-scale winds produced by a locally generated pressure gradient.
In general, regions influenced by high pressure, with its associated subsidence and divergent winds, experience ________ conditions