Earth Sciences 2240F/G Final: FINAL REVIEW .pdf
14 Jan 2015
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Lawrence wengle (cid:120) both have energy supplied by sun (cid:120) presence of co2 on venus suggests climate was once the same. Weather: short term state of the atmosphere with respect to temperature, moisture, wind velocity and barometric pressure. Greenhouse effect: controls warmth of bodies of water and climate, degree of reflecting infrared radiation back to earth carbon dioxide, methane. Energy from impacts: earth is impacted by 100-1000 tonnes of dust every day. Atmosphere: composed of multiple layers all with their own physical and chemical properties. Air thin and responsive to solar radiation, dramatic temperature changes. The atmosphere is thin today and surface temperatures fluctuate. Here the humid air also is heated, rises, expands, and once it cools condensation begins which releases latent heat. Wind: very close isobars signify spiral patterns of cyclones and, cyclones strong spiral patterns around low pressure cells (cid:131) Isobars show how strong/weak wind is the more and closer together the stronger the winds anticyclones.
