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Side A ------ Side B
what is weather? ------ the condition of the earth's atmosphere
what is climate? ------ a steady condition that prevails day in and day out in a particular region of the earth
where does thermal energy come from? ------ the sun
what does insolation mean? ------ radiation that hits the earth
how do clouds affect insolation? ------ they decrease it. because the insolation "bounces" off the clouds therefore not much insolation gets through because of the clouds.
how does water and land affect insolation? ------ they absorb it
name 2 factors involving the earth and sun that affect thermal energy ------ distance from the sun and the axial tilt
how do clouds form? two processes from earlier modules ------ cloud condensation nuclei and adiabatic cooling
how does water vapor get from the ground into a cloud? (hydrosphere module)  ------ evaporation and transportation
what does a cumulus cloud look like, how are they formed? ------ big and fluffy. cold front. and as air rises it fans out in all directions expanding the volume
what alto mean? ------ high
what does nimbus/nimbo mean? ------ dark
what does a cirrus cloud look like and how are they formed and where do you usually find them? ------ very thin. since it is cold in the troposphere they are made ice and all the wind spreads them out to be very thin. top of the troposphere. 
what does a stratus cloud look like and how are they formed? ------ they are layered.  when a mass of warm air is lifted slowly upward
what does a lenticular cloud look like and how are they formed? ------ an oval. when air encounters low pressure regions
what shape of orbit does the earth have around the sun? ------ ellipse
what is an aphelion? ------ the point at which the earth is farthest from the sun
what is a perihelion? ------ the point at which the earth is closest to the sun.
which gets more solar energy? ------ perihelion
which corresponds to our summer? ------ aphelion
what is a solstice? ------ the longest and shortest days of the earth
what is an equinox? ------ when day and night are both 12 hours long
what is latitude, longitude? equator? prime meridian?  ------ imaginary lines on the earth that go north, south, east and west. an imaginary line around the earth in between the poles. an imaginary line used as a reference in longitude
what causes a region of low pressure? high pressure? ------ when hot air rises. when cold air sinks.
which rotates faster equator or poles? ------ equator
describe the coriolis effect and how it affects thengs traveling north in the northern hemisphere and south in the northern hemisphere ------ coriolis= the difference in speed between equator and poles. it curves east. it curves west.
where are the easterlies? westerlies?trade winds located? ------ poles(60-90 degrees), in between easterlies and trade winds(30-60), 0-30 degrees
when does a land breeze happen and why? ------ at night, land cools faster than water , temp difference creates breeze opposite of what happens during day 
when does a sea breeze happen and why? ------ during day, land heats faster than water temp difference cause breeze that blows from water to land.
what is a weather front? ------ a boundary between two air masses
name the three types of air masses ------ arctic, polar, and tropical
what does maritime and continental mean in reference to air masses? ------ maritime= when air mass form over seas continental= when air masses form over land
name the four types of weather fronts. ------ cold,warm,stationary,occluded
which weather front produces the most violent weather? ------ cold
which moves faster a cold or warm front? ------ cold
what is the reason we have seasons? ------ the axial tilt

Side A ------ Side B
what is weather? ------ the condition of the earth's atmosphere
what is climate? ------ a steady condition that prevails day in and day out in a particular region of the earth
where does thermal energy come from? ------ the sun
what does insolation mean? ------ radiation that hits the earth
how do clouds affect insolation? ------ they decrease it. because the insolation "bounces" off the clouds therefore not much insolation gets through because of the clouds.
how does water and land affect insolation? ------ they absorb it
name 2 factors involving the earth and sun that affect thermal energy ------ distance from the sun and the axial tilt
how do clouds form? two processes from earlier modules ------ cloud condensation nuclei and adiabatic cooling
how does water vapor get from the ground into a cloud? (hydrosphere module)  ------ evaporation and transportation
what does a cumulus cloud look like, how are they formed? ------ big and fluffy. cold front. and as air rises it fans out in all directions expanding the volume
what alto mean? ------ high
what does nimbus/nimbo mean? ------ dark
what does a cirrus cloud look like and how are they formed and where do you usually find them? ------ very thin. since it is cold in the troposphere they are made ice and all the wind spreads them out to be very thin. top of the troposphere. 
what does a stratus cloud look like and how are they formed? ------ they are layered.  when a mass of warm air is lifted slowly upward
what does a lenticular cloud look like and how are they formed? ------ an oval. when air encounters low pressure regions
what shape of orbit does the earth have around the sun? ------ ellipse
what is an aphelion? ------ the point at which the earth is farthest from the sun
what is a perihelion? ------ the point at which the earth is closest to the sun.
which gets more solar energy? ------ perihelion
which corresponds to our summer? ------ aphelion
what is a solstice? ------ the longest and shortest days of the earth
what is an equinox? ------ when day and night are both 12 hours long
what is latitude, longitude? equator? prime meridian?  ------ imaginary lines on the earth that go north, south, east and west. an imaginary line around the earth in between the poles. an imaginary line used as a reference in longitude
what causes a region of low pressure? high pressure? ------ when hot air rises. when cold air sinks.
which rotates faster equator or poles? ------ equator
describe the coriolis effect and how it affects thengs traveling north in the northern hemisphere and south in the northern hemisphere ------ coriolis= the difference in speed between equator and poles. it curves east. it curves west.
where are the easterlies? westerlies?trade winds located? ------ poles(60-90 degrees), in between easterlies and trade winds(30-60), 0-30 degrees
when does a land breeze happen and why? ------ at night, land cools faster than water , temp difference creates breeze opposite of what happens during day 
when does a sea breeze happen and why? ------ during day, land heats faster than water temp difference cause breeze that blows from water to land.
what is a weather front? ------ a boundary between two air masses
name the three types of air masses ------ arctic, polar, and tropical
what does maritime and continental mean in reference to air masses? ------ maritime= when air mass form over seas continental= when air masses form over land
name the four types of weather fronts. ------ cold,warm,stationary,occluded
which weather front produces the most violent weather? ------ cold
which moves faster a cold or warm front? ------ cold
what is the reason we have seasons? ------ the axial tilt