Environmental Science Questions
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True or false: surface air temperatures rise, and fall more slowly than over land areas
Sinking or subsiding air cannot form clouds due to the:
Which type of lifting mechanism results from warm air lifting over cold air?
Water's temperature increases slowly because some of the energy absorbed is used to ________ instead of to increase the kinetic energy of the molecules.
Locations on earth, which have the largest annual temperature change from summer to winter are often...
During a clear, relatively calm day, the relative humidity will tend to ________ from sunrise to early afternoon.
How is the daily maximum temperature affected by the presence of clouds?
What factor would have the net effect of making a place warmer in the summer?
What gas does not absorb any portion of incoming solar radiation?
The annual temperature range is quite small near the equator. This is true, primarily because...
True or false: Cloud cover, reduces both of the daily high and daily low temperatures
Location on Winward closed refers to a place where the prevailing wind is...
True or false: during a typical day, the lowest temperature usually occurs at about midnight.
True or false: isotherm lines, do not always pass directly through observing station locations.
The 90° angle rays strike the tropic of cancer on
True or False: tsunami's are most common in the Pacific Ocean
True or False: tsunami waves in the middle of the ocean, may only be centimeters high
Nearly all of the most violent tornadoes are associated with
squall lines most often form in association with
in addition to storm surge and strong winds, hurricanes may also cause significant damage from