Exam 2 Earth System Science Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Exam 2 Earth System Science Questions and Answers 100% Pass Coriolis Effect - Correct Answer️️ -Causes a deflection in the direction of objects moving on Earth. Caused by the rotation of the Earth under moving objects. N. Hemisphere: Deflects to the right S. Hemisphere: Deflects to the left As latitude increases, so does the... - Correct Answer️️ -Coriolis effect This pressure system is counter clockwise in the N. Hemisphere and clockwise in the S.Hemisphere - Correct Answer️️ -Low Pressure This pressure system is clockwise in the N.Hemisphere and counter clockwise in the S. Hemisphere - Correct Answer️️ -High Pressure Equatorial Low - Correct Answer️️ -Inter- tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) Sub tropical Highs - Correct Answer️️ -30* N & S Sub polar lows (Polar Front) - Correct Answer️️ -60* N & S Polar Highs - Correct Answer️️ -90* N & S What two factors affect global pressure - Correct Answer️️ -Land Masses/ Topography Seasonality Inter Tropical Convergence Zone - Correct Answer️️ -5* N and S Calm or very weak wind conditions directly under the low pressure Trade Winds - Correct Answer️️ -5* to 25* N and S Winds traveling from the sub tropical high to the equatorial low Coriolis causes shift in winds Northeast Trade winds - Correct Answer️️ -N Hemisphere Southeast Trade Winds - Correct Answer️️ -S. Hemisphere Westerilies - Correct Answer️️ -35* to 65* N and S From the sub tropical high to the sub polar low Coriolis Shift (Southwest winds - N Hemisphere) (Northwest winds- S Hemisphere) Polar Easterlies - Correct Answer️️ -From the polar high to sub polar low Northeast winds - N hemisphere Southeast winds- S Hemisphere Jet Streams - Correct Answer️️ -Upper air winds are generally deflected west by the Coriolis effect. Creates strong westerly winds (100 - 400 mph) Global wind patterns are a primary driver for what? - Correct Answer️️ -Surface ocean currents What are Gyres - Correct Answer️️ -Generalized ocean circulation patterns What is the hydrosphere? - Correct Answer️️ -ocean, liquid rivers, lakes, groundwater, atmospheric moisture, and glaciers What is the water budget - Correct Answer️️ -Total quantity of water remains the same. Any deficit must balance gains. Precipitation = Evaporation + Transpiration + Runoff + Recharge + Storage Water vapor does what? - Correct Answer️️ -Absorbs and reflects energy (Clouds) The energy stored and transferred in phase changes provides the power for? - Correct Answer️️ -Earth's storms As water evaporates, it? - Correct Answer️️ -absorbs energy (cooling) As Water condenses it? - Correct Answer️️ -Releases energy 1 gram of H20 releases around - Correct Answer️️ -2500 joules What are parcels of air? - Correct Answer️️ -Discrete units of air used to simplify atmospheric phenomena Air has the ability to? - Correct Answer️️ -hold water vapor the amount of water vapor air can hold is a function of - Correct Answer️️ -the air temperature When air reaches its capacity to hold water it is in a state of? - C